WINDOW is built by a solo founder, not a data company. This policy explains
plainly what's collected, why, and who it's shared with. No legal jargon
designed to obscure what's actually happening.
What we collect
When you create an account, we collect:
- Account info: your name, email address, and a hashed password (we never see or store your actual password — it's one-way encrypted)
- Google sign-in info: if you use "Continue with Google," we receive your name, email, and profile picture from Google. We never see your Google password.
- Profile info you provide: country, language, skills, interests, and goals from onboarding — used only to personalise your feed
- Usage data: which windows you view, save, or complete, and your daily streak — used to power your saved list and progress tracking
- Payment info: if you upgrade to Premium, your payment is processed directly by Paystack. We never see or store your card number — we only receive confirmation that a payment succeeded
How we use it
Your data is used to run the product you signed up for: building your
personalised feed, tracking saved windows and roadmap progress, sending
the emails you've opted into, and processing Premium subscriptions.
We do not use your data to train AI models, and we do not build
advertising profiles beyond what Google AdSense does on its own
(see below).
We do not sell your data
We have never sold, rented, or traded user data to third parties, and
we don't intend to. If this ever changed, it would require an update
to this policy and a clear notice — not a silent change.
Who we share data with
We rely on a small number of service providers to run WINDOW. Each only receives the data it needs to do its job:
- MongoDB Atlas — stores your account data
- Render — hosts our backend server
- Netlify — hosts our website
- Resend — sends transactional emails (welcome, verification, alerts)
- Paystack — processes Premium payments
- Google — powers Google Sign-In, if you choose to use it
- Groq — generates the opportunity content shown in your feed. It does not receive your personal account data, only anonymous prompts to generate window content.
- Google AdSense — shows ads to free-plan users. AdSense may use cookies to personalise ads based on your browsing. You can control this through Google's Ad Settings. Premium users see no ads and are not served AdSense cookies.
Cookies and local storage
We use your browser's local storage (not traditional cookies) to keep
you logged in between visits. This stays on your device and is cleared
if you log out or clear your browser data. Free-plan users will also
encounter AdSense cookies as described above.
Your choices
- Turn off any email notification type individually from your profile settings
- Update your profile info, country, skills, or goals at any time
- Delete your account entirely from Profile → Danger Zone — this permanently removes your account and saved windows
Children's privacy
WINDOW is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly
collect data from children under this age. If you believe a child has
created an account, contact us and we'll remove it.
This policy describes what WINDOW actually does, not a generic
template. If something here ever stops being accurate, it means
the product changed and this page is overdue for an update —
tell us if you spot that.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes in a way that affects how your data is used,
we'll update the date at the top of this page and, for significant
changes, notify you by email.
Contact
Questions about your data or this policy? Reach out at
privacy@yourwindow.app.