Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to Ridekick. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our car research platform. Ridekick aggregates expert reviews and ratings from trusted automotive sources to help you make informed car buying decisions.

Information We Collect

We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you:

• Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and any preferences you set for vehicle research.
• Research Activity: We collect information about the vehicles you research, save, and compare to personalize your experience and provide relevant recommendations.
• Usage Data: We may collect information about how the service is accessed and used, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages.
• Payment Information: If you subscribe to premium features, payment processing is handled securely through Stripe. We do not store complete credit card details.
• Cookies and Tracking: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to maintain your session and improve our service.

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide personalized vehicle research and recommendations
• To save your favorite vehicles and comparisons
• To aggregate and display relevant expert reviews and ratings
• To notify you about updates to vehicles you're researching
• To provide customer support
• To improve our service and aggregation algorithms
• To process subscription payments securely
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues

Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Third-Party Services

We use third-party services to help us operate our business:

• Supabase: For authentication and database services
• Stripe: For payment processing and subscription management
• Analytics Services: To understand how users interact with our service

These third parties have access to your personal data only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy. We will retain and use your data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

Your Rights

Under data protection laws, you have rights including:

• Right to Access: You can request copies of your personal data
• Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request restriction of processing your personal data
• Right to Data Portability: You can request transfer of your data to another organization
• Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data

Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@ridekick.ai