Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-02-17

1. Data We Collect

When you use Digest Alert, we collect:

Account information (email address, name, password hash)
Content sources you add (YouTube channels, RSS feeds, podcasts)
Interest profiles you configure
Analysis results and match history
Usage data (tokens consumed, scan history)
IP addresses (for demo analytics and security — anonymized after 90 days)

2. How We Use Your Data

To scan your content sources and deliver relevance-matched results
To send digest emails based on your preferences
To improve our AI analysis through your feedback signals
To enforce usage limits and prevent abuse

3. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate Digest Alert:

Stripe — payment processing. Stripe handles all payment card data directly; we never store card numbers.
Brevo — transactional and digest email delivery.
Anthropic (Claude) — AI content analysis. Content titles, descriptions, and transcripts are sent to Anthropic's API for relevance scoring. Anthropic's data retention policy applies.

4. Data Retention

IP addresses in demo analytics are anonymized after 90 days.
Orphaned usage logs (after account deletion) are deleted after 1 year.
Account data is retained as long as your account is active.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Export your data — available from your profile settings.
Delete your account — available from your profile settings. This permanently removes your account and all associated data.
Update or correct your information at any time via your profile.
Contact us at info@digestalert.com for any privacy-related requests.

6. Cookies

We use essential cookies for authentication and session management. We also use a theme preference cookie. We do not use advertising or third-party tracking cookies.

7. Contact

For privacy questions or data requests, contact us at: info@digestalert.com