Privacy Policy

Effective: July 18, 2026

PostForge ("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 website and services.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

• Account Information: When you register, we collect your name, email address, and authentication credentials via LinkedIn OAuth.
• Content and Preferences: Topics you configure for article discovery, scheduling preferences, and content preference settings.
• Payment Information: When you purchase a subscription, PayPal processes your payment. We do not store your full payment card details.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Usage Data: Pages visited, feature interactions, and time spent on the service.
• LinkedIn Data: With your authorization, we access your LinkedIn profile information (name, headline, profile URL) and post publishing capabilities through LinkedIn's API.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information, and cookies or similar technologies for session management and security.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To provide and maintain our article discovery and publishing services.
• To publish content to your LinkedIn profile with your explicit authorization.
• To process subscription payments and manage your account.
• To communicate with you about your account, service updates, and support requests.
• To improve our services through aggregated, anonymized usage analytics.
• To prevent fraud, abuse, and maintain the security of our platform.

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share data only in these circumstances:

• Service Providers: With trusted third parties who help us operate our service (hosting providers, AI/LLM API providers for content scoring, payment processors). These providers are contractually bound to protect your data.
• Legal Compliance: If required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety.
• Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as a business asset.

4. LinkedIn Data

PostForge accesses your LinkedIn account through LinkedIn's official API (OAuth 2.0). We request only the permissions needed to publish posts on your behalf and retrieve basic profile information. You can revoke our access at any time through your LinkedIn account settings. We do not scrape, cache, or resell your LinkedIn connections, messages, or feed data.

5. AI and Third-Party Processing

Our article discovery pipeline uses third-party AI/LLM providers to score and rank content relevance. Article titles and snippets from public sources are processed for relevance scoring. No personal information is included in these AI processing requests.

6. Data Retention

• Account data is retained while your account is active.
• Published posts and run history are retained for your reference.
• Upon account deletion, we delete your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.
• Anonymized, aggregated data may be retained indefinitely for analytics.

7. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including encryption in transit (TLS), secure session management, and access controls. However, no method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction or deletion of your data.
• Object to or restrict certain processing activities.
• Data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

To exercise these rights, contact us at the email address below.

9. Cookies

We use essential session cookies to keep you signed in. We do not use third-party tracking cookies or advertising cookies.

10. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to individuals under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes via email or through the service. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

12. Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your data rights, please use our contact form.