Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

• Account information: your registration email address and display name; passwords are stored with one-way encryption (bcrypt hashing) and cannot be restored to plaintext by anyone, including the operators.
• Order and payment information: order number, purchased tier, amount, order status, and payment transaction number (used for reconciliation and refunds). Payments are completed on a third-party payment platform; we do not collect or store sensitive payment information such as your bank card number or payment password.
• Community content: posts you publish, daily check-ins (build logs), and interaction records such as event sign-ups and votes.
• AI Coach conversations: to generate responses, the conversation content you enter is sent to a third-party large language model service (see the membership center page for the specific provider); conversation turns and token usage are recorded under your account for quota accounting.
• Logs and security information: login session identifiers, IP addresses (used for login rate limiting and security protection), and error logs (which do not contain the plaintext content of conversations).
• Statistics: site traffic statistics (see Section 6, "Statistics and Cookies", of this Policy).

2. Purposes of Use

• Providing core functions such as the account system, membership benefits, order fulfillment, and refunds;
• Maintaining community order (banning accounts that violate the rules, and preventing malicious registrations and brute-force attacks);
• Generating AI Coach conversations and controlling usage quotas;
• Conducting operational analysis in de-identified or aggregated form to improve the product experience.

We will not use your personal information for any purpose not stated in this Policy; we do not sell your personal information, and we do not engage in automated decision-making or user-profiling push.

3. Third-Party Services and Information Sharing

To provide our services, certain of your information will inevitably be processed by the following third parties (in each case limited to what is necessary to accomplish the corresponding function):

• Payment services: online payments are processed by a third-party payment channel, which receives only the order information necessary to complete the payment;
• Large language model services: AI Coach conversation inputs and outputs are processed through the configured large language model API;
• Traffic analytics services: see Section 6.

Except for the circumstances described above and as required by laws and regulations, we will not provide your personal information to any third party.

4. Cross-Border Provision (If Applicable)

If the Community enables overseas analytics services such as Google Analytics, the corresponding traffic data will be transferred outside the country. Such analytics scripts are loaded only after your consent, which you may withdraw at any time at the bottom of the page. Domestic analytics services (such as Baidu Analytics) operate on a de-identified basis and do not require separate consent.

5. Storage and Protection

• Your data is stored in databases on the Community's servers within China, with periodic backups;
• Passwords are stored as one-way hashes; login sessions use HttpOnly cookies; administrative interfaces have separate access controls;
• Retention periods: account information is retained until you deactivate your account; order information is retained for the period required by fiscal and tax regulations; AI usage records and logs are retained as needed for operations and cleaned up periodically.

6. Statistics and Cookies

The Community uses only the necessary login session cookie (HttpOnly, to keep you signed in). Traffic analytics are off by default; once enabled, domestic analytics take effect directly, while overseas analytics (GA4) present a consent prompt upon your first visit and are not loaded without consent. You may withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser data or using the in-site consent switch, and such withdrawal does not affect your use of community features.

7. Your Rights

• Access and correction: you may change your display name and avatar yourself under "Account Settings";
• Deletion: you may request account deactivation — upon deactivation, personal identifying information such as your email address and display name will be anonymized, while community history content (posts and check-ins) is retained under the name "Deactivated user" to preserve the integrity of discussions;
• Withdrawal of consent: consent to overseas analytics may be withdrawn at any time;
• Waitlist opt-out: waitlist records in which only your email address is retained may be deleted upon request by email.

To exercise the rights above, please send an email to [email protected]; we will respond within 15 business days.

8. Minors

The Community serves adult independent developers and entrepreneurs and does not provide services to minors under the age of 18.

9. Updates to This Policy

In the event of any material change to this Policy, you will be notified via in-site announcements or email. Continued use of the Community constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy; if you do not agree, you may deactivate your account.