Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to DevArc. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and use our services, and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information

We collect the following types of personal information:

• Account Information: Name, email address, username, and password
• Profile Information: Bio, location, website URL, timezone, and profile picture
• GitHub Data: Repository information, commits, pull requests, and issues
• Usage Data: How you interact with our service, features used, and preferences

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information, operating system
• Analytics Data: Page views, time spent on pages, navigation patterns
• Cookies: Session cookies, preference cookies, and analytics cookies

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our service
• To authenticate you and manage your account
• To sync and analyze your GitHub activity
• To generate analytics and insights about your coding activity
• To send you service-related notifications and updates
• To improve our service and develop new features
• To comply with legal obligations

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your information depends on the data and context:

• Contract: Processing is necessary to perform our contract with you
• Consent: You have given us explicit consent to process your information
• Legitimate Interests: Processing is in our legitimate interests (e.g., improving our service)
• Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with legal requirements

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

4.1 Third-Party Services

We may share your data with the following third parties:

• GitHub: To access your repository and commit information via OAuth
• Cloud Hosting: To store your data securely (AWS, Google Cloud, etc.)
• Analytics Providers: To understand how users interact with our service

4.2 We Do Not

• Sell your personal information to third parties
• Share your data for marketing purposes without consent
• Use your code or repository contents for any purpose other than displaying analytics to you

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data:

• Encryption of data in transit (HTTPS/TLS)
• Encryption of sensitive data at rest
• Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments
• Access controls and authentication requirements
• Regular backups and disaster recovery procedures

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal compliance.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
• Right to Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a portable format
• Right to Object: Object to processing of your personal data
• Right to Restrict Processing: Request restriction of processing
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time

8. GDPR Compliance

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You can exercise your rights by:

• Accessing your data through your account settings
• Exporting your data using our data export feature
• Deleting your account through account settings
• Contacting us at privacy@devarc.com

9. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for authentication and basic functionality
• Preference Cookies: Remember your settings (theme, language, etc.)
• Analytics Cookies: Understand how you use our service

You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our service.

10. Third-Party Links

Our service may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.

11. 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 believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

12. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your country. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with this privacy policy and applicable data protection laws.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this 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. We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

• Email: privacy@devarc.com
• Contact Form: Contact Page

15. Data Protection Officer

If you have concerns about how we handle your personal data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo@devarc.com.

16. Supervisory Authority

If you are in the EEA, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.