Privacy Policy

At scentregistry, we take your privacy seriously. This policy describes what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.

Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your email address, username, and optionally your avatar, bio, location, and website URL. You may also authenticate using Google OAuth, in which case we receive your Google email address and name.

Community Content

Any ratings, reviews, forum posts, collections, or other content you submit is stored and displayed publicly unless marked private. This content is associated with your username.

Usage Data

We collect anonymous usage data such as page views, click patterns, and feature interactions to improve the platform. We use cookies for authentication, session management, and analytics.

How We Use Your Data

• To provide and maintain the scentregistry platform
• To compute community ratings, charts, and taste compatibility scores
• To send you notifications you've opted into (new followers, replies, weekly digests)
• To send transactional emails (password resets, email verification)
• To improve our platform through aggregate analytics

Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share anonymized, aggregate data (such as average ratings per fragrance) publicly as part of the platform's functionality. We use third-party services (Stripe for payments, Sentry for error tracking) that process data subject to their own privacy policies.

Your Rights

• You can access, update, or delete your account at any time from Account Settings
• You can export your data (ratings, reviews, collections) as a structured archive
• You can disable notifications or delete individual pieces of content
• You can request full deletion of your account and associated data

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us through our contact page.