Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective date: March 4, 2026

Dig For Ideas ("we", "us", or "our") operates digforideas.com. This policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how we protect it.

1. Data We Collect

Account information — When you sign in with Google OAuth, we receive your name, email address, and profile picture from Google. If you sign in with email and password, we store the email and a hashed password.

Payment information — When you purchase credits, Stripe processes your payment. We do not store your card number. We receive a transaction ID, amount, and billing email from Stripe.

Usage data — We collect information about how you use the service, including research queries, credit usage, pages visited, and feature interactions.

Device and browser data — We automatically collect IP address, browser type, operating system, and referring URL through our analytics tools.

2. How We Collect Data

  • Google OAuth — Authentication and account creation
  • Stripe — Payment processing for credit purchases
  • Supabase — Database storage and user authentication
  • PostHog — Product analytics and session data
  • Google Analytics — Website traffic and behavior analytics

3. How We Use Your Data

  • To provide and maintain the service
  • To process payments and manage your credit balance
  • To send transactional emails (receipts, account notifications)
  • To analyze usage patterns and improve the product
  • To detect and prevent fraud or abuse

4. Third-Party Services

We share data with the following services only as needed to operate Dig For Ideas:

We do not sell your personal data to anyone.

5. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies for:

  • Essential cookies — Session management and authentication
  • Analytics cookies — PostHog and Google Analytics use cookies to understand how visitors use our site

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features of the service may not work correctly without them.

6. Data Retention

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. Research data (queries and results) is retained for the lifetime of your account so you can access your history. If you delete your account, we remove your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it by law.

7. Data Deletion

You can request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by emailing help@digforideas.com. We will process your request within 30 days.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Correct inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Object to or restrict processing of your data
  • Export your data in a portable format

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at help@digforideas.com.

9. Security

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including encryption in transit (TLS), secure authentication, and access controls. However, no method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the effective date.

11. Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us at help@digforideas.com.