Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to HowToApprove ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our AI-powered approval analysis platform at howtoapprove.com.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Website URLs you submit for analysis
• Document content you paste into our platform
• Text descriptions of your situation
• Onboarding preferences (goals, experience level, niche)
• Email address if you contact us

Automatically Collected Information

• Browser type and version
• IP address (anonymized)
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referring URLs
• Device and operating system information

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and improve our AI-powered approval analysis service
• Generate personalized approval scores and roadmaps
• Process and store your analysis sessions
• Improve our AI models and service quality
• Communicate with you about your inquiries
• Comply with legal obligations

4. AI Processing Disclosure

Our platform uses Anthropic's Claude AI to analyze your submitted content. When you submit information for analysis:

• Your content is sent to Anthropic's API for processing
• Anthropic's data processing practices apply to this transmission
• Analysis results are stored in our secure database
• We do not use your content to train our own AI models

Please review Anthropic's Privacy Policy for details on how they handle data.

5. Google AdSense & Advertising

We may use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve relevant ads based on your visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.

6. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:

• Maintain your session and preferences
• Analyze site usage through analytics tools
• Serve relevant advertisements via Google AdSense

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our service.

7. Data Retention

We retain your analysis sessions and results for up to 90 days to allow you to revisit your results. After this period, data is anonymized or deleted. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to processing of your data
• Data portability

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@howtoapprove.com.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@howtoapprove.com or visit our Contact Page.