Privacy Policy

Welcome to AskGif ("we", "our", or "us"). We operate the website AskGif and are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it. By using AskGif, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address, username, and a hashed password. We never store passwords in plain text.

Usage Data: We collect anonymous analytics data including pages visited, time on site, device type, and browser type via Google Analytics (GA4). This data cannot be used to identify you personally.

Cookies: We use essential cookies to maintain your login session, and optional analytics cookies (Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use our site. You can opt out of analytics cookies via your browser settings.

Log Data: Our servers automatically record IP addresses, browser user-agent strings, and request timestamps for security and debugging purposes. Logs are retained for 30 days.

• To provide and maintain the AskGif service
• To authenticate your account and keep it secure
• To personalise your experience (language preferences, saved items)
• To send transactional emails (account verification, password reset)
• To analyse usage patterns and improve the platform
• To detect and prevent fraud or abuse

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not use your data for advertising profiling.

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

• Supabase — database and authentication hosting (EU/US data centres)
• Google Analytics — anonymous usage analytics
• Google AdSense — contextual advertising (non-personalised by default)
• Vercel — website hosting and CDN
• Resend — transactional email delivery

Each of these services has its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review them.

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal information within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it by law.

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

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion: Request deletion of your account and associated data
• Portability: Request your data in a machine-readable format
• Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interest

To exercise any of these rights, email us at privacy@askgif.com.

AskGif is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

We implement industry-standard security measures including TLS encryption for data in transit, hashed password storage, and role-based access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify registered users by email when significant changes are made. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at: privacy@askgif.com