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    Privacy Policy

    Last updated: 11/23/2025

    Effective Date: November 23, 2025

    At How to Yo-Yo, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the services we use to operate our platform.

    1. Information We Collect

    • Account Information: When you sign up, we collect your email address, username, and password to manage your account and track your trick progression.
    • User Generated Content (UGC): We store the comments, blog posts, trick lists, and yo-yo configurations you create. Please note that content posted in public areas (comments, blogs) is visible to other users.
    • Media: If you upload images or files (e.g., for profile pictures or blog posts), these are stored and served publicly.
    • Usage Data: We collect anonymous data on how you interact with the site (e.g., pages visited, tricks marked complete) to improve the user experience.

    2. How We Use Your Information

    • To provide functionality (tracking progression, displaying tutorials).
    • To host and display your user-generated content.
    • To send transactional emails (e.g., password resets, account notifications).
    • To analyse site performance and fix bugs.

    3. Service Providers (Sub-processors)

    We use the following third-party services to operate our platform. Data is shared with them only as necessary to provide these services:

    • Hosting & Infrastructure:
      • Vercel: Hosts the Next.js application.
      • Cloudflare: Provides DDoS protection, CDN services, and DNS management.
    • Data Storage:
      • Neon PostgreSQL: Primary database provider for user data.
      • Self-Hosted PostgreSQL: Secondary database for specific internal data requirements.
      • Cloudflare R2: Storage and serving of user-uploaded images and files.
    • Communication:
      • Resend: Handles delivery of transactional emails.
    • Analytics:
      • PostHog: captures product usage data. We use this to understand community engagement and optimize feature development.

    4. Cookies and Tracking

    We use cookies to maintain your logged-in session. Additionally, we use PostHog to track site usage. You may adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies, though some site features (like progress tracking) may not function properly.

    5. Data Security

    We implement standard security measures, including encryption via SSL/TLS (provided by Cloudflare), to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

    6. Your Rights

    You have the right to:

    • Access the personal data we hold about you.
    • Update or correct your information via your profile settings.
    • Request the deletion of your account and associated data.

    7. Contact Us

    If you have questions about this policy or your data, please contact us at: [[email protected]]