Effective Date: December 7, 2025

Privacy Policy

At Nerdworth, operated by Nerdbeak, Inc. ("we," "us," or "our"), your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the measures we take to safeguard it. In short, we do not sell your data—ever.

By accessing or using the Nerdworth website, platform, or related services (collectively, the "Platform"), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Platform.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

We collect the information you give us directly. This includes data you provide when signing up for an account, creating a profile, listing items, making purchases, or contacting us for support. Examples include:

Name or username
Email address
Shipping or billing address (when needed to complete transactions)
Information you share in your profile or listings
Communications with us (support emails, messages)

1.2 Usage Data

We collect information about how you interact with the Platform, including:

Pages or content you view
Links you click
Time spent on pages
Referral URLs
Device type, browser type, and approximate location (based on IP)

We collect this information to help us improve and personalize your experience on Nerdworth.

1.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies

Like many websites, Nerdworth uses cookies and similar technologies to:

Keep you logged in
Remember your preferences
Help us understand how the Platform is used

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features of the Platform may not function properly without them.

1.4 Payment Information and Stripe

When you buy or sell on Nerdworth, payments are processed by third-party payment processors such as Stripe.

We do not store your full payment card numbers on our servers.
Stripe or similar providers receive your payment information directly and process it in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.
We may receive limited information from these processors (e.g., last 4 digits of card, card type, payment status) for record-keeping and fraud prevention.

1.5 SMS and Text Messaging

If you use our text-to-list feature by sending SMS or MMS messages to our platform phone number, we collect:

Your phone number
The content of text messages you send to and receive from us
Images and media you send via text for the purpose of creating listings

We use this information to provide the text-to-list service, including creating marketplace listings on your behalf, and as described in Section 2 (such as AI processing to catalog items and improve the Platform). Your phone number is linked to your Nerdworth account to identify you. We do not share your phone number or SMS content with third parties for marketing purposes. Message and data rates may apply. You can opt out of SMS messages at any time by texting STOP.

1.6 Third-Party Services and Analytics

We may use third-party services to help us operate and improve the Platform, including:

Analytics providers (e.g., to understand usage and performance)
Artificial intelligence and machine learning providers (e.g., to process images, generate product metadata, and power catalog features)
SMS and messaging providers (e.g., to deliver text messages)
Email and notification providers
Cloud hosting and infrastructure providers

These third parties may collect or receive information about your use of the Platform (for example, your IP address or pages visited) as necessary to provide their services to us.

We do not authorize these providers to sell your personal data.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for purposes including, but not limited to:

Providing and maintaining the Platform: Operate the site, enable logins, process payments, and provide marketplace features.
Facilitating transactions: Show listings, process orders, send confirmations, and support payouts to sellers.
Improving features and user experience: Analyze usage data to understand what is working well and what needs refining.
AI and automated processing: Use artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify, categorize, and catalog items from submitted images and content; generate product metadata such as titles and descriptions; power search and discovery features; and train and improve our internal models and catalog systems.
Communicating with you: Send updates about transactions, security alerts, policy changes, and (when permitted) product updates or marketing emails.
Preventing fraud and maintaining security: Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity, enforce our Terms, and ensure a safe environment.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

3. Security

We implement reasonable security measures, such as encryption and secure server protocols, to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is entirely secure. You should use strong passwords and exercise caution when sharing information online.

Access to personal information on the Platform is restricted to you (the account holder) and to authorized personnel and systems. Accessing, collecting, or attempting to access personal information that is not your own, or circumventing our authentication, access controls, or other safeguards, is strictly prohibited under our Terms of Service and may violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and other applicable laws. We reserve the right to pursue all available legal and equitable remedies against any person who does so. If we become aware of a security breach affecting your personal information, we will notify affected users and applicable authorities as and when required by applicable law.

4. Your Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights including:

Accessing the personal information we hold about you
Requesting correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
Requesting deletion of your personal information (subject to legal retention requirements)
Objecting to or restricting certain processing
Withdrawing consent where processing is based on consent

To exercise these rights, contact us at cheddar@nerdworth.com. We will respond as required by applicable law.

5. Data Retention

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

Provide the Platform and support transactions
Comply with legal, tax, and accounting obligations
Resolve disputes and enforce our agreements

When data is no longer necessary, we will delete or anonymize it, unless we are required by law to retain it.

6. Cookies

As mentioned above, Nerdworth uses cookies to enhance your experience. If you prefer not to have cookies placed on your device, you may configure your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being set. Please note, however, that blocking cookies may affect the functionality and availability of some features on the Platform.

7. Children's Privacy

Nerdworth is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us at cheddar@nerdworth.com. We will take steps to remove such information and terminate the child's account.

8. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a resident of California, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and related laws.

8.1 Categories of Personal Information

In the preceding 12 months, we may have collected the following categories of personal information:

Identifiers (e.g., name, email address, phone number, IP address)
Commercial information (e.g., purchase history, listings)
Internet or other electronic network activity information (e.g., usage data, logs)
Communications data (e.g., SMS/MMS message content and media sent via text-to-list)
Approximate geolocation (derived from IP address)

We collect these categories for the business purposes described in Sections 1 and 2.

8.2 No Sale of Personal Information

We do not sell your personal information as "sale" is defined under the CCPA.

8.3 Your CCPA Rights

Subject to certain limitations, California residents may have the right to:

Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you
Request deletion of your personal information
Request information about how we have handled your personal information in the past 12 months
Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights

To exercise these rights, contact us at cheddar@nerdworth.com and clearly identify your request as a "CCPA request." We may take steps to verify your identity before responding.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, regulatory, or operational reasons. When we make material changes, we will post the revised policy on the Platform and update the "Effective Date" above. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, or wish to exercise any of your rights, please reach out:

Nerdbeak, Inc.
Email: cheddar@nerdworth.com