Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Stogify ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our cigar collection tracking and tasting journal service (the "Service").

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using Stogify, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

• Account Information: Email address, display name, and password when you create an account
• Collection Data: Cigar details including brand, name, origin, wrapper, binder, filler, strength, dimensions, price, and personal notes
• Tasting Journal Entries: Tasting notes, ratings, flavor profiles, pairings, and other observations you record
• Humidor Data: Humidor names, descriptions, capacity, and environmental readings
• Payment Information: Billing details processed securely through Stripe (we do not store full credit card numbers)

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Usage Data: How you interact with our Service, features used, and time spent
• Device Information: Browser type, operating system, device identifiers
• Log Data: IP address, access times, pages viewed, and referring URLs
• Cookies: See our Cookie Policy for detailed information

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our Service
• Process transactions and manage your subscription
• Personalize your experience and provide AI-powered recommendations
• Send important service updates and notifications
• Respond to your comments, questions, and support requests
• Monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues or security threats
• Comply with legal obligations

4. AI Features and Data Processing

Our AI Tasting Assistant feature uses your collection and tasting data to provide personalized recommendations. This data may be processed by third-party AI providers (such as Anthropic) to generate responses. We do not sell your data to AI providers, and data shared for AI processing is used solely to provide the requested feature.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information with:

• Service Providers: Third parties that help us operate our Service (e.g., Supabase for database hosting, Stripe for payments, Vercel for hosting)
• Legal Requirements: When required by law, court order, or governmental authority
• Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets
• With Your Consent: When you explicitly agree to share information

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes encryption in transit (HTTPS), secure database storage, and regular security assessments. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. If 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, tax, or accounting purposes.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Delete your personal data
• Export your data in a portable format (CSV export available for Premium users)
• Object to or restrict certain processing
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@stogify.com or through your account settings.

9. Age Restriction

Stogify is intended for users who are 21 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 21. If we become aware that we have collected data from someone under 21, we will take steps to delete that information.

10. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

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