Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Caffeinater ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at caffeinater.com (the "Site") and use our services.

2. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your email address, username, and password. You may also choose to provide a profile photo and display name.

Usage Data

We automatically collect certain information when you visit the Site, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages viewed. We use Vercel Analytics to collect anonymized usage data to improve our services.

User-Generated Content

When you rate, review, or check in with energy drinks, we store that information associated with your account. This includes ratings, review text, and check-in data.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To provide, operate, and maintain our services
• To create and manage your account
• To display your ratings and reviews to other users
• To improve and personalize your experience
• To communicate with you about your account or our services
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or abuse
• To comply with legal obligations

4. Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• Public profile data: Your username, profile photo, ratings, and reviews are publicly visible to other users.
• Service providers: We use third-party services such as Supabase (database and authentication) and Vercel (hosting and analytics) that process data on our behalf.
• Legal requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid legal processes.

5. Cookies and Tracking

We use essential cookies for authentication and session management. We use Vercel Analytics for anonymized, privacy-friendly website analytics. We do not use third-party advertising trackers.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to access, update, or delete your personal information at any time through your account settings. You may also request a copy of your data or ask us to delete your account by contacting us.

8. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete it.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at our contact page.