Balasaur ("Balasaur," "we," "us") operates balasaur.com (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and your choices.
1. Information we collect
- Account information: your email address and authentication credentials (managed by our authentication provider) when you create an account.
- Activity and preferences: media you mark as seen, want, liked, or disliked; lists you create; and your filters and settings. This is how the Service personalizes your experience.
- Anonymous activity: if you use the Service without an account, your choices may be stored locally in your browser until you sign up.
- Technical data: IP address, approximate region, device and browser type, and usage data, collected automatically. We may use approximate location to show streaming availability relevant to your region.
- Cookies and similar technologies (see "Cookies" below).
2. How we use your information
To provide and personalize the Service; to create and secure your account; to analyze and improve the Service; to communicate with you about your account; and to comply with legal obligations.
3. Third-party data and services
- Content data (titles, ratings, availability) is provided by third parties including TMDB, OMDb (which aggregates ratings from sources such as IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, and Metacritic), and JustWatch (streaming availability). We do not control and are not responsible for the accuracy of third-party data.
- We use third-party infrastructure to host the Service, store data, and authenticate users (including Supabase). We may use analytics and, in the future, advertising and payment providers, which process data per their own policies.
4. Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies. Strictly necessary cookies are required for the Service to function (e.g., keeping you signed in and remembering your cookie choices). With your consent, we also use non-essential cookies for analytics and, in the future, advertising. You can manage your choices through our cookie banner at any time.
5. How we share information
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers acting on our behalf, when required by law, or in connection with a business transfer.
6. Data retention
We keep your account information while your account is active. You can delete your account at any time, after which we delete or anonymize your personal data except where retention is required by law.
7. Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or export your personal data, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise these rights, contact us at [CONTACT EMAIL] or use the account controls in the Service.
8. International users
The Service is operated from the United States and may be accessed globally. By using it, you understand your information may be processed in the United States and other countries.
9. Children
The Service is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect their data.
10. Security
We use reasonable measures to protect your information, but no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.
11. Changes
We may update this Policy. Material changes will be posted here with a new effective date.
12. Contact
Questions: [CONTACT EMAIL].