1. Introduction

We ("we," "our," or "us"), operating under the domains ratethislist.com, listarater.com, and rankselect.com, are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services (collectively, the "Service").

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Service includes:

• Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, and profile picture, that you voluntarily give to us when you register for an account or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Service.
• Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Service, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Service.
• Data from Social Networks: If you register or log in using a third-party service like Google, we collect information from that service as per the permissions you grant, which may include your name, email address, and public profile information.
• User Content: All data you create on the service, including list titles, descriptions, and the items you rank. This data is associated with your user account. For guest users, this information is stored temporarily and may be deleted after a period of inactivity.

3. Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Service to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Provide the core ranking functionality of the Service.
• Provide AI-powered analysis for premium users.
• Anonymously aggregate data for statistical purposes and service improvement.
• Notify you of updates to the Service.
• Respond to your comments and questions and provide customer service.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not share, sell, rent, or trade your personal information with third parties for their commercial purposes.

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, hosting services, and customer service. For our AI features, we send list data to generative models to produce analyses.

5. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

6. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@rankthislist.com