Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to MyDigest ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we collect, use, and share your information. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle your data when you use our service at mydigest.fyi (the "Service").

Information We Collect

1. Information You Provide

• Account Information: When you sign up via Google OAuth or LinkedIn OAuth, we collect your email address, name, and profile information.
• LinkedIn Profile Data: If you provide your LinkedIn profile URL, we may collect publicly available information including your headline, job title, industry, company, and listed skills.
• Preferences: Topics of interest, competitor names, startup information, and notification preferences you configure in your settings.
• Payment Information: When you subscribe to a paid plan, our payment processor (Stripe) collects your payment details. We do not store your full credit card information.

2. Automatically Collected Information

• Usage Data: How you interact with our Service, including pages visited, features used, and digest views.
• Device Information: Browser type, operating system, IP address, and device identifiers.
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and local storage to maintain your session and preferences.

3. Information from Third Parties

• Authentication Providers: Google and LinkedIn provide basic profile information when you sign in.
• AI Services: We use Perplexity AI for research and ElevenLabs for audio generation, which process content but do not store your personal data.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide and personalize your daily news digests based on your interests and professional profile
• Generate AI-powered content and audio summaries
• Send you email notifications about your digests (if enabled)
• Process payments and manage subscriptions
• Improve our Service and develop new features
• Communicate with you about updates, changes, or support issues
• Ensure security and prevent fraud
• Comply with legal obligations

How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data with:

• Service Providers: Supabase (hosting/database), Perplexity AI (content research), ElevenLabs (audio generation), Resend (email delivery), and Stripe (payment processing)
• Legal Requirements: When required by law, court order, or government request
• Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets
• With Your Consent: When you explicitly authorize us to share specific information

Our Data Minimalism Approach

We believe in collecting only what we need:

• We DO access: Your headline, job title, industry, company, listed skills, and public posts (if any)
• We DON'T access: Your LinkedIn connections, private messages (InMail or DMs), private profile data, or job application history

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information within 90 days, except where we must retain it for legal or regulatory purposes.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Correction: Update inaccurate or incomplete data
• Deletion: Request deletion of your data
• Portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format
• Objection: Object to certain data processing activities
• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw previously given consent at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@mydigest.fyi or manage your preferences in your account settings.

Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information, including encryption in transit (TLS/SSL), secure authentication via OAuth 2.0, and encrypted storage. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws.

Cookies and Tracking

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential Cookies: Required for authentication and basic functionality
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how you use our Service (via Google Analytics and Vercel Analytics)
• Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences

You can control cookies through your browser settings, but disabling certain cookies may limit functionality.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by email or through a prominent notice on our Service. Your continued use of the Service after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: