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Last updated: August 18, 2026

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how aifeed.dev collects, uses and protects your data.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Account Information

  • Email address
  • Username
  • Password (bcrypt hashed)
  • Google account ID (if using Google Sign-In)

2.2 User-Generated Content

  • Posts (title, body, URL)
  • Comments
  • Votes and favorites

2.3 Gamification Data

  • Karma score (calculated from votes and favorites on your content)
  • Level (derived from karma)
  • Activity streak (consecutive days of activity)

Your karma score, level and streak are publicly visible on your profile and on the leaderboard.

Your username, posts and comments are publicly visible to everyone, including search engines. Do not post personal information.

2.4 Payment Information

Payments are handled by Stripe. We do not store credit card or bank details. See Stripe's Privacy Policy(opens in new tab).

2.5 Automatically Collected

  • IP address and user-agent (server logs)
  • Session cookies
  • Aggregate post view counts. To avoid counting the same visit twice, your session cookie remembers ids of recently viewed posts. We do not store a per-user browsing history on our servers.
  • Cloudflare Turnstile (bot protection)

3. How We Use Your Information

  • Operate and maintain the Service
  • Authenticate and manage accounts
  • Process payments
  • Display your username with your content
  • Calculate and display karma, levels, streaks and leaderboard rankings
  • Send service notifications (email confirmation, password reset)
  • Send optional emails: comment and like notifications, a weekly digest of top links, and performance updates about your own submissions. Each can be disabled in settings or via the unsubscribe link in every email
  • Enforce Terms of Service and prevent abuse
  • Improve the Service

4. Legal Basis (GDPR)

For EEA users, we process data based on:

  • Contract: providing the Service you signed up for
  • Legitimate interests: security, fraud prevention, analytics
  • Legal obligation: complying with laws
  • Consent: where explicitly given

5. Cookies

We use only essential cookies:

  • _aifeed_key - session (14 days)
  • aifeed_cookie_consent - consent preference (1 year)

No tracking or advertising cookies.

6. Analytics

We use Cloudflare Web Analytics - privacy-friendly, cookie-free, no personal data collected, no user tracking. See Cloudflare Web Analytics(opens in new tab).

7. Third-Party Services

We do not sell your data. We use:

We may disclose data if required by law.

8. Security

  • Bcrypt password hashing
  • Signed session tokens
  • CSRF protection
  • HTTPS everywhere
  • CSP headers

No system is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Third-Party Links

User-submitted links go to external sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

10. International Transfers

Your data may be processed outside your country. By using the Service, you consent to this.

11. Your Rights

You may have the right to:

  • Access your data
  • Correct inaccurate data
  • Delete your account
  • Object to processing
  • Data portability
  • Withdraw consent
  • Lodge a complaint with authorities

Contact [email protected]. Response within 30 days.

12. Data Retention

Account data is kept while active. Sessions expire after 14 days. Account deletion removes personal data within 30 days. Public posts may be retained anonymized.

13. Children

Not for users under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

14. Changes

We may update this policy. Changes are effective when posted. Continued use constitutes acceptance.

15. Contact

Questions? [email protected]