Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 2026
1. Information We Collect
When you create an account on Calgebrity, we collect information that you provide directly, including:
- Account information: Your name, email address, username, and password (stored securely using bcrypt hashing).
- Profile information: Optional details such as your bio, company, location, skill tags, and social links.
- Activity data: Your learning progress, challenge scores, community posts, reviews, and feedback submissions.
- Technical data: Browser type, IP address, and device information collected automatically during platform usage.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve the Calgebrity platform.
- Personalize your learning experience and recommendations.
- Process challenge entries, calculate leaderboard rankings, and manage prizes.
- Send account-related communications, including OTP codes for password reset.
- Respond to your feedback and support requests.
3. Email Usage
We use your email address solely for essential account operations, such as:
- Account registration and verification.
- Password reset OTP delivery.
- Critical service notifications (e.g., terms updates, security alerts).
We do not sell, share, or rent your email address to third parties. We do not send marketing emails without your explicit opt-in consent.
4. Cookies
Calgebrity uses essential cookies and local storage to manage your authentication session (JWT tokens). We do not use third-party tracking cookies or advertising cookies. The cookies we use are:
- Authentication tokens: Stored in local storage to keep you signed in.
- Session preferences: UI state such as sidebar open/closed state.
5. Data Protection
We take the protection of your data seriously:
- Passwords are hashed using bcrypt and never stored in plain text.
- OTP codes are hashed before storage and automatically expire after 10 minutes.
- API endpoints are protected with JWT-based authentication.
- CORS policies restrict API access to authorized frontend origins only.
- Database connections use secure, encrypted protocols.
6. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. Public information (such as community posts, reviews, and leaderboard rankings) is visible to other platform users by design.
7. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access and update your personal information via your profile settings.
- Request deletion of your account by contacting us.
- Withdraw consent for non-essential data processing at any time.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@calgebrity.com.