Privacy Policy

Effective Date: March 27, 2026
Last Updated: March 27, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to VibeHackers.AI ("Company," "we," "our," or "us"). We operate the website located at vibehackers.ai (the "Site"), a curated directory platform for discovering software and applications built by AI. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit or use our Site and services (collectively, the "Services").

By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in a variety of ways depending on how you interact with our Services. The categories and examples below are not exhaustive — as our platform evolves, the types of information we collect may change. We will update this policy accordingly.

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

We collect information that you voluntarily provide when you use our Services, such as when you create an account, submit content, interact with other users, or contact us. This may include, but is not limited to:

  • Account and Registration Information: Such as your name, email address, username, password, and any other details you provide when registering for or updating your account.
  • Profile Information: Such as a profile avatar, biography, links to social media or professional profiles, and any other optional information you choose to add to your public profile.
  • Submitted Content and Listings: Such as the title, description, URLs, categories, tags, tools, technologies, and any other details you provide when submitting or editing a project listing or other content on the platform.
  • Community Interactions: Such as comments, votes, reactions, and other forms of engagement you make with listings or other users on the platform.
  • Communications: Such as your name, email address, and the content of any message you send to us directly, whether through a contact form, email, or other means.
  • Any Other Information You Choose to Provide: We may also collect any additional information you voluntarily submit through features or forms we offer, whether currently available or introduced in the future.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you access or use our Services, certain information may be collected automatically by us or our third-party service providers. This information helps us operate, maintain, and improve the platform. Examples include, but are not limited to:

  • Log and Server Data: Such as your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring and exit URLs, pages or screens viewed, the date and time of your visit, and other standard server log information.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We and our partners may use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, local storage, and other similar tracking technologies to recognize you, maintain your session, remember your preferences, serve relevant content, and analyze how our Services are used. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser or device settings.
  • Usage and Behavioral Data: Such as search queries you enter, pages or features you interact with, content you view or engage with, actions you take (such as upvoting, bookmarking, or clicking on listings), and general patterns of platform usage.
  • Device and Technical Information: Such as your device type, hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, browser type, language settings, and network information.
  • Location Information: We may infer approximate location information (such as country or region) based on your IP address or other technical signals.
  • Performance and Diagnostic Data: Such as crash reports, error logs, and performance metrics that help us identify and resolve technical issues.

The specific technologies and data points we collect automatically may change as we introduce new features, tools, or analytics capabilities.

2.3 Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third-party sources, which we may combine with the information we collect directly. Examples include, but are not limited to:

  • Information from third-party services or platforms you choose to connect or link to your account (such as social media or developer platforms), to the extent permitted by those services and your settings on them.
  • Publicly available information, such as information from open directories, public social media profiles, or other publicly accessible sources, that we may use to verify or supplement the information you provide.
  • Information from partners, analytics providers, or other third parties that help us understand how our Services are used, detect fraud or abuse, or improve the quality and relevance of our platform.
  • In the future, we may receive information from additional sources as we expand our integrations and partnerships.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for a variety of purposes related to operating, improving, and personalizing our Services. These purposes include, but are not limited to:

  • Providing and Improving Our Services: To operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance our platform and all current and future features of our Services.
  • Account Management: To create and manage your account, authenticate your identity, and provide customer support.
  • Personalization: To tailor content, listings, recommendations, and other aspects of the platform to your interests and usage patterns.
  • Communications: To send you transactional messages (such as account verification, password reset, or important service notices), platform updates, and, where you have opted in, promotional or marketing communications.
  • Community and Platform Features: To enable and support features such as public listings, user profiles, comments, votes, and other interactive or social elements of the platform, whether currently available or introduced in the future.
  • Analytics and Research: To understand how users discover and engage with our Services, measure the effectiveness of features, and inform product decisions.
  • Safety and Security: To detect, investigate, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, spam, unauthorized access, and other harmful or prohibited activities.
  • Legal and Compliance Purposes: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, and governmental requests, and to enforce our Terms and Conditions and other policies.
  • Business Operations: To support internal business operations such as accounting, auditing, and planning, and to evaluate or carry out mergers, acquisitions, or other corporate transactions.
  • Any Other Purpose With Your Consent: We may use your information for additional purposes not listed here with your knowledge and consent.

4. How We Share Your Information

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

4.1 Public Information

By default, certain information you provide may be visible to other users and the general public, such as your username and profile information, listings and other content you submit, comments and votes you make on the platform, and any other information you post in publicly accessible areas of our Services.

4.2 Service Providers

We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Services, such as hosting and infrastructure providers, email delivery services, analytics providers, fraud prevention tools, and customer support platforms.

4.3 Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar transaction, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

4.4 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information when required to do so by applicable law, regulation, court order, or governmental request, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our legal rights, prevent fraud or abuse, or ensure the safety of any person.

4.5 With Your Consent

We may share your information with third parties in other circumstances when you have given us your explicit consent.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

6. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials.

7. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or port your personal information, opt out of promotional communications, and manage cookie preferences. Contact us at the email in Section 11 to exercise these rights.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

9. International Data Transfers

Our Services are operated in the United States. If you are accessing our Services from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the revised policy with an updated "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of our Services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact Us

VibeHackers.AI
Email: [email protected]