Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to PokeVerse. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our Pokémon encyclopedia website.

Information We Collect

When you use PokeVerse, we may collect the following information:

• Account Information: When you sign in with Google OAuth via Supabase, we collect your email address, display name, and profile picture from your Google account.
• Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with our site, including pages visited, Pokémon viewed, and features used.
• Favorites and Preferences: We store your favorite Pokémon, saved teams, and personalization settings in our Supabase database.
• Technical Data: We automatically collect IP addresses, browser type, device information, and access times for security and analytics purposes.

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience:

• Essential Cookies: Required for authentication and core site functionality via Supabase.
• Analytics Cookies: We use Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors interact with our site. Clarity collects behavioral data to improve user experience.
• Preference Cookies: Store your language selection, theme preferences, and other personalization settings.
• You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings, though disabling essential cookies may limit site functionality.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect and process your data:

• Supabase: Provides authentication, database storage for user profiles, favorites, and preferences. Data is stored securely with industry-standard encryption.
• Microsoft Clarity: Analytics service that helps us understand user behavior through session recordings and heatmaps. Clarity anonymizes personal data.
• PokéAPI: We fetch Pokémon data from PokéAPI. No personal user data is shared with this service.
• Google OAuth: Used for secure authentication. We receive only basic profile information you authorize.

Your Privacy Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information in your profile.
• Deletion: Request deletion of your account and associated data. We will remove your information from our database within 30 days.
• Opt-Out: Disable analytics tracking by using browser privacy settings or ad blockers.
• Data Portability: Request your data in a portable format (JSON).

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. All data transmissions are encrypted using HTTPS, and authentication tokens are securely stored.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy. Account data is retained until you request deletion. Analytics data is aggregated and anonymized after 90 days.

Children's Privacy

PokeVerse is intended for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. If you believe we have collected data from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify users of significant changes by posting a notice on our website. Continued use of PokeVerse after changes indicates acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]

We will respond to all requests within 30 days.