1. Who We Are
Welcome to Dope Arena! Our website address is dopearena.vibedex.ai. We are Dope Arena ("we", "us", "our"). We are the data controller responsible for your personal data.
2. What Personal Data We Collect
We collect the following types of personal data:
- Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your full name, email address, and an encrypted password.
- Voting Data: We collect and store your "Dope" or "Nope" votes for each tool. We link this data to your user account to calculate community scores and provide you with your results.
- Optional Feedback: If you choose to provide a reason for your vote, we will collect and store that text.
- Usage Data: We may collect technical data about your device and how you interact with our website, such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited, to help us improve our service.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use your data for the following purposes, based on a lawful basis under the UK GDPR:
- To Provide Our Service (Contractual Necessity): To create and manage your account, record your votes, and display your results.
- To Improve Our Platform (Legitimate Interest): To analyze usage data to understand how our platform is used and to make improvements.
- To Communicate With You (Consent): If you opt-in to our newsletter, we will use your email address to send you weekly updates. You can withdraw this consent at any time by clicking "unsubscribe."
4. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with the following third-party service providers who help us operate our platform:
- Google Analytics for website analytics
- Firebase for authentication and data storage
- Email service providers for newsletter distribution
5. Data Storage and Security
Your data is stored on secure servers. We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, or unauthorized access.
6. Your Data Protection Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have rights including:
- Right of Access: You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to ask us to correct information you think is inaccurate.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances.
7. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about this policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at contact@vibedex.ai.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk).