Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Hey How Are You ("we", "our", "us") operates heyhowareyou.vercel.app. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your personal information. By using the service you agree to the practices described in this policy.

2. Data We Collect

We collect the following categories of data:

• Account information — your name and email address, collected when you sign in via Google or other providers through Clerk.
• Opener content — the dating app opening messages you submit for rating. If you choose to make an opener public, it is stored and displayed on the platform.
• Profile screenshots — images you optionally upload for full context ratings. These are processed by Google Gemini and are not stored on our servers.
• Payment information — we do not store your payment details. All transactions are handled by Paddle, our payment processor. We only store your payment status (premium or not) and credit balance.
• Usage data — basic analytics such as pages visited and features used, collected to improve the service.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your data to:

• Provide and operate the service
• Process payments and manage your credit balance
• Display your public openers to other premium users
• Send transactional emails (e.g. payment confirmation) via Clerk
• Improve our AI rating system over time
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not use your data for advertising purposes and we do not sell your personal data to third parties.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate the platform. Each has their own privacy policy governing how they handle data:

• Clerk — authentication and user management. Handles your login, name, and email. clerk.com/privacy
• Supabase — database hosting. Stores your openers, credit balance, and premium status. supabase.com/privacy
• Paddle — payment processing. Handles all billing and stores your payment details. paddle.com/legal/privacy
• Groq — AI inference for basic opener ratings. Your opener text is sent to Groq for processing. groq.com/privacy-policy
• Google Gemini — AI inference for full context ratings including image analysis. Your opener text and any uploaded screenshots are sent to Google for processing. On the free tier, this data may be used by Google to improve their models. policies.google.com/privacy
• Vercel — hosting and infrastructure. vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy

5. Cookies

We use cookies strictly necessary for the operation of the service, including authentication session cookies managed by Clerk. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.

6. Data Retention

We retain your account data and saved openers for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, your personal data and private openers are deleted within 30 days. Public openers may be retained in anonymized form for platform quality purposes.

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access — request a copy of the data we hold about you
• Rectification — request correction of inaccurate data
• Erasure — request deletion of your personal data
• Portability — request your data in a machine-readable format
• Objection — object to certain types of processing

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at rateyouropener@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Children's Privacy

This service is intended for users aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under the age of 18. If you believe a minor has submitted data to our service, contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or requests, contact us at rateyouropener@gmail.com.