Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 16, 2023

1. Introduction

VibeSparking (“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 AI-assisted startup idea generation and market analysis platform (the “Service”).

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms outlined in this policy.

2. Information We Collect

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

2.1 Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). This may include:

  • Email address
  • First and last name
  • Account username
  • Profile information
  • Usage data and preferences

2.2 Service Data

When you use our platform to generate startup ideas and analyze markets, we collect:

  • Mind maps and ideas you create
  • Market research queries you initiate
  • Pain points and business opportunities you explore
  • Implementation plans you develop

2.3 Usage Data

We may also collect information about how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This may include:

  • Your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages of our Service that you visit
  • Time and date of your visit
  • Time spent on those pages
  • Device identifiers

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To provide customer support
  • To improve our AI algorithms and idea generation capabilities
  • To monitor the usage of our Service
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • To personalize your experience and provide tailored startup suggestions

4. AI Training and Data Usage

Our Service utilizes artificial intelligence to help generate startup ideas and market analyses. To improve our AI capabilities:

  • We may use anonymized and aggregated data from user interactions to improve our algorithms
  • Market research data and pain point analyses may be used to enhance our AI's understanding of market trends
  • Content generated through our platform may be used to train our AI systems, but only after removing all personally identifiable information

You can opt out of having your data used for AI training by contacting us at [email protected].

5. Data Storage and Security

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information:

  • All data is encrypted in transit and at rest
  • We regularly review our data collection, storage, and processing practices
  • Access to personal information is restricted to authorized personnel
  • We implement regular security audits and vulnerability assessments

Despite our efforts, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with:

6.1 Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services, or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

6.2 Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

6.3 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

7. Your Data Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to access the personal information we hold about you
  • Right to rectify inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Right to request deletion of your personal information
  • Right to restrict or object to our processing of your information
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent for processing

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

8. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

10. 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. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

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

  • By email: [email protected]
  • Threads: @vibe_sparking_113
  • By visiting the contact section on our website