Privacy Policy

TopicFollow may collect the account details you submit directly, such as username, email address, profile settings, and topic follow preferences.

The service may also process operational data such as request logs, topic request submissions, and product usage data needed to keep TopicFollow stable, secure, and functional.

Account and session data is used to authenticate users, preserve signed-in state, save preferences, and protect actions such as login, logout, topic follows, and settings changes.

If you connect a third-party login provider such as Google, TopicFollow may store the minimum account identity fields needed to complete sign-in and reconnect the account later.

TopicFollow currently relies on third-party services including AWS for hosting, database, file storage, logs, and infrastructure monitoring, Cloudflare for DNS and proxying, Resend for transactional email delivery, and Google when third-party sign-in is used.

These providers only receive the categories of information needed to perform their role in operating the service, such as hosting pages, measuring page visits and Core Web Vitals, authenticating users, storing account records, or delivering account-related emails. We will update this policy if these service providers materially change.

TopicFollow uses essential cookies and local storage to support sign-in state, language selection, and interface display preferences.

TopicFollow currently uses privacy-friendly web analytics and performance monitoring to understand page visits and real-user performance. These measurements do not rely on additional analytics cookies.

If analytics or marketing features that rely on additional storage are introduced later, TopicFollow will request consent before enabling those categories and will allow users to keep essential-only storage.

These storage periods apply only to cookies and local storage on your device. They do not determine how long account data is retained in the database after an account deletion request.

Cookies and local storage currently in use Essential: `topicfollow-session` keeps signed-in users authenticated until the session expires or the user signs out. Essential: `topicfollow-google-state` exists briefly during Google sign-in to protect the OAuth callback against forgery. Essential: `topicfollow-locale` remembers interface language for 12 months. Essential: `topicfollow-theme` is stored in local storage to remember light or dark theme preference. Preference: `topicfollow-consent` and `topicfollow-consent-v1` store the user's cookie choices for 12 months.

Required account email includes sign-in notices, password resets, security notices, and important service changes. Those messages are sent for account and service reasons and are not controlled by marketing opt-outs.

Daily topic digests are only sent after a user enables topic notifications and are delivered at a fixed time in the user's local time zone. Product update email and marketing or recommendation email are only sent after explicit opt-in.

If Resend is used for open tracking, click tracking, or unsubscribe handling, those practices will be disclosed here.

When an account deletion request is completed, the account is deactivated immediately and the related account data is retained in the primary database for 30 days before permanent deletion.

Certain operational, security, backup, or legally required records may be retained for a longer period where reasonably necessary to prevent abuse, resolve disputes, or comply with applicable legal obligations. If you have questions about how your data is handled, you can contact us for more information.

For privacy-related questions, access requests, correction requests, or deletion requests, use the product’s contact and feedback guidance so your request can be described clearly.

Include enough detail to identify the relevant account or request, such as the page involved, the issue you noticed, and any information needed to review it accurately.

This version of the policy is effective as of 2026-04-17.

Privacy-related requests can be sent to privacy@topicfollow.com.