Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

We collect information in a few specific ways:

• Contact form — Your name, email, and message when you reach out
• Newsletter — Your email address when you subscribe
• MattGPT chat — Your conversations are stored locally in your browser only
• IP addresses — Temporarily stored for rate limiting to prevent abuse

How We Use Your Information

• Respond to your contact form messages
• Send you newsletter updates (only if you subscribe)
• Provide AI chat assistance through MattGPT
• Prevent abuse through rate limiting

Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party services to run this site:

• Beehiiv — Manages our newsletter. Their privacy policy
• Resend — Delivers contact form emails (transactional only)
• Cloudflare Turnstile — Bot prevention on forms
• Anthropic & OpenAI — Powers MattGPT chat responses
• Creem — Processes shop payments. Their terms
• Vercel — Hosts this website
• Neon — Database for rate limiting

Cookies & Local Storage

We keep it simple:

• One functional cookie — Remembers if you've subscribed to the newsletter (expires after 1 year)
• Local storage — Stores your MattGPT chat history and UI preferences in your browser only
• No tracking cookies — We don't use analytics or advertising trackers

Data Retention

• Contact emails — Retained per Resend's policy
• Newsletter — Until you unsubscribe
• Chat history — Browser only, you can clear it anytime
• Rate limit data — Automatically deleted after 24 hours

Your Rights

You have control over your data:

• Unsubscribe from the newsletter anytime via the link in any email
• Clear your MattGPT chat history in your browser's local storage
• Contact me for any data-related requests

Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with their information, please contact us and we'll remove it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Reach out through the contact form.