Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

AI Ad Genius ("we," "us," or "our") operates an AI-powered advertising platform designed for automotive dealerships in the United States. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our platform and related services.

By accessing or using AI Ad Genius, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the practices described here, please do not use our services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information:

• Account Information: When you register, we collect your email address, name, and company or dealership name.
• Website URLs: You provide website URLs that you wish to analyze for brand information, vehicle inventory, and other publicly available content.
• Payment Information: Payment processing is handled by Stripe. We do not store your credit card numbers, bank account details, or other sensitive financial data on our servers. Stripe may collect and store this information in accordance with its own privacy policy.
• Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with our platform, including pages visited, features used, actions taken, timestamps, and device/browser information.
• Generated Content: Ad copy, images, videos, and other creative assets generated through our AI tools on your behalf.

3. Website Scraping

When you provide a website URL, we use automated tools to extract publicly available information including business details, branding elements, and vehicle inventory data. This data is used solely to generate advertising content on your behalf.

We do not scrape websites without your explicit instruction. The data extracted from your provided URLs is stored in your account and is not shared with other users or third parties, except as necessary to generate ads through our integrated AI services.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Generate AI-powered ad copy, images, and video content tailored to your dealership.
• Manage your account, authenticate your identity, and maintain your preferences.
• Process payments, manage subscriptions, and handle billing through Stripe.
• Improve our platform, including training and refining our AI models using anonymized and aggregated data.
• Perform analytics to understand usage patterns and enhance the user experience.
• Communicate with you about your account, service updates, and support inquiries.

5. Third-Party Services

We integrate with the following third-party services to deliver our platform. Each service has its own privacy policy governing its use of data:

• Supabase — Database hosting and user authentication.
• Stripe — Payment processing and subscription management.
• Anthropic (Claude AI) — AI-powered text and ad copy generation.
• Google (Gemini AI / Veo AI) — AI-powered image and video generation.
• Firecrawl — Automated web scraping of provided URLs.
• Tavily — Market research and competitive analysis.
• Google Ads — Advertising platform for publishing and managing search and display campaigns.
• Meta (Facebook / Instagram) — Advertising platform for publishing and managing social media campaigns.
• TikTok — Advertising platform for publishing and managing video ad campaigns.

We share only the minimum data necessary for each service to perform its function. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party providers.

6. Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored on infrastructure provided by Supabase, hosted in the United States. We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information, including:

• Encryption at rest for all stored data.
• SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmitted in transit.
• Row-level security (RLS) policies to ensure users can only access their own data.
• Regular security audits and monitoring.

While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of electronic storage or transmission is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Cookies

AI Ad Genius uses the following types of cookies:

• Session Cookies: Essential cookies used for user authentication and maintaining your logged-in session. These are required for the platform to function.
• Preference Cookies: Used to store your onboarding state, theme preference, and other user interface settings.

We do not use advertising or tracking cookies. You may configure your browser to refuse cookies, but doing so may affect your ability to use certain features of the platform.

8. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: You may request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Deletion: You may request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain legal obligations.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@aiadgenius.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

9. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with additional rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to Know: You have the right to request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources, the business purpose for collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. AI Ad Genius does not sell personal information.
• Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To exercise your CCPA rights, please contact us at support@aiadgenius.com.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

11. Contact Us

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

AI Ad Genius
Email: support@aiadgenius.com