Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 24, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to IdeaGifter ("we", "us", "our", or "the Service"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience when using our AI-powered personalized gift finder. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our Service.
By using IdeaGifter, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Service.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide
When you use IdeaGifter, we collect information that you voluntarily provide to generate personalized gift suggestions, including:
- Occasion (e.g., birthday, anniversary, Christmas)
- Recipient's age or age range
- Interests and hobbies
- Budget preferences
- Category preferences
- Currency information (detected from your browser settings)
2.2 Automatically Collected Information
When you access and use the Service, we may automatically collect certain information, including:
- Device information (device type, operating system, browser type)
- Usage data (pages visited, time spent, clicks, interactions)
- IP address and general location information
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 5)
- Referral source (how you arrived at our Service)
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Provide the Service: Generate personalized gift suggestions based on the information you provide
- To Improve the Service: Analyze usage patterns to enhance functionality and user experience
- To Process Requests: Send your information to third-party AI services (OpenAI) to generate gift recommendations
- To Display Advertisements: Show relevant ads through Google AdSense and other advertising partners
- To Provide Affiliate Links: Include affiliate links to third-party retailers (e.g., Amazon Associates) in gift suggestions
- To Ensure Security: Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security threats
- To Comply with Legal Obligations: Meet legal requirements and respond to lawful requests
4. Information Sharing and Disclosure
4.1 Third-Party Service Providers
We share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf:
- OpenAI: We send your gift preferences (occasion, age, interests, budget, category) to OpenAI's API to generate personalized gift suggestions. Please review OpenAI's Privacy Policy to understand how they handle your data.
- Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies and collect information about your visits to our Service and other websites. Please review Google's Privacy Policy.
- Hosting and Analytics: We may use hosting providers and analytics services to operate and improve the Service.
4.2 Affiliate Partners
When you click on affiliate links (e.g., Amazon Associates), you will be redirected to third-party websites. These websites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase through these links.
4.3 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or governmental authority, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to:
- Comply with legal obligations
- Protect our rights, property, or safety
- Protect the rights, property, or safety of our users or others
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing
- Respond to legal requests
4.4 Business Transfers
If IdeaGifter is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change in ownership or control of your information.
6. Data Retention
We retain your information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Specifically:
- Gift preference data submitted through the form is used immediately to generate suggestions and is not stored long-term
- Usage and analytics data may be retained for up to 24 months to improve the Service
- We may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
7.1 General Rights
- Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
- Opt-Out: Opt out of certain data collection or processing activities
- Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a portable format
7.2 California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to:
- Know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
- Delete personal information held by us
- Opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
- Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights
7.3 European Privacy Rights (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:
- Right to access, rectify, or erase your personal data
- Right to restrict or object to processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to withdraw consent at any time
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@ideagifter.com.
8. Children's Privacy
IdeaGifter is not intended for children under the age of 13. 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. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information promptly.
9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have data protection laws that differ from those in your country. When we transfer your information internationally, we take steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
By using our Service, you consent to the transfer of your information to countries outside your country of residence, including the United States, where our service providers may be located.
11. Third-Party Links
Our Service contains links to third-party websites, including affiliate links to retailers like Amazon. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, if the changes are significant, we may provide additional notice (such as a prominent notice on our Service or an email notification).
Your continued use of the Service after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Email: info@ideagifter.com