Effective Date: October 23, 2025
Last Updated: October 23, 2025
Version: 1.0.0

Compliance: This policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 23, 2025
Last Updated: October 23, 2025
Version: 1.0.0

1. Introduction

AI Marketplace (“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 visit our website.

This policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:

  • Submit listing suggestions or contributions
  • Contact us via email or GitHub Discussions
  • Subscribe to newsletters or updates (if applicable)

This information may include:

  • Name or username
  • Email address
  • Organization or company name
  • Description of suggested listings

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit AI Marketplace, we automatically collect certain information, including:

  • Log Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and timestamps
  • Analytics Data: Usage patterns, session duration, and navigation paths
  • Device Information: Device type, screen resolution, and browser settings

2.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience:

  • Essential Cookies: Required for basic website functionality
  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our website
  • Performance Cookies: Improve website speed and responsiveness

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect website functionality.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information for the following purposes:

  • Service Operation: Provide, maintain, and improve AI Marketplace
  • Communication: Respond to inquiries, feedback, and support requests
  • Quality Control: Evaluate and curate listing submissions
  • Analytics: Understand user behavior and improve user experience
  • Legal Compliance: Comply with legal obligations and enforce our policies
  • Security: Detect, prevent, and address fraud, security issues, and technical problems

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process personal data based on:

  • Consent: You have given clear consent for specific processing purposes
  • Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests
  • Legal Obligation: Processing is required to comply with legal requirements
  • Contract Performance: Processing is necessary to fulfill our service obligations

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in the following circumstances:

5.1 Service Providers

We may share information with third-party service providers who assist us with:

  • Website hosting and infrastructure
  • Analytics and performance monitoring
  • Email communication services
  • Content delivery networks (CDN)

These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for specified purposes.

We may disclose information if required by law or in response to:

  • Court orders, subpoenas, or legal processes
  • Government or regulatory requests
  • Protection of our rights, property, or safety
  • Investigation of fraud or security issues

5.3 Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

We may share information for purposes not described in this policy with your explicit consent.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Criteria for determining retention periods include:

  • Duration of your relationship with AI Marketplace
  • Legal and regulatory requirements
  • Dispute resolution and enforcement of agreements

7. Your Rights

7.1 GDPR Rights (EEA Users)

If you are in the European Economic Area, you have the right to:

  • Access: Request a copy of your personal data
  • Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”)
  • Restriction: Limit how we process your data
  • Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
  • Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior processing)

To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@ai-marketplace.example.com.

7.2 CCPA Rights (California Users)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

  • Know: Request information about data collected, used, and shared
  • Delete: Request deletion of your personal information
  • Opt-Out: Opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell data)
  • Non-Discrimination: Not be discriminated against for exercising your rights

To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@ai-marketplace.example.com.

We will respond to requests within 30 days (GDPR) or 45 days (CCPA).

8. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including:

  • Encryption of data in transit (HTTPS/TLS)
  • Secure server infrastructure
  • Access controls and authentication
  • Regular security audits and monitoring

However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. International Data Transfers

AI Marketplace is operated from [Your Location]. If you access our website from outside this region, your information may be transferred to and processed in countries with different data protection laws.

For EEA users, we ensure adequate safeguards for international transfers, such as:

  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
  • Adequacy decisions by the European Commission
  • Other approved transfer mechanisms

10. Children’s Privacy

AI Marketplace is not intended for children under 13 (or 16 in the EEA). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us immediately, and we will delete it.

AI Marketplace contains links to third-party websites and services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you visit.

12. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers support “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals. Currently, there is no industry standard for responding to DNT signals. We do not respond to DNT signals at this time.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements.

Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. For material changes, we may provide additional notice (e.g., via email or prominent website notice).

Your continued use of AI Marketplace after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

14. Contact Information

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:

We typically respond within 2-3 business days.

For GDPR Inquiries

If you are in the EEA and have concerns about our data practices, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

For CCPA Inquiries

If you are a California resident and have concerns about our data practices, you may contact the California Attorney General’s office.

Last Updated: October 23, 2025

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