Privacy Policy

At SaaS Price Pulse ("we", "us", or "our"), we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services (collectively, the "Service").

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Service.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

• Account Information: Email address, password (encrypted), display name
• Monitor Data: URLs you choose to monitor, monitor names, XPath selectors (if used)
• Communications: Messages you send to our support team

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Usage Data: Pages visited, features used, time spent, click patterns
• Device Information: Browser type, operating system, IP address, device identifiers
• Cookies: Session cookies, analytics cookies (see Cookie Policy below)

1.3 Information from Third Parties

• Authentication Providers: If you sign up via social login (future feature), we receive basic profile information

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Provide the Service: Monitor SaaS pricing pages, detect changes, send alerts
• Account Management: Create and manage your account, authenticate access
• Email Communications: Send price change alerts, account notifications, service updates
• Improve the Service: Analyze usage patterns, fix bugs, develop new features
• Analytics: Understand how users interact with our Service to improve user experience
• Security: Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security vulnerabilities
• Legal Compliance: Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Service

3. Third-Party Services We Use

We use the following third-party services to operate our Service:

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information.

Types of Cookies We Use:

• Essential Cookies: Required for authentication and service functionality (cannot be disabled)
• Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics to understand user behavior (can be disabled via browser settings)
• Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling essential cookies may prevent you from using certain features of the Service.

5. Data Retention

• Account Data: Retained until you delete your account
• Monitor Data: Retained until you delete the monitor
• Pricing History: Retained indefinitely for historical analysis (within storage limits)
• Analytics Data: Aggregated data retained for up to 26 months (Google Analytics retention policy)
• Email Logs: Retained for 90 days for troubleshooting

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information:

• Encryption: All data transmitted over HTTPS (TLS 1.3)
• Password Security: Passwords hashed using bcrypt (via Supabase Auth)
• Access Control: Database access restricted to authorized systems only
• Regular Updates: Security patches applied promptly

However, 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.

7. Your Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under GDPR:

• Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to Restriction: Request limitation of processing
• Right to Data Portability: Request transfer of your data in a machine-readable format
• Right to Object: Object to processing of your data
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time (does not affect prior processing)

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@saaspricepulse.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

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

• Know what personal information we collect and how we use it
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell your data)
• Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

9. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at privacy@saaspricepulse.com.

10. Changes to This Privacy 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
• Updating the "Last updated" date
• Sending an email notification to registered users (for material changes)

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes are effective when posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

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