Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 2026
Data We Collect
- Email address (newsletter, account, contact form)
- Clerk account information (name, avatar, authentication tokens)
- Votes and comments you submit on deals
- Watchlist preferences (providers/models/deals you follow)
- Affiliate click data (anonymous or linked to your account)
- Technical logs (IP address, user agent, Cloudflare CF-Connecting-IP)
- Sponsor/provider lead inquiries (company name, contact details)
Purposes
- Operating the DealsForge platform and services
- Sending newsletters and deal alerts (with your consent)
- Processing sponsor/provider inquiries and campaigns
- Analytics and abuse prevention (rate limiting, security)
- Legal compliance and dispute resolution
Data Retention
We retain your data as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. Votes, comments, and deal submissions may remain after account deletion in anonymized form. Rate limit and technical logs are retained for up to 30 days.
Your Rights
You may request access, correction, or deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.
Cookies and Local Storage
DealsForge may use strictly necessary browser storage for sessions, preferences, copied configuration state, abuse prevention, and PWA behavior. Analytics or marketing storage should only be introduced with the appropriate consent controls.
Third-Party Services
- Clerk — user authentication and account management
- Resend — transactional and marketing emails
- Stripe — payment processing (when enabled)
- Cloudflare — hosting, D1 database, CDN, security
- Telegram/Discord — optional broadcast channels
Each third-party service has its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review them.