Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Account information: When you sign up, we collect your email address. We use magic link authentication — we do not store passwords.

Preferences: Your podcast subscriptions, delivery channel preference, role, topics of interest, and goals. These are used solely to personalize your digest.

Usage data: Basic analytics such as pages visited and feature usage to improve the product.

2. How We Use Your Information

• Authenticate your account via magic links
• Generate and deliver your personalized daily digest
• Send transactional emails (account verification, digest delivery)
• Improve our summarization and personalization quality

3. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate PodcastIntell:

• Resend — Email delivery
• OpenRouter — AI summarization
• Podscan — Podcast transcript retrieval

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with advertisers or data brokers.

4. Data Storage & Security

Your data is stored in a PostgreSQL database hosted on secure infrastructure. Authentication tokens are signed with JWT and stored as httpOnly cookies. All connections use TLS encryption.

5. Your Rights

You may at any time:

• Access your stored data from your dashboard and settings
• Update your preferences and profile
• Request deletion of your account and all associated data by contacting us

6. Cookies

We use a single httpOnly authentication cookie ("token") to maintain your session. We do not use tracking cookies or third-party advertising cookies.

7. Contact

For privacy-related questions, contact us at privacy@podcastintell.com.