Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 13, 2025

Last Updated: September 13, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to PodLab ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information, including sensitive health data, with the utmost care and transparency.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our health experimentation platform and related services (collectively, the "Service").

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

• Account Information: Email address, password, username, display name
• Profile Information: Bio, avatar, public profile settings
• Contact Information: Email for notifications and support

2.2 Health and Experiment Data

• Health Goals: Your health objectives, conditions, and fitness goals
• Experiment Data: Interventions, tracking data, daily logs, notes, and results
• Tracking Information: Diet logs, symptoms, mood, energy levels, sleep patterns
• Timeline Events: Health-related events, treatments, and milestones

2.3 Usage and Technical Data

• Usage Data: How you interact with our Service, features used, time spent
• Device Information: Browser type, device type, operating system
• Log Data: IP addresses, access times, pages viewed, errors encountered

2.4 Community and Social Data

• Public Content: Blog posts, comments, community interactions (when you choose to share publicly)
• Feedback: Comments on experiments, suggestions, community support

3. How We Use Your Information

3.1 Core Service Provision

• Enable you to create, track, and manage health experiments
• Generate insights and patterns from your data
• Provide personalized recommendations and templates
• Facilitate community features when you opt to share

3.2 Communication

• Send experiment reminders and notifications
• Provide customer support and respond to inquiries
• Share important updates about the Service
• Send beta program updates and feedback requests

3.3 Safety and Improvement

• Monitor for potentially unsafe experiments or concerning patterns
• Improve our Service and develop new features
• Conduct research and analytics (using aggregated, de-identified data)
• Ensure platform security and prevent abuse

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

4.1 Your Control Over Sharing

You have complete control over the privacy level of each experiment:

• Private: Only you can see your data
• Anonymous: Data is visible but your identity is hidden
• Public: Data and your profile are visible to the community

4.2 When We May Share Information

• With Your Consent: When you explicitly choose to share publicly or with specific users
• Service Providers: With trusted third parties who help us operate the Service (under strict confidentiality agreements)
• Safety Concerns: If we believe disclosure is necessary to prevent harm to you or others
• Legal Requirements: When required by law, regulation, or legal process
• Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets (with user notification)

4.3 Research and Analytics

We may use aggregated, de-identified data for research purposes to:

• Improve health experiment methodologies
• Identify population-level health trends
• Contribute to scientific knowledge (with appropriate ethical oversight)

5. Data Security

We implement robust security measures to protect your information:

• Encryption: Data is encrypted in transit and at rest
• Access Controls: Strict access controls limit who can view your data
• Regular Audits: We regularly review and update our security practices
• Incident Response: We have procedures in place to respond to security incidents

6. Your Rights and Choices

6.1 Access and Control

• Access: You can access and review your personal information anytime
• Correction: You can update or correct your information
• Export: You can export your data in a portable format
• Deletion: You can delete your account and associated data

6.2 Privacy Settings

• Control the privacy level of each experiment
• Manage your public profile visibility
• Choose your notification preferences
• Opt out of research participation

7. Data Retention

We retain your information only as long as necessary to provide our Service and comply with legal obligations:

• Active Accounts: We retain data while your account is active
• Deleted Accounts: Most data is deleted within 30 days of account deletion
• Legal Requirements: Some data may be retained longer for legal compliance
• Safety Records: Safety-related flags may be retained to protect the community

8. International Users

If you are located outside the United States, please note that we may transfer your information to and process it in the United States, where our servers are located. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for international data transfers.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will take steps to delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by:

• Posting the updated policy on our website
• Sending you an email notification
• Providing in-app notifications

Your continued use of the Service after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

• Email: privacy@podlab.com
• Support: support@podlab.com