1. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide and improve the Service. The types of information we collect include:
- Account information: Name, email address, and password when you register. If you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email, and profile picture from Google.
- Training data: Your drill responses, accuracy, response times, session history, mastery scores, and spaced repetition progress.
- Payment information: Billing details are processed and stored by Stripe. We do not store your full credit card number on our servers.
- Usage data: Pages visited, features used, device type, browser type, IP address, and referring URLs.
- Hand journal entries: Hand histories and notes you voluntarily submit for review.
2. How We Use Your Information
- Provide, maintain, and improve the Service, including adaptive training algorithms and spaced repetition scheduling.
- Personalize your experience by analyzing your training data to recommend drills and identify skill gaps.
- Process payments and manage your subscription.
- Send transactional emails (account confirmation, password resets, billing receipts) and, with your consent, promotional communications.
- Detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, abuse, or security incidents.
- Aggregate and anonymize data for internal analytics and product improvement. Anonymized data cannot be traced back to you.
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Essential cookies: Maintain your session, authenticate you, and remember your preferences. These are required for the Service to function.
- Analytics cookies: Understand how users interact with the Service so we can improve it. We use privacy-friendly analytics where possible.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling essential cookies may prevent you from using certain features of the Service.
4. Third-Party Services
We share information with trusted third-party services only as necessary to operate the Service:
- Google (Authentication): If you sign in with Google, we receive basic profile information from your Google account. Google's use of your data is governed by Google's Privacy Policy.
- Stripe (Payments): Stripe processes your payment information in accordance with Stripe's Privacy Policy.
- Neon (Database Hosting): Our database is hosted on Neon's serverless Postgres infrastructure, located in the United States.
- Vercel (Application Hosting): The Service is deployed on Vercel's edge network. Vercel may process request metadata (IP addresses, headers) as part of serving the application.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
5. Data Retention
We retain your account and training data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal or compliance purposes. Anonymized, aggregated data may be retained indefinitely for analytics and product improvement.
6. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Deletion: Request that we delete your personal data, subject to legal retention requirements.
- Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Opt-out: Opt out of promotional communications at any time by clicking "unsubscribe" in any marketing email.
- Do Not Sell (CCPA): We do not sell personal information. California residents may contact us to exercise additional rights under the CCPA.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at support@pokermethod.com. We will respond within 30 days.
7. Children's Privacy
The Service is not intended for anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. If you believe a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, please contact us at support@pokermethod.com.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, by sending you an email notification. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at support@pokermethod.com.