Privacy policy

RipePins helps creators see which Pinterest trends match their blog posts and when to pin. This policy explains what personal data we collect, why, who we share it with, and the choices you have.

RipePins is run by RipePins. You can reach us at hello@ripepins.com.

What we collect

• Waitlist: your email address and your niche, if you join the founding-member waitlist.
• Account: your email address, and your name and profile picture if you sign in with Google. We do not see or store your Google password.
• Your website: the web address you give us, and the public text of your posts: titles, headings, web addresses, last modified dates and whether a post has a vertical image. We read only pages that are publicly available.
• Your settings: your region, your preferred lead time, your watchlist keywords, your plan and your email digest choices.
• Pinterest data (only if you connect Pinterest): basic account details, your boards, and your pins with their performance numbers, such as impressions, saves and outbound clicks. We ask for read-only access. We never see or store your Pinterest password.
• Billing: our payment provider handles your card details. We receive your plan, subscription status and a customer reference. We never see or store your full card number.
• Usage and device data: basic technical data such as pages visited, browser type and approximate location. We use Google Analytics for this only if you accept analytics cookies.
• Error reports: technical details when something goes wrong. We set our error tool not to collect personal data.

Why we use it

• To provide the service: match your posts to trends, calculate dates and show your results.
• To send emails you ask for, such as the digest, plus service and billing emails.
• To write pin titles and descriptions for you, if you use AI pin copy.
• To take payment and manage your plan and trial.
• To keep the service secure, fix errors and improve it.
• To tell waitlist members when access opens.

If you are in the UK or EU, our legal bases are: performing our contract with you, our legitimate interests in running and securing the service, your consent (for analytics cookies and Pinterest connections), and legal obligations.

Pinterest data

You connect Pinterest through Pinterest's own sign-in page. We store the access tokens encrypted, use them only to show you how your pins performed, and do not sell or share your Pinterest data. You can disconnect at any time in Integrations, which deletes the stored tokens. You can also remove RipePins in your Pinterest account settings. RipePins is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pinterest.

Who we share data with

We do not sell your personal data. We use these companies to run RipePins, and they process data on our behalf:

• Google (Firebase) for sign-in and our database.
• Vercel for hosting.
• Lemon Squeezy for payments, tax and invoices.
• Resend for sending email.
• OpenAI for AI pin copy. We send only the keyword, related keywords and post title needed for the request.
• Sentry for error reports.
• Google Analytics, only with your consent.
• Pinterest, only if you connect your account.

We may also share data if the law requires it, or to protect our rights or the safety of others.

Where data is processed

These providers may process data outside your country, including in the United States. Where the law requires it, we rely on safeguards such as standard contractual clauses, which our providers offer in their data processing terms.

How long we keep it

• Waitlist details: until you ask us to delete them, or for a reasonable time after launch.
• Account and site data: while your account is open. If you downgrade or your trial ends, we keep your data and move you to the Free plan.
• When you delete your account, we delete your personal data within 30 days, except what we must keep by law, such as payment and tax records, which our payment provider holds for the period the law requires.
• Pinterest tokens: until you disconnect or delete your account.

Cookies

We use cookies that are needed to sign you in and keep the service working. We set analytics cookies only if you accept them, and you can change your choice at any time.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you can ask to see your data, correct it, delete it, export it, object to or limit how we use it, and withdraw consent. Email us at hello@ripepins.com and we will reply within 30 days. If you are not happy, you can complain to your data protection authority, such as the UK Information Commissioner's Office.

Children

RipePins is not for anyone under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their data.

Security

We use encryption in transit, encrypt Pinterest tokens, and limit who can read data. No system is perfectly secure, so please use a strong sign-in method.

Changes

If we change this policy in a way that matters, we will update the date above and tell you by email or in the app.