Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how AI Product Forum ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you use our website and services. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

AI Product Forum
Email: s.d.martzoukos@gmail.com

3. What Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data:

• Account information: name, email address, profile picture, and any other information you provide when creating an account.
• Content you create: posts, replies, comments, and other contributions you submit to the forum.
• Usage data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent on the site, and referring URLs.
• Cookies and similar technologies: see our Cookie Policy for details.

4. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our services
• To authenticate you and manage your account
• To display your profile and contributions to other users
• To communicate with you about service updates, security alerts, and support
• To improve our website and user experience
• To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents
• To comply with legal obligations

The legal basis for processing your data is typically your consent (for cookies and optional features), the necessity to perform our contract with you (for account services), or our legitimate interests (for security and service improvement).

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time. Some data may be retained for longer periods where required by law or for legitimate business purposes such as fraud prevention.

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a user in the European Union, you have the following rights:

• Right to access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): You can request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to restrict processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability: You can request your data in a structured, commonly used format.
• Right to object: You can object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
• Right to withdraw consent: Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at s.d.martzoukos@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

7. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, such as hosting providers, analytics services, and authentication providers. All third parties are bound by confidentiality obligations and data processing agreements that comply with GDPR requirements.

8. International Data Transfers

Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When we do so, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, to protect your data.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Continued use of our services after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.