Privacy Policy

Your privacy and data protection are our top priorities

Last updated: July 5, 2025

Introduction

How we protect your privacy

This Privacy Policy describes how AdBreakdown ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our AI-powered video ad analysis SaaS platform.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about our data practices.

By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information We Collect

Types of data we gather to provide our service

Information You Provide Directly

Account Information: Email address and social login information (handled by Clerk)

Payment Information: Subscription details (handled by Lemon Squeezy - we don't store full payment card details)

Submitted Content: YouTube video URLs and resulting analysis data including transcripts, AI insights, and user-generated content

Information We Collect Automatically

Usage Data: Pages visited, features used, time and date of visits, interactions with AI analysis tools

Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, unique device identifiers

Log Data: Information your browser sends when visiting our Service

Information from Third-Party Services

YouTube Data: Publicly available metadata via YouTube API Services

Authentication Data: Basic account information from Clerk

Subscription Data: Plan details from Lemon Squeezy

AI Processing Data: Content sent to Google Gemini API for analysis

How We Use Your Information

The purposes for which we process your data

To Provide and Maintain the Service: Operating and delivering all features of AdBreakdown

To Personalize Your Experience: Tailoring the Service to your preferences and displaying relevant content

To Improve and Develop the Service: Understanding user interactions, identifying trends, and developing new features

For Billing and Account Management: Managing subscriptions, processing payments, tracking credit usage

For Communication: Sending service-related announcements, updates, security alerts, and support messages

For Security and Fraud Prevention: Protecting service integrity and detecting unauthorized activities

For Legal Compliance: Complying with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes

How We Share Your Information

When and with whom we share your data

With Service Providers: Third-party vendors for hosting, data storage, payment processing, authentication, and AI processing

With Your Consent: When you give explicit consent, such as making an analysis public

Publicly Shared Analyses: When you toggle an analysis to public, it becomes accessible on the /ad-library page and /daily-showcase page

For Legal Reasons: When required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities

Business Transfers: In connection with mergers, acquisitions, or asset transfers

Aggregated or Anonymized Data: Statistics and trends that cannot reasonably identify you

Data Retention

How long we keep your information

We retain personal information and analysis data for as long as necessary to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

Analysis results for active users might be retained indefinitely unless a deletion request is made.

Data associated with terminated accounts might be retained for 1-3 years for legal/audit purposes before anonymization or deletion.

Specific retention periods depend on the type of data and its purpose.

Your Data Rights

Your rights regarding your personal information

Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you

Rectification: Request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal information

Erasure: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal obligations

Restriction of Processing: Request limitation of processing in certain circumstances

Data Portability: Receive your personal information in a structured, machine-readable format

Object to Processing: Object to processing of your personal information in certain circumstances

Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for processing based on consent at any time

Security of Your Information

How we protect your data

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction.

Our security measures include encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we continuously work to improve our security practices.

Changes to This Policy

How we handle policy updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons.

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

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Changes become effective when posted on this page.

Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of your data rights or if you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email Support

support@adbreakdown.com

We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law

Data Deletion

You can delete your account and data at any time through your dashboard settings

Some data may be retained for legal compliance

Third-Party Services

Our Service integrates with the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

Authentication & Payments

  • • Clerk (Authentication)
  • • Lemon Squeezy (Payments)

Data Processing

  • • Google Gemini API (AI Analysis)
  • • YouTube API Services