01. Introduction
The Launch Feed ("we", "our", or "the Platform") operates the website at thelaunchfeed.com. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, process, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website, submit a product, cast votes, or interact with our services.
02. Information We Collect
When you authenticate via Neon Auth, Google OAuth, GitHub OAuth, or email magic links, we receive your email address, full name, avatar profile image, and username.
When you submit a software product, we store product names, taglines, UI screenshots, architectural diagrams, tech stack components, repository URLs, and founder bios. This information is published publicly on our leaderboards.
If you choose to verify your startup's MRR, you may provide a read-only payment gateway key (e.g. Stripe or Polar). All API keys are encrypted at rest using industry-standard AES-256-GCM encryption and are never exposed in public responses.
We record upvote timestamps, comment interactions, IP addresses (hashed for anti-botting fraud protection), browser user agents, and referral paths to enforce fair leaderboard rankings.
03. How We Use Your Information
- To publish and display your software products on daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly leaderboards.
- To schedule and execute the automated 6:00 AM IST (00:30 UTC) daily drop queue.
- To broadcast launches across official 𝕏, Telegram, and WhatsApp channels.
- To generate public machine-readable AI feeds at
/llms.txtfor search engines and LLM crawlers. - To prevent vote manipulation, spam submissions, and malicious activity.
04. Third-Party Service Providers
We partner with reliable third-party infrastructure providers to operate the platform securely:
- Neon Database: Serverless PostgreSQL database hosting and authentication engine.
- Vercel: Edge hosting, serverless computing, and CDN caching.
- Resend: Transactional email dispatch for authentication and launch notifications.
- Stripe & Polar: Payment processing for paid spotlight slots and MRR telemetry verification.
05. Data Retention & User Rights
You have full control over your data. You may request the export or complete deletion of your account, votes, and submitted products at any time. To exercise your rights under GDPR, CCPA, or applicable international privacy regulations, contact our privacy desk at hi@thelaunchfeed.com.
06. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our team via our contact form or email us directly at hi@thelaunchfeed.com.