Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Archimedes Market LLC ("Archimedes Market," "we," "us," or "our") operates the platform at archimedes.market. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, store, and share your personal information when you use our platform.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

• Account information: email address, display name, avatar, role preference, country of residence
• Profile information: technical focus areas, portfolio links
• Content: assets, submissions, reviews, messages, and other materials you upload
• Payment information: processed directly by Stripe (we do not store card numbers)
• Communications: support requests and correspondence with us

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Device and browser information (user agent, screen resolution)
• IP address and approximate geolocation (country level)
• Usage data: pages visited, features used, timestamps
• Cookies and similar technologies (see our Cookie Policy)

3. How We Use Your Information

• Provide, operate, and maintain the platform
• Process transactions and send related notifications
• Verify identity and prevent fraud
• Enforce our Terms of Service and other policies
• Comply with legal obligations (tax reporting, sanctions screening)
• Generate anonymized analytics to improve the platform
• Generate vector embeddings of public content for search and discovery
• Perform automated security scanning and quality analysis (Trust Engine)

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal data. We share information with:

• Stripe: payment processing, identity verification, payouts
• Supabase: database hosting and authentication
• Vercel: application hosting and edge delivery
• OpenAI & Google: AI-assisted analysis (Trust Engine, description generation) — content is processed but not used for model training
• Sentry: error tracking and performance monitoring
• Resend: transactional email delivery
• Law enforcement: when required by law, subpoena, or court order

5. Data Retention

• Account data: retained while your account is active
• Financial records: minimum 7 years (legal requirement)
• Deleted accounts: personal data removed, financial archives retained per legal requirements
• Submission fingerprints: retained indefinitely for audit purposes

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Delete your account and personal data (subject to legal retention requirements)
• Export your data in a portable format
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Withdraw consent (where processing is based on consent)

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@archimedes.market.

7. International Transfers

Your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States. By using the platform, you consent to this transfer. We rely on Supabase and Stripe's data processing agreements for international data transfers.

8. Children's Privacy

The platform is not intended for individuals under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we discover that a user is under 18, we will terminate the account and delete associated personal data.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via email or in-platform notification at least 30 days before they take effect.

10. Contact Us

For privacy-related inquiries:

Archimedes Market LLC

Email: privacy@archimedes.market

Website: archimedes.market