Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

OutrankYou is run by one person, Sean Jeremiah Vella St John, at outrankyou.com. I am committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit my website and use my services.

Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of my site.

2. Information I Collect

I collect information in the following ways:

• Account data: When you create an account, I collect your name, email address, and authentication credentials (managed via Clerk).
• Usage data: I collect information about how you interact with my service, including analyses run, URLs submitted for analysis, and feature usage patterns.
• Billing data: Payment information is handled by Stripe. I store only a reference to your Stripe customer ID and subscription status, I never see or store your full payment card details.
• Cookies and tracking: I use essential cookies to maintain session state and authentication. I may use analytics cookies to understand how users navigate my product.

3. How I Use Your Information

I use the information I collect to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain my service
• Process billing and manage your subscription
• Send you service-related emails (account confirmations, billing receipts, product updates)
• Improve and personalize your experience
• Detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity
• Respond to your support requests and inquiries

4. Data Sharing

I do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. I share data only with:

• Stripe: For payment processing and subscription management. Stripe's privacy policy applies to payment data.
• Clerk: For authentication and user identity management. Clerk's privacy policy applies to authentication data.
• Infrastructure providers: Hosting and cloud services necessary to run my platform, bound by data processing agreements.

I may disclose your information if required by law or to protect the rights and safety of OutrankYou and its users.

5. Data Retention

I retain your personal data for as long as your account is active. After account deletion, I retain your data for up to 30 days to allow for recovery, after which it is permanently deleted from my systems. Billing records may be retained for longer periods as required by law.

6. Security

I take reasonable measures to protect your information, including encryption in transit (HTTPS/TLS) and at rest, access controls, and secure cloud hosting. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and I cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to access: Request a copy of the data I hold about you.
• Right to deletion: Request that I delete your personal data (GDPR Article 17).
• Right to data export: Request your data in a portable format.
• Right to opt-out: Opt out of marketing communications at any time.
• Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact me at [email protected].

8. Contact

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact me at: [email protected]