Privacy Policy for ShouldBuild

Effective Date: July 26, 2026

Welcome to ShouldBuild ("we", "our", or "us").

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal information when you access or use ShouldBuild.

By using our website or platform, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for processing your personal data is ShouldBuild.

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, you can contact us at:

Email: arturobp.dev@gmail.com

(Replace this email with your final support email before launch.)

2. Information We Collect

When you use ShouldBuild, we may collect the following personal information:

Name
Email address
Payment information (processed securely by our payment provider; we do not store your full payment card details)
Information you voluntarily provide when using the platform, such as your product description, target audience, market, business idea and other inputs submitted for analysis.

We also automatically collect certain technical information, including:

IP address
Browser type
Device information
Operating system
Usage data
Cookies and similar technologies

3. Why We Process Your Data

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

Creating and managing your account.
Processing subscriptions and payments.
Providing AI-powered market analysis and research reports.
Improving the quality and performance of the platform.
Responding to support requests.
Sending important service-related communications.
Preventing fraud and protecting the security of the Service.
Complying with legal obligations.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data under one or more of the following legal bases:

Performance of a contract (to provide the ShouldBuild service).
Compliance with legal obligations.
Our legitimate interests, such as improving the platform, preventing abuse and ensuring security.
Your consent, where required (for example, certain cookies or marketing communications).

5. AI Processing

ShouldBuild uses artificial intelligence to generate market research reports and recommendations.

To provide these services, we process the information you submit through the platform, including descriptions of your products, ideas, competitors and target markets.

Please avoid submitting confidential information, trade secrets or sensitive personal data unless you are comfortable with such information being processed for analysis.

6. Third-Party Service Providers

We work with trusted third-party providers to operate the Service.

These may include providers for:

Payment processing (such as Stripe)
Authentication
Cloud hosting
AI services
Analytics
Email delivery

These providers only receive the information necessary to perform their services on our behalf.

We do not sell your personal data.

7. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers may process data outside the European Economic Area.

Where this occurs, we take appropriate safeguards to ensure that your personal data remains protected in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the use of Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission where required.

8. Cookies

ShouldBuild uses cookies and similar technologies to:

Keep you signed in.
Remember your preferences.
Improve website functionality.
Understand how visitors use the platform.
Measure performance and usage.

Where required by law, we will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

9. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to:

Provide the Service.
Comply with legal obligations.
Resolve disputes.
Enforce our agreements.

If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal data unless we are legally required to retain certain information.

10. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

However, no method of electronic storage or Internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. Your Rights

If you are located in the European Union or another jurisdiction with similar data protection laws, you may have the right to:

Access your personal data.
Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Request deletion of your personal data.
Restrict or object to certain processing activities.
Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
Request a copy of your data in a portable format.
Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:

arturobp.dev@gmail.com

12. Children's Privacy

ShouldBuild is not intended for children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If we become aware that a child has provided personal information, we will delete it promptly.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

If we make material changes, we will notify users by email and update the Effective Date at the top of this page.

Continued use of the Service after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

14. Contact

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the way we process your personal data, please contact us at:

ShouldBuild

Email: arturobp.dev@gmail.com