Privacy Policy

Introduction

AI Skills Directory (“we”, “our”, or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at skills.bastasdesign.com.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent, browser type, device information, and referring URLs collected automatically via analytics tools.
• Cookies: Small data files stored on your device to improve your browsing experience and serve relevant advertisements.
• User Submissions: If you submit a skill or leave a review, we collect the information you provide (name, email if given, review content).
• IP Address: Collected for analytics, security, and to prevent duplicate ratings. IP addresses are hashed and not stored in plain text.

How We Use Your Information

• To provide and maintain our website
• To analyze usage patterns and improve our service
• To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• To prevent spam and abuse
• To respond to your inquiries

Google AdSense & Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies by visiting aboutads.info.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects data such as pages visited, session duration, and demographic information. This data is anonymized and used solely for improving our service.

Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function (e.g., locale preference).
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site (Google Analytics).
• Advertising Cookies: Used by Google AdSense to serve relevant advertisements.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect your experience on our website.

Third-Party Services

Our website uses the following third-party services:

• Google AdSense — Advertising
• Google Analytics 4 — Website analytics
• Meilisearch — Search functionality (self-hosted)

Each of these services has their own privacy policy governing their use of your data.

Data Retention

We retain usage data for up to 26 months. User-submitted content (reviews, skills) is retained as long as it remains published on the site. You may request deletion of your submitted content by contacting us.

Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Rectify inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to processing of your data
• Data portability

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at: privacy@bastasdesign.com