Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

SEOCaddy ("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 use our E-E-A-T audit service.

2. Information We Collect

We collect account information (name, email, password), authentication information if you use Google OAuth, payment information processed through Stripe, usage data (URLs submitted, audit results, chat messages), and content data from pages you submit for audit.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information for service delivery (performing audits, generating reports), account management (authentication, payments), service improvement (analyzing usage patterns, debugging), and communication (service updates, support).

4. Data Sharing

We share data with trusted third-party providers including OpenRouter/AI providers for analysis, Stripe for payments, MongoDB Atlas for database hosting, Railway for application hosting, and Google OAuth for authentication. We may also disclose information if required by law.

5. Data Retention

Account data is retained as long as your account is active. Audit results are retained indefinitely unless you request deletion. Chat history is retained for 60 days. Payment records are retained for 7 years for tax compliance. HTML content is temporarily stored during analysis only.

6. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including encryption in transit (HTTPS/TLS), encrypted password storage (bcrypt), secure database access controls, and regular security audits.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to access your personal information, correct inaccurate data, request deletion of your account and data, opt out of marketing emails, and request a copy of your data in machine-readable format.

8. Contact Us

For privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights, contact us at [email protected]