Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Sparked Builds ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our platform.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

We collect information you provide directly to us, including:

• Account information (name, email address, password)
• Profile information (display name, bio, location, avatar, banner image)
• Build information (photos, descriptions, specifications)
• Social media links
• Communications with us or other users

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you use our Service, we automatically collect:

• Usage data (pages visited, features used, time spent)
• Device information (browser type, operating system, IP address)
• Profile view tracking and engagement metrics
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies

2.3 Third-Party Authentication

If you sign in using Google or Facebook, we receive basic profile information from those services according to their privacy policies.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our Service
• Create and manage your account
• Display your builds and profile to other users
• Enable social features (following, likes, comments)
• Track profile views and engagement analytics
• Send you notifications and updates
• Respond to your requests and provide customer support
• Detect and prevent fraud and abuse
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

4.1 Public Information

Your profile, builds, and activity on the platform are public by default and can be viewed by other users and search engines.

4.2 Service Providers

We share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf:

• Supabase (authentication and database hosting)
• Vercel (application hosting)
• Cloud storage providers (for images and media)

4.3 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required by law or if we believe such action is necessary to comply with legal processes, protect our rights, or ensure user safety.

4.4 Search Engines and AI Systems

Public content on our platform may be indexed by search engines and AI systems as follows:

• Product and brand information (equipment specifications, manufacturer details, retailer listings) may be indexed by search engines and AI assistants to help users discover and research car audio products.
• User-generated content (your builds, profile, forum posts, and group content) is blocked from AI crawler indexing via our robots.txt file. This content remains visible to traditional search engines and human visitors.

We use selective access controls to balance product discoverability with user content protection. For details on which AI systems have access to which content, see our llms.txt file.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time.

7. Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to:

• Access your personal information
• Update or correct your information
• Delete your account
• Opt out of marketing communications
• Control cookie preferences

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for users under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.

10. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: admin@sparkedbuilds.com
Website: sparkedbuilds.com