Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Account Information: When you register, we collect your name, email address, and avatar image.

Business Profile: During onboarding and via settings, we collect information about your business model (e.g., importer, retailer), target regions, preferred categories, and available startup capital to personalize our AI recommendations.

Usage Data: We collect data regarding your interaction with the platform, including search history, validations requested, reports viewed, and items saved to your watchlist.

Payment Information: For premium subscriptions, payments are handled securely via PayPal. We do not store or process your full credit card information.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information primarily to deliver, personalize, and improve our services. This includes generating tailored opportunity feeds, rendering ValoScout Reports™, and sending periodic email digests (if opted-in).

3. AI Processing

ValoScout uses artificial intelligence engines to analyze market opportunities based on raw product data and your business profile. Your specific business profile data is used strictly to tailor the AI's output to you, and is not used to train global shared AI models or shared with other users.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our platform, conducting our business, or serving our users, provided those parties agree to keep this information confidential. Key third parties include:

• Google and Apple (for authentication, if used)
• PayPal (for secure payment processing)
• Infrastructure and AI service providers necessary for platform operation

5. Data Security

We implement a variety of security measures, including encryption and secure storage, to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

6. Cookies & Sessions

ValoScout uses session cookies and similar tracking technologies strictly to maintain your authenticated state and provide a seamless user experience across pages.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to access, update, or delete your personal data. You can manage your profile, adjust communication preferences, or delete your account at any time via the platform's Settings page.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Account information is retained while your account remains active.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Service is strictly for business professionals and is not directed at anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16.

10. Changes to Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

11. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at privacy@valoscout.com.