Privacy Policy

Introduction

Drop Beacon ("EDC4Me," "we," "us," or "our") operates the website at edc4me.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our service.

Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

• Account information — your email address, name, and profile picture when you sign up or authenticate via Google or Facebook OAuth.
• Push notification subscriptions — browser push subscription data if you opt in to drop alerts.
• Browsing activity — pages you visit, brands you follow, and drops you interact with on our platform.
• Device information — browser type, operating system, and general location derived from your IP address.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and maintain our service, including sending drop notifications.
• Manage your account and personalize your experience.
• Improve our platform based on usage patterns.
• Communicate with you about service updates.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate Drop Beacon:

• Neon — cloud database hosting for storing account and product data.
• Resend — transactional email delivery for notifications and account emails.
• Google OAuth & Facebook OAuth — third-party authentication providers for signing in to your account.
• Vercel — hosting and deployment infrastructure.

These services may process your data in accordance with their own privacy policies. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

Cookies & Local Storage

We use cookies to manage your authentication session. We may also use local storage to remember your preferences and push notification settings. We do not use third-party tracking cookies.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Delete your account and associated data at any time from your account settings.
• Unsubscribe from email and push notifications at any time.
• Request a copy of your data by contacting us.

Data Retention

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

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at direct@edc4me.com.