Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to this podcast transcript search service ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we collect, use, and share information. This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding data collection when you use our service.

Important: This site is an independent search engine for podcast transcripts. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to any podcast, podcast network, or content creator. We do not own or claim any rights to the podcast content indexed on this platform.

2. What We Are

This site is a fan-made search tool that indexes publicly available podcast transcripts to help fans find specific moments, quotes, and discussions. Think of us like a search engine (similar to Google) but specialized for podcast content.

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Automatically Collected Information

When you use our service, we automatically collect:

• Device Information: A hashed identifier generated from your IP address and browser information. This is used solely for rate limiting and abuse prevention—we do not store your actual IP address in our database.
• Country: Your approximate country location (derived from Cloudflare headers) for analytics purposes.
• Search Queries: The searches you perform so we can improve our service and understand what content users are looking for.
• Usage Data: Pages visited, search result counts, and response times to help us optimize performance.

3.2 Information You Provide

If you choose to provide feedback on AI-generated answers:

• Your rating (thumbs up/down)
• Optional comments you submit
• The question and answer you're rating

3.3 Information We Do NOT Collect

• We do not require account creation or login
• We do not collect names, email addresses, or other personal identifiers
• We do not use tracking cookies for advertising
• We do not sell any data to third parties

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

• Provide the Service: Process your search queries and return relevant results.
• Prevent Abuse: Rate limiting ensures fair usage and prevents automated abuse of our AI-powered features.
• Improve the Service: Analytics help us understand usage patterns, popular searches, and areas for improvement.
• Maintain Security: Device fingerprints help us detect and prevent malicious activity.

5. Third-Party Services

Our service uses the following third-party providers:

• Cloudflare: For hosting, security, and content delivery. Cloudflare may process request data according to their Privacy Policy.
• Cloudflare Turnstile: For bot detection and human verification (CAPTCHA alternative). This helps us prevent automated abuse without intrusive challenges.
• AI Services: We use AI models to power our AI Search feature. Your search queries are processed by these services to generate answers, but we do not share any personally identifiable information with them.

6. Data Retention

• Rate Limit Data: Automatically expires after 30 minutes to 24 hours.
• Analytics Data: Retained in aggregate form. Individual event data may be periodically purged.
• Feedback Data: Retained to improve our AI responses unless you request deletion.

7. Your Rights

Since we don't collect personally identifiable information and don't require accounts, most traditional privacy rights (like account deletion) don't apply. However:

• You can stop using the service at any time
• Your rate limit data automatically expires
• If you've submitted feedback and wish to have it removed, contact us

8. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us.

9. 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 Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please reach out through the appropriate channels associated with this service.