This Privacy Policy describes how Prorion (an early-stage platform currently operated by its founding team) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our collaborative project matching platform. By using Prorion, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

A. Information You Provide Directly

When you create an account and use Prorion, you provide:

• Account Information: Name, email address
• Profile Information: Avatar/profile image, primary role (developer, designer, marketer, etc.), experience level, location, timezone
• Availability Data: Days and times available for collaboration, hours per week commitment
• Skills & Tools: Technologies, tools, and languages you know
• Preferences: Collaboration style (structured, flexible, hybrid), meeting preferences (chat, calls, both), project interests
• Goals & Values: Your objectives (build startup, learn, network, etc.) and values (long-term commitment, fast iteration, open source, etc.)
• Project Information: Project names, descriptions, logos, industry, type, stage, and goals
• Communications: Chat messages, project page content, AI chat conversations, feedback submissions

B. Information Collected Automatically

• Usage Data: Pages visited, features used, time spent on platform, interaction patterns
• Device Information: Browser type, operating system, device type, IP address
• Analytics: Platform performance metrics via Vercel Analytics and Speed Insights
• Presence Information: Online/offline status, active collaboration sessions
• Push Notification Data: Push subscription objects if you enable notifications

C. Information from Third-Party Authentication

When you sign in with Google or GitHub, we receive:

• Your name and email address
• Profile picture (if available)
• Authentication tokens to verify your identity

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

A. Provide & Improve Our Service

• Match you with compatible collaborators using our matching system
• Facilitate project creation, team formation, and collaboration
• Enable real-time chat, presence awareness, and document editing
• Send notifications about team matches and project updates
• Improve our matching algorithm and platform features
• Analyze usage patterns to enhance user experience
• Troubleshoot technical issues and provide customer support

B. Communication

• Send account-related emails (verification, password reset)
• Notify you of team matches, project invitations, and important updates
• Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support (if requested)
• Send product announcements and feature updates (you can opt out)

C. Safety & Security

• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security threats
• Enforce our Terms of Service
• Protect the rights and safety of Prorion and our users

3. How We Share Your Information

A. With Matched Collaborators

When you are matched with other users or join a project, your profile information becomes visible to your team members, including:

• Name, role, experience level, location
• Skills, tools, and availability
• Collaboration preferences and goals
• Profile picture

B. With Service Providers

We share data with third-party services that help us operate the platform:

• Ably: Real-time messaging and pub/sub infrastructure
• Liveblocks: Real-time collaboration, presence awareness, and document editing
• Resend: Transactional email delivery
• Neon: Database hosting (PostgreSQL)
• Vercel: Platform hosting and analytics
• Anthropic & Google AI: AI-powered features and chat assistance

These providers are contractually bound to protect your data and use it only for providing services to Prorion.

C. For Legal Reasons

We may disclose your information if required by law or if we believe it's necessary to:

• Comply with legal obligations or valid legal requests
• Protect the rights, property, or safety of Prorion or others
• Prevent fraud or security threats
• Enforce our Terms of Service

D. Business Transfers

If Prorion is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change.

E. With Your Consent

We may share your information for other purposes with your explicit consent.

4. Data Storage & Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction:

• Data is stored in secure databases with access controls
• Passwords are hashed and encrypted
• Connections to Prorion use HTTPS encryption
• We regularly review our security practices

However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. As an early-stage platform, we cannot guarantee absolute security. You use Prorion at your own risk.

5. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. Specifically:

• Account data is retained until you delete your account
• Chat messages and project content remain accessible to project team members
• Some data may be retained for legal compliance, dispute resolution, or legitimate business purposes
• Anonymized or aggregated data may be retained indefinitely for analytics

6. Your Rights & Choices

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

A. Access & Portability

• Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Export your profile information and project data

B. Correction

• Update or correct your profile information at any time through your account settings

C. Deletion

• Delete your account and request removal of your personal data
• Note: Some information may be retained for legal or operational reasons

D. Opt-Out

• Unsubscribe from marketing emails (account-related emails cannot be disabled)
• Disable push notifications through your browser or device settings
• Adjust your profile visibility and matching preferences

E. Restriction & Objection

• Request restriction of processing or object to certain uses of your data

To exercise these rights, please contact us at gabriel@prorion.com.

7. Cookies & Tracking

Prorion uses cookies and similar technologies to:

• Keep you logged in to your account
• Remember your preferences and settings
• Analyze platform usage and performance
• Provide real-time collaboration features

You can control cookies through your browser settings, but disabling cookies may affect platform functionality.

8. Children's Privacy

Prorion is intended for users aged 13 and older (or the age of digital consent in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. International Data Transfers

Prorion does not currently operate from a physical office location and uses cloud-based infrastructure. Your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries with different data protection laws. By using Prorion, you consent to such transfers.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes via email or platform notification. Your continued use of Prorion after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right to know what personal information is collected and how it's used
• Right to request deletion of your personal information
• Right to opt-out of the "sale" of personal information (we do not sell data)
• Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

12. European Privacy Rights (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, or Switzerland, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right to access, rectify, and erase your personal data
• Right to restrict or object to processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to withdraw consent at any time
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Our legal basis for processing your data includes:

• Consent: For optional features like push notifications
• Contract Performance: To provide the Prorion service you signed up for
• Legitimate Interests: To improve our service, prevent fraud, and ensure platform security

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:

Email: gabriel@prorion.com
Address: Prorion does not currently operate from a physical office location.

For privacy-related inquiries, please include "Privacy Request" in the subject line.