Privacy Policy

At BAT AI TOOLS ("we", "our", or "us"), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our AI tool directory and sponsorship services.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with you ("Personal Data"):

• Account & Identity Data: Email address, user name, and authentication tokens when you sign up or log in via third-party providers (such as Google OAuth).
• Tool Submission & Business Data: Product URLs, product descriptions, media assets, and contact details submitted for directory listing or sponsorship passes.
• Technical & Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, and interaction metrics collected automatically via standard web cookies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various legitimate business purposes:

• To provide, maintain, and publish your AI tool directory listings and sponsorship packages.
• To authenticate your account session and prevent fraudulent activities or spam.
• To send transaction receipts, pass activation updates, and critical service announcements.
• To analyze traffic patterns and improve platform performance and multilingual user experience.

3. Payment Processors & Third-Party Services

We process checkout orders and sponsorship passes through merchant-of-record payment providers, such as Creem. We do not store or process your complete credit card details on our servers.

Payment transactions are handled directly by payment processors who adhere to PCI-DSS standards managed by the PCI Security Standards Council. Payment providers may collect necessary billing details (e.g., card information, billing address) in accordance with their respective privacy policies.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to store session tokens, remember user locale preferences, and analyze platform usage. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of our Service (such as login sessions) may not function properly.

5. Data Security & Storage

The security of your data is important to us. We implement industry-standard technical and organizational security measures (including HTTPS encryption and secure database controls) to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

6. Your Rights and Data Retention

Depending on your location (such as under GDPR or CCPA), you have the right to access, update, or delete the personal information we hold about you. You can request account deletion or data updates anytime by contacting us.

We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or to comply with legal obligations.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

support@bataitools.com