Privacy Policy

1. Overview & Data Ownership

Welcome to ProfileCrest (accessible via https://profile-crest.vercel.app), a developer tool created by CodeCrest Studio. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. ProfileCrest operates primarily as a client-side Markdown generator. Your GitHub bio entries, social media handles, and technical proficiencies are stored locally in your browser session and are never sold or misused.

2. Information We Collect

We collect minimal data necessary to provide and maintain our services:

• Local Form Inputs: Data you enter into the generator (such as GitHub usernames, social handles, and bio details) is stored locally in your web browser via localStorage for state persistence across visits.
• Support & Donation Records: If you voluntarily support us via Razorpay, transaction data (supporter name, coffee count, optional message, transaction ID) is securely stored to render our public supporters board.
• Server Logs & Analytics: Standard technical log data (IP address, browser type, referral URL, request timestamps) is processed for system security and rate limiting.

3. Advertising & Cookies (Google AdSense Disclosure)

We partner with Google AdSense to serve non-intrusive advertisements on our website. To comply with Google AdSense Policies and global privacy regulations (GDPR & CCPA), please be aware of the following disclosures:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to ProfileCrest or other websites on the Internet.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings or aboutads.info.

4. Third-Party Web Services

ProfileCrest compiles badges and widgets that link to open-source public APIs (including shields.io, github-readme-stats, github-readme-activity-graph, and demolab.com). When your GitHub profile is rendered on GitHub, your browser connects directly to those providers. We recommend reviewing their respective privacy guidelines.

5. Contacting Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your data privacy, please contact the CodeCrest Studio team at codecreststudio@gmail.com.