Privacy Policy

What We Collect

• Account info: Email address and hashed password
• Usage data: API calls, endpoints used, timestamps, and costs
• Payment info: Processed via Stripe — we never store your card number
• Technical data: IP address and user agent for security and rate limiting

How We Use Your Data

• Provide and maintain the PincerAPI service
• Process payments and manage billing
• Improve API quality and reliability
• Prevent fraud and abuse
• Send service-related communications

What We Don't Do

We do not sell your personal data. Period.

Who We Share Data With

• Stripe: Payment processing
• Upstream API providers: As needed to fulfill proxy requests (e.g., your query parameters are forwarded)

We share the minimum data necessary for each service to function.

Cookies

We use a single session cookie (JWT) for authentication. No tracking cookies, no analytics cookies, no third-party cookies.

Data Retention

• Account data: Kept while your account is active
• Usage logs: Retained for 90 days, then deleted
• Payment records: Retained as required by law

Your Rights

You can request deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us. We comply with GDPR data subject requests, including access, correction, and erasure.

Contact

Privacy questions? Email legal@pincerapi.com.