Privacy policy

Last updated: May 24, 2026

What we collect

  • Email address — for authentication (magic-link login) and subscription management.
  • Payment information — handled entirely by LemonSqueezy. We never see or store your card number.
  • Search queries — sent to our AI ranking pipeline. Anonymized after 30 days. Used only to improve search quality.
  • Usage data — page views via Plausible Analytics (cookie-free, GDPR-compliant). No personally identifiable information.

What we don't collect

  • We don't store your search history beyond 30-day debugging logs.
  • We don't sell, rent, or share your data with anyone for marketing.
  • We don't use tracking cookies. Our analytics are privacy-first.
  • We don't use Google Analytics, Hotjar, or session-replay tools.

Third parties

We use the following services to operate Vault:

  • Supabase — authentication and database hosting (EU/US regions).
  • LemonSqueezy — subscription billing and payment processing.
  • OpenAI — generates text embeddings for semantic search. Your queries are sent to their API and subject to their privacy policy.
  • Anthropic — ranks search results. Your queries are sent to their API and subject to their privacy policy.
  • Vercel — website hosting.
  • Plausible Analytics — privacy-friendly, cookie-free analytics.

Cookies

Vault uses only essential cookies for authentication sessions (Supabase auth tokens). We don't use advertising cookies, social media trackers, or any non-essential cookies.

Data retention

  • Account data (email, subscription) — retained until you delete your account.
  • Search logs — anonymized and deleted after 30 days.
  • Embeddings (directory entries, not your data) — retained indefinitely.
  • Saved entries — retained until you remove them or delete your account.

Your rights

Regardless of where you live, you can:

  • Access — request a copy of all data we hold about you.
  • Delete — request deletion of your account and all associated data.
  • Export — request a machine-readable export of your data.
  • Correct — update your email address from your account page.

For EU/EEA residents: these rights are provided under the GDPR. For California residents: these rights are provided under the CCPA.

Contact

For any privacy questions or data requests, email meow@cheesyboy.dev. We'll respond within 7 business days.