Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 16, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Gitpik ("we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, and shares your information when you access or use our platform, including via Google OAuth login.

1. Information We Collect

When you use Gitpik, especially through Google login, we may collect the following information:

• Google Account Information: Full name, email address, Google user ID, and profile photo (if available).
• Automatically Collected Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and referring URLs.
• Usage Data: Interactions with Gitpik such as page views, clicks, and features used.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Authenticate your account via Google OAuth
• Create and personalize your Gitpik profile
• Provide, maintain, and improve our services
• Monitor and analyze usage to enhance user experience
• Communicate with you, including sending updates or important notifications

3. Sharing of Information

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties except:

• When required by law, subpoena, or other legal processes
• To protect our rights, property, and users
• With service providers strictly for operating our platform (e.g. secure cloud hosting)

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better user experience and to collect analytical data. You can adjust your browser settings to disable cookies, but some features of Gitpik may not function properly.

5. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include HTTPS encryption, secure OAuth authentication, and role-based access control on our servers.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to provide our services or as required by law. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.

7. Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to:

• Access the information we store about you
• Request correction or deletion of your personal data
• Withdraw consent to our processing of your data (may result in inability to use Gitpik)

To exercise these rights, email us at [email protected].

8. Children’s Privacy

Gitpik is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under this age. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected such data, we will delete it promptly.

9. Third-Party Services

Gitpik uses Google OAuth for user authentication. We only request minimal scopes (email, name, profile) and do not access or store any other Google account data. Please review Google's privacy policy for details: https://policies.google.com/privacy

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Effective Date". If changes are significant, we may notify you via email or a notice on our homepage.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: https://gitpik.com

By using Gitpik, you agree to this Privacy Policy.