Privacy Policy

1. Overview

brandMD ("we", "us", "our") is a brand skill compiler tool that converts brand guidelines into machine-readable files. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our website and services at brandmd.dev.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

• Brand guideline files you upload (PDFs, images, PPTX files)
• Website URLs you submit for analysis
• Email address if you create an account or contact us
• Payment information when purchasing a plan (processed by Stripe)

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Basic analytics data (page views, session duration) via privacy-respecting analytics
• Device type and browser information
• IP address (anonymized)

3. How We Use Your Information

• To extract and compile your brand guidelines into SKILL.md files
• To process your payments and manage your account
• To improve our extraction algorithms and service quality
• To communicate with you about your account or our services

4. Your Brand Data

Your uploaded brand guidelines are processed to generate structured brand skill files. We take the following measures to protect your brand data:

• Files are processed in isolated sessions and not shared across users
• Uploaded files are automatically deleted after processing is complete
• Generated brand skill files are stored locally in your browser or exported as downloads
• We do not use your brand data to train AI models
• We do not sell or share your brand data with third parties

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Anthropic (Claude API) — for AI-powered brand guideline extraction. Subject to Anthropic's usage policies.
• Stripe — for payment processing. Subject to Stripe's privacy policy.
• Vercel — for hosting. Subject to Vercel's privacy policy.

6. Cookies

We use only essential cookies required for the service to function (session management, security). We do not use advertising cookies or tracking cookies. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

7. Data Retention

Uploaded brand files are deleted immediately after processing. Account data is retained as long as you maintain an active account. You may request deletion of your account and all associated data at any time.

8. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the EU/EEA, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Data portability
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including encryption in transit (TLS), encrypted storage, access controls, and regular security reviews.

10. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries, please contact us at privacy@brandmd.dev.