Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 15, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or use gatherguard.org (the "Site").

Personal Information We Collect

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device.

Authentication & Google User Data

GatherGuard uses two authentication methods:

1. Magic Link Authentication (for gatherguard.org): We collect and store your email address to send you secure login links.

2. Google OAuth Authentication (for demo.gatherguard.org): When you sign in with Google, we access and store the following information from your Google account:

What data we access from Google:

  • Email address
  • Profile name
  • Profile picture (optional)

How we use this data:

  • To create and authenticate your GatherGuard account
  • To display your name and profile picture in the application
  • To send you account-related notifications (only if you opt-in)

How we store this data:

  • Securely stored in Supabase (our authentication provider)
  • Encrypted in transit (HTTPS) and at rest
  • Stored only as long as your account is active

How we protect this data:

  • Industry-standard encryption
  • Regular security audits
  • Access restricted to essential personnel only

Your rights regarding Google data:

  • You can delete your account and all associated data at any time from your account settings
  • You can revoke GatherGuard's access to your Google account at https://myaccount.google.com/permissions
  • You can request a copy of your data by contacting info@gatherguard.org

We do NOT:

  • Sell your data to third parties
  • Use your data for advertising purposes
  • Share your data without your explicit consent
  • Use your data to train AI or machine learning models

How We Use Your Personal Information

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

Sharing Your Personal Information

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site--you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

Authentication Service Providers:

  • Supabase: Handles authentication and secure storage of user credentials
  • Google: OAuth authentication provider for demo.gatherguard.org

These service providers only have access to the information necessary to perform their specific functions and are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your personal information.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. If you wish to delete your account or request that we no longer use your information, please contact us at info@gatherguard.org.

Changes

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

Contact Us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at info@gatherguard.org.