Privacy Policy
We believe in transparency about how we collect and use your data
Last updated: 2025-07-11
📋 Quick Summary
What we collect:
- Google account info (when you sign in)
- YouTube channel data (when linked)
- Pack submission details you provide
- Usage data to improve our service
How we use it:
- Provide and improve our platform
- Verify YouTube video ownership
- Send notifications you've chosen
- Display relevant advertisements
1. Introduction
Welcome to CardWeight.com! We're a Pokemon TCG pack weight research platform that helps collectors and researchers analyze pack weights to better understand card distribution.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website and services. We're committed to being transparent about our data practices and giving you control over your information.
Contact us: If you have any questions about this policy, please email us at privacy@cardweight.com
2. Information We Collect
📝 Account Information
When you create an account or sign in with Google, we collect:
- Your name and email address
- Google profile photo (if you sign in with Google)
- Basic profile information you choose to add (username, location, bio, website)
- Birthday (optional, for community features)
📺 YouTube Integration
When you link your YouTube channel, we collect:
- Your YouTube channel ID, name, and URL
- Channel subscriber count and basic statistics
- Video metadata when you submit pack opening videos
- Access tokens to verify video ownership (securely stored)
We only access YouTube data necessary for video verification and never post to your channel.
📦 Pack Submission Data
When you submit pack weight data, we collect:
- Pack weight measurements and card information
- Pokemon set and product details
- Associated YouTube video links
- Photos you upload (if any)
- Notes and descriptions you provide
📊 Usage Data
To improve our service, we automatically collect:
- Pages you visit and features you use
- Device type, browser, and operating system
- IP address and general location
- How you interact with our platform
👥 Social Features
For community features, we track:
- Users and content you follow
- Your followers and following relationships
- Notification preferences
- Community engagement patterns
3. How We Use Your Information
🔧 Platform Operations
- Provide and maintain our services
- Verify YouTube video ownership
- Process and display pack data
- Enable user authentication
📧 Communications
- Send notification emails you've enabled
- Weekly digest emails (if subscribed)
- Important account and security updates
- Customer support responses
👥 Social Features
- Show your profile to other users
- Enable following and followers
- Display your contributions
- Recommend content and users
📈 Improvements
- Analyze usage patterns and trends
- Fix bugs and improve performance
- Develop new features
- Understand research community needs
🛡️ Safety & Security
- Detect and prevent fraud
- Moderate content and behavior
- Protect against security threats
- Comply with legal requirements
📺 Advertising
- Display relevant Google Ads
- Measure advertising effectiveness
- Customize ad content based on interests
- Support platform sustainability
4. Your Rights and Choices
👤 Account Control
- Update your profile information
- Change privacy settings
- Link/unlink YouTube channel
- Delete your account entirely
📧 Communication Preferences
- Choose which emails you receive
- Set notification frequency
- Unsubscribe from emails anytime
- Control push notifications
📊 Data Access
- Download your data anytime
- View your activity history
- See what information we have
- Request data corrections
🗑️ Data Deletion
- Delete specific submissions
- Remove social connections
- Request data erasure
- Account deactivation options
📞 How to Exercise Your Rights
You can manage most settings directly in your account dashboard. For other requests:
Email: privacy@cardweight.com
Subject: "Privacy Request - [Your Request]"
Response Time: Within 30 days
Account Settings: Profile Management
5. Contact Us
📧 Get in Touch
Have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data? We're here to help!
We typically respond to privacy-related inquiries within 1-2 business days.