🔒 Privacy Policy

Your Privacy Matters

At AWSomecards ("we", "us", or "our"), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website awsomecards.com (the "Service").

Important: We believe in minimal data collection. Our flash cards are free to use without any registration or personal information required.

1. Information We Collect

Information Automatically Collected

When you visit our Service, we automatically collect certain information about your device:

• Log Data: IP address, browser type, browser version
• Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, access times
• Device Information: Device type, operating system, screen resolution
• Location Data: Country and region (derived from IP address)

Information You Provide

• Contact Information: If you email us at support@awsomecards.com
• Support Donations: If you support us via Buy Me a Coffee (processed by their platform)
• Feedback: Any suggestions or error reports you send us

Information We DO NOT Collect

• No account registration required
• No personal information needed to use flash cards
• No tracking of individual study progress
• No collection of exam scores or results

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• Service Delivery: To provide and maintain our Service
• Analytics: To understand how users interact with our flash cards
• Improvements: To improve content and user experience
• Communication: To respond to your inquiries and support requests
• Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Cookies We Use

• Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand usage patterns (if implemented)
• Preference Cookies: Remember your settings (theme, last viewed card)

Local Storage

We may use browser local storage to save your study progress and preferences locally on your device. This data never leaves your browser and is not transmitted to our servers.

4. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services that collect, monitor, and analyze data:

Analytics Services

• Google Analytics: May be used to track website usage
• CloudFront: AWS CDN that may collect access logs

External Platforms

• Buy Me a Coffee: For voluntary donations (separate privacy policy)
• Social Media: If you share our content (governed by their policies)

5. Data Security

We value your trust and strive to use commercially acceptable means of protecting your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Our website is hosted on AWS S3 with CloudFront CDN, which provides industry-standard security measures including SSL/TLS encryption for data in transit.

6. Data Retention

• Server Logs: Automatically deleted after 90 days
• Analytics Data: Aggregated and anonymized
• Email Communications: Retained as needed for support purposes
• Local Storage: Controlled entirely by you in your browser

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your information:

General Rights

• Access: Request access to your personal information
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your information
• Opt-out: Opt-out of analytics tracking (use browser settings)

GDPR Rights (EU Users)

If you are in the European Economic Area, you have additional rights including data portability, restriction of processing, and the right to lodge a complaint with supervisory authorities.

CCPA Rights (California Users)

California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, request deletion, and opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information).

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

9. International Data Transfers

Our Service is hosted in the United States through AWS. If you access our Service from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States where our servers are located.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Email: support@awsomecards.com
• Website: https://awsomecards.com
• Subject Line: Privacy Policy Inquiry

For data protection inquiries or to exercise your rights, please include "Data Protection Request" in your email subject line.