Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

RankTools ("we", "us", or "our") operates the RankTools platform. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

2. Information We Collect

Personal Information

When you create an account or subscribe to our service, we may collect:

• Name and email address (via Clerk authentication)
• Payment and billing information (processed by Polar)
• Company name and website URL
• Usage data and preferences

Automatically Collected Information

When you access our platform, we automatically collect:

• IP address and browser type
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Referring website addresses
• Device and operating system information

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our services
• Process your transactions and manage your subscription
• Send you service-related communications
• Improve and personalize your experience
• Monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues

4. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our platform and hold certain information. Cookies are used for authentication, preferences, and analytics. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Clerk — Authentication and user management
• Polar — Payment processing and subscription management
• Vercel — Hosting and deployment infrastructure

Each of these services has their own privacy policy governing their use of your data. We encourage you to review their respective policies.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with our services and as described in this Privacy Policy. We will also retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Request portability of your data
• Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this 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.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach out via our contact page.