Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Swipe2Shop ("we", "our", or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us, including:

• Account information: email address, username, password
• Profile information: gender, date of birth, phone number (optional)
• Usage data: products you swipe on, like, or dislike
• Images you upload for visual search (not stored permanently)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and personalise our fashion discovery service
• Generate AI-powered product recommendations based on your style preferences
• Send verification emails and important account notifications
• Improve our app and develop new features
• Maintain the security of your account

4. Data Storage & Security

Your data is stored securely on servers hosted by Railway and Neon (PostgreSQL). We use industry-standard encryption for data transmission. Passwords are hashed and never stored in plain text. We use JWT tokens for secure authentication.

5. AI & Personalisation

Swipe2Shop uses AI (CLIP embeddings) to analyse your fashion preferences based on your swipe history. This creates a personal style profile stored as an anonymised vector. We do not share your individual style data with third parties.

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Resend — for sending verification emails
• Qdrant — for vector similarity search
• Railway — for backend hosting
• Google OAuth — for optional Google sign-in

Each of these services has their own privacy policies governing their use of your data.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us. Swipe history and preference vectors will be permanently deleted upon account deletion.

8. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate personal data
• Request deletion of your personal data
• Withdraw consent at any time

9. Children's Privacy

Swipe2Shop is not intended for users under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at swipe2shop00@gmail.com.