Privacy Policy

Effective date: June 19, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Prashant Anand, a sole proprietor in Japan operating ThreadDetect (“ThreadDetect,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), collects, uses, and discloses information when you visit or use ThreadDetect.

1. Information we collect

We may collect the following information:

• Account information: your email address and authentication records.
• Product information: product names, website URLs, descriptions, target audiences, problems solved, and website content that you submit or authorize us to retrieve.
• Subscription information: subscription status, billing dates, transaction identifiers, and limited payment-related information received from Stripe. We do not receive or store your complete payment-card number.
• Usage and technical information: IP address, browser and device information, timestamps, pages viewed, cookies, and application, security, and error logs.
• Communications: information you include when contacting us for support or otherwise communicating with us.
• Email-interaction information: whether an alert or other email was delivered, opened, or clicked, where supported by our email provider.
• Public Hacker News information: publicly available posts, comments, usernames, item identifiers, scores, links, and related engagement information.

2. How we use information

We use information to:

• create and authenticate accounts;
• retrieve and summarize product information;
• monitor public Hacker News discussions and evaluate their potential relevance to your product;
• generate, deliver, and display alerts;
• process subscriptions and maintain billing records;
• provide support and respond to requests;
• understand use of the service and improve its performance and usability;
• detect fraud, abuse, security incidents, and technical problems;
• comply with legal obligations and enforce our agreements; and
• send service-related communications and, where permitted, product updates or marketing communications.

3. Automated and AI processing

We use automated systems and third-party AI service providers to analyze public Hacker News content and public or user-provided information about products and company websites.

We do not intentionally include your account email address in prompts sent to AI providers. You should not place confidential, sensitive, or regulated personal information in product-description fields.

4. How we disclose information

We may disclose information to service providers that help us operate ThreadDetect, including providers of:

• payment processing;
• website and database hosting, storage, and backups;
• transactional email and email-interaction measurement;
• artificial-intelligence processing;
• analytics;
• application monitoring, security, and error reporting; and
• customer support and other operational services.

These providers may process information only for the services they provide to us, subject to their agreements and applicable law.

We may also disclose information:

• when required by law, legal process, or a valid government request;
• to protect the rights, safety, security, or property of ThreadDetect, our users, or others;
• in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of all or part of the service; or
• with your direction or consent.

We do not sell your personal information.

5. Payments

Payments are processed by Stripe. Stripe collects and processes payment information under its own privacy policy. We receive information needed to manage your subscription, such as customer and subscription identifiers, payment status, and billing dates, but not your complete card number.

6. Google Analytics and cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for essential functions such as authentication, security, and session management.

We may also use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use ThreadDetect. Google Analytics may collect information such as your IP address, device and browser information, pages visited, and interactions with the website, using cookies or similar technologies. Where required by applicable law, we will request consent before enabling non-essential analytics.

You can control cookies through your browser settings and any consent controls made available on our website. Disabling essential cookies may prevent parts of ThreadDetect from working correctly. Information about Google’s handling of data is available in Google’s Privacy Policy.

7. Email tracking

Emails from ThreadDetect may contain tracking technologies that tell us whether an email was delivered, opened, or clicked. We use this information to measure delivery, troubleshoot alerts, and understand whether our communications are useful. Your email application may allow you to block remote images or otherwise limit this tracking.

8. International processing

We and our service providers may process information in Japan and other countries. Those countries may have privacy laws different from the laws where you live. Where required, we use appropriate contractual or other safeguards for international transfers.

9. Data retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide and secure ThreadDetect, maintain required business and tax records, resolve disputes, and comply with legal obligations.

When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we will delete or anonymize it. Some information may remain temporarily in backups or be retained where required by law, for fraud prevention, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

10. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information. However, no internet service or storage system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Your choices and rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, or object to or request restriction of certain processing, where applicable law provides those rights.

You may also cancel your account, manage cookies through available controls, and unsubscribe from marketing emails. Service and billing communications may continue while your account or subscription remains active.

To make a privacy request, email prashant@threaddetect.com. We may ask for information reasonably necessary to verify your identity and protect your account. Our business address will be provided without delay in response to a verified request where required by applicable law.

12. Third-party links

ThreadDetect links to Hacker News and other third-party websites. We do not control and are not responsible for their privacy practices. Review their policies before providing information to them.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version with a new effective date and provide reasonable notice if a change materially affects how we handle personal information.

14. Contact

ThreadDetect is operated and controlled by:

Prashant Anand
Sole proprietor, Japan
prashant@threaddetect.com