Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

No Hotdog ("we," "us," "our") operates nohotdog.love. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. We collect as little data as possible to run the Service.

2. Information We Collect

From Google, Apple, and Clerk (authentication)

Email address, first name, last name, and profile image — provided by your selected sign-in provider when you sign in.

You provide

Username, display name, bio, profile visibility preference, and email communication preferences.

Payment data (via Stripe)

Stripe customer ID, subscription status, and transaction records (amounts, timestamps). We never see or store your card number, CVV, or billing address — Stripe handles all payment credentials.

Automatic data

Standard server logs (IP address, browser user-agent) and Convex platform usage data.

3. How We Use Your Information

• Authenticate your identity and manage your account
• Process subscription payments and maintain membership and transaction history
• Show which recipients and projects your membership has supported
• Power public profiles (public by default, opt out anytime)
• Show community statistics (e.g., subscriber count)
• Send email communications about your impact, projects, and community news (enabled by default, opt out anytime)

4. Third-Party Services

We rely on the following services to operate:

• Clerk — authentication (privacy policy)
• Stripe — payment processing (privacy policy)
• Convex — database and backend (privacy policy)
• Google — OAuth provider (privacy policy)

We do not sell your data. We do not use advertising or third-party tracking analytics.

5. Data Retention

Account data is retained while your account is active. You can delete your account by contacting us — deletion is processed through Clerk, which triggers removal of your user record.

Membership, transaction, payout, and disbursement records are retained indefinitely for financial auditing, operational reporting, and transparency purposes.

6. Public Information

The total subscriber count is always public. Aggregate impact statistics are public. Individual profiles are public by default — you can make yours private via your profile settings.

7. Data Security

We use industry-standard security practices: Clerk provides enterprise-grade authentication, Stripe is PCI-DSS compliant, Convex encrypts data at rest, social sign-in means we never store passwords, and all webhook signatures are verified.

8. Your Rights

• View your data anytime in your dashboard
• Edit your profile at any time
• Delete your account by contacting us
• Financial records are retained per our retention policy even after account deletion

For applicable jurisdictions: you may have additional rights to access, rectification, erasure, and data portability. Contact us to exercise these rights.

9. Children

No Hotdog is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from minors.

10. Cookies

We use essential session cookies only (for Clerk authentication). We do not use advertising cookies or third-party tracking cookies.

11. Email Communications

Members receive project updates and community news by default. You can opt out at any time via your profile settings. Transactional emails (payment confirmations, account changes) are always sent regardless of your preference.

12. Changes to This Policy

Updates will be posted on this page. Material changes will be communicated via email or a notice on the site.

13. Contact

No Hotdog is operated by Benjamin Hause. For privacy-related questions, contact us at ben@nohotdog.love or reach out on Discord.