At AskTheWitch.com ("we," "our," or "us"), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our AI consulting services.

1. Information We Collect

• User Content (Prompts): We collect the business ideas, questions, and text inputs you type into the "Witch's" cauldron.
• Email Address: If you choose to have your results emailed to you, we collect your email address.
• Usage Data: We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Site. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, and other technical information.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect or receive to:

• Provide the Service: Your prompts are sent to our AI providers (Google Gemini) and search providers (Google Custom Search) to generate the tool recommendations and strategies you requested.
• Send Emails: If requested, we use your email address to send you a copy of your results via our email service provider (Resend).
• Newsletters & Sponsored Content: We may use your email address to send you a weekly newsletter, updates about our service, and curated sponsored advertisements from our partners. You can opt-out of these communications at any time.
• Improve Our Models & Marketing: We may store your prompts in our database (Airtable) to analyze common queries, improve the quality of our AI system, and display anonymized versions of prompts on our public "Archive" page to help other users.
• Analytics: We use Vercel Analytics to monitor and analyze the use of our service to improve its functionality and user experience.

3. Sharing Your Data

We share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. The key providers we use include:

• Google (Gemini AI & Search): To process your prompts and generate answers.
• Airtable: To store our database of prompts and archive data.
• Resend: To deliver transactional emails.
• Vercel: To host the website and provide analytics.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties for their own marketing purposes. However, we may send you emails that contain sponsored content on behalf of third parties.

4. Public Archive

By using this service, you acknowledge that anonymized versions of your prompts (business ideas/questions) may be publicly displayed on our "Archive" page. We will never display your email address or any personally identifiable information alongside these prompts.

5. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

6. Your Rights & Opt-Out

Depending on your location, you may have the right to request access to and obtain a copy of the personal information we maintain about you, or to request that we delete your personal information.

Opting Out: You can unsubscribe from our marketing emails and newsletters at any time by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of the emails we send.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: info@askthewitch.com