A1igned Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 20, 2026. Last updated: October 20, 2026.

This Privacy Policy explains how Jigar Mody, doing business as A1igned ("A1igned," "we," "us"), collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information when you use www.a1igned.com and the A1igned web app (the "Service").

Short version:

• We collect what you put in your profile, what you search for, what you post and send, who you connect with, and limited technical data.
• We send some of the text you enter to OpenAI to run matching, search, writing help, feed selection, and the Support assistant.
• We do not sell your personal information and do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not use third-party analytics or advertising trackers.
• The Service is for adults 18 and older. By creating an account, you represent that you are 18 or older. We do not verify age.
• To access, correct, export, or delete your data, email support@a1igned.com. See Sections 6 and 9.

1. Information we collect

1.1 Information you give us

Birthdate, gender, and dating preference are optional. Sign-up asks only for your email and password (or Google sign-in). Birthdate and gender are optional fields in Profile Edit: you can leave birthdate blank, and gender defaults to "Prefer not to say." The app has no setting for being open to dating; every profile is stored as not open to dating. Birthdate and gender are not shown on your public profile page, but they can be used as search filters in matching. Only give us what you are comfortable sharing.

1.2 Information collected automatically

• Search events. When you run a Connect search, we record the search text, the intent we detected, which profiles were returned and their match scores, how many results there were, how long the search took, which results you clicked, and whether you were logged in or a guest.
• AI usage records. For each AI call we record the provider, model, feature, your account ID (or a guest flag), token counts, estimated cost, duration, and whether it worked. These records do not include what you typed or what the AI returned.
• Usage counters. Daily counts of certain actions per account (for example, feed refreshes), used for fair-use limits.
• Support and feedback context. With each Support message, the app sends the current page path, platform, logged-in or guest status, browser user agent, screen size, app version, theme, and your user ID if you are logged in. Feedback reports include the page, browser user agent, screen size, and app version.
• IP address. We use your IP address to limit request rates and for security. Our hosting provider also keeps standard server logs.

1.3 Cookies and on-device storage

We do not use advertising, analytics, or tracking cookies. The Service uses:

• Cookies: NEXT_LOCALE (your language choice, kept for one year) and a1_session (a flag that only says a session exists in this browser, so we can send you to the right page; kept for up to 30 days and cleared when you sign out or your session expires). Neither contains your login token.
• Browser local and session storage: your login token, your theme choice, your recent Connect searches and search state, Align cards you hid, and whether we have already shown you the setup prompt. This data stays in your browser until you sign out, clear it, or it is replaced. It is not used for advertising.
• App cache: the site installs a service worker that caches pages, scripts, images, and other site files in your browser's Cache Storage so the app loads faster. It is replaced as the site updates and cleared when you clear your browser's site data.

1.4 Location

We do not use GPS or your device's location, and we do not look up your location from your IP address. The only location we have is the location text you type into your profile. Your location-visibility setting (full, city, or region) is applied on our servers before other people see your profile.

1.5 Information from others

• Other users may send you connection requests or messages, or save your profile.
• Google, if you sign in with Google, provides basic account info (such as your email and name) through our authentication provider.

2. How we use information

We use personal information to:

1. Run the Service. Create and secure your account, show your profile, and let you post, search, connect, message, and save.
2. Match and recommend. Turn your profile, needs, offers, and search text into numeric representations ("embeddings") and compare them with other users' to suggest relevant people and posts, then rank results by intent, location, and other filters.
3. Show opportunities. Use your skills, interests, need or offer, and city to look up public opportunities, events, and resources on the web (Align and Impact).
4. Offer AI writing and support help. Suggest wording for your needs, offers, bio, and headline, and answer Support questions. Support transcripts are summarized and stored so a person can review and resolve your issue.
5. Keep the Service safe. Enforce our Terms, limit request rates, prevent spam, abuse, and fraud, and investigate reports.
6. Improve the Service. Measure search quality, fix bugs, and understand AI costs.
7. Communicate with you about your account (for example, email confirmation and password reset emails), connection activity (in-app notifications), and changes to the Service or this policy.
8. Meet legal obligations and protect our rights and the rights of others.

Legal bases (EEA/UK users). We process data as needed to perform our contract with you (items 1-4 and 7), for our legitimate interests in running a safe and effective service (items 5-6), with your consent where we ask for it, and to comply with the law (item 8).

Automated matching. Matches and suggestions are generated automatically. They rank and suggest people and content. They do not produce decisions with legal or similarly significant effects on you. You decide for yourself whether to connect.

3. AI processing (OpenAI)

Some features send your text to OpenAI, which processes it on our behalf through its API:

Our API also contains older prompt-parsing endpoints that can send prompt text to Google's Gemini API. The current app screens do not call them.

Please do not put sensitive information (such as health, financial, or government ID details) in search boxes, posts, messages, or Support chats.

4. How information is shared

With other users. Your profile is discoverable by default. Other users, and in some views logged-out visitors (for example, public profile pages and guest search), can see your profile details, including your name, headline, photo, skills, interests, and the part of your location your setting allows. You can turn off discoverability in Settings and choose which connection types you appear for in Profile Edit. Feed posts are visible to the people they are shown to. Connection request notes and messages are visible to the people you send them to.

With service providers, only to provide the Service:

For legal reasons and safety. We may disclose information if required by law, subpoena, or court order, or to protect the safety, rights, or property of users, the public, or A1igned.

Business transfers. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets, information may be transferred as part of that deal, subject to this policy.

We do not sell personal information and do not "share" it for cross-context behavioral advertising, as those terms are defined under the CCPA/CPRA.

Payments. We do not process payments. If paid plans launch, we will update this policy first.

5. Data retention

We keep your account data (your account, profile, posts, connections, messages, saved items, and feedback) until you delete it or ask us to delete it. Search events, AI usage records, and Support logs are kept while your account exists and, as described next, may be kept after it is deleted. When your account is deleted, your account ID is removed from Support logs, search events (including other people's search results that listed your profile), AI usage records, and feedback reports; the remaining contents of those records (including Support transcripts and search text) may be kept, no longer linked to your account ID (although they may still contain anything you typed into them). Backups and server logs kept by our providers are kept only for their standard limited retention periods, after which they are deleted. We may keep information longer when needed to resolve disputes, enforce our Terms, prevent abuse, or meet legal obligations.

6. Account deletion

There is no self-serve delete button in the app today. To delete your account:

1. Email support@a1igned.com from the email address on your account, with "Privacy Request" in the subject and say you want your account deleted.
2. We will confirm the request comes from the account holder.
3. We will then delete your account and the data linked to it, as described in Section 5, and confirm to you by email.

Content that others have already seen or copied, and information we must keep by law, may not be fully removable.

7. Security

We use encryption in transit (HTTPS), authentication through Supabase, row-level security on database tables, server-side-only service credentials, server-side enforcement of location visibility and discoverability, and request rate limiting. Internal logs (Support, search, and AI usage) are not exposed to app users. No system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. If a breach affects your information, we will notify you and the authorities as the law requires.

8. International transfers

Our providers may process data in the United States and other countries. If you use the Service from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to and processed in those countries.

9. Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

• Access / Know what personal information we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate information (you can edit most of it yourself in Profile Edit)
• Delete your personal information (see Section 6)
• Portability: get a copy of your information in a structured, machine-readable format. Settings → Export Data downloads a basic snapshot (your name, headline, location, intent, discoverability, and theme) as a JSON file; for a fuller copy, email us
• Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, targeted advertising, and profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects. We do none of these, but you may still submit a request.
• Object to or restrict processing based on legitimate interests (EEA/UK)
• Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent
• Appeal if we deny your request
• Not be discriminated against for using these rights

California (CCPA/CPRA). We collect these categories: identifiers (name, email, account ID, IP address); personal records (profile info); characteristics of protected classifications (birthdate, gender); internet or network activity (search events, interactions); approximate location (the location you enter); professional or education information; and inferences (matching embeddings and detected intent). Sources, purposes, and recipients are described above. We do not sell or share personal information.

EEA/UK (GDPR). Jigar Mody, doing business as A1igned, is the controller. You may complain to your local data protection authority.

How to make a request. Email support@a1igned.com from the email address on your account, with the subject "Privacy Request." We will verify your identity by confirming control of your account email, and respond within the time the law requires. An authorized agent can submit a request with proof of authorization.

Appeals. If we deny your request, you can appeal by replying to our decision or emailing support@a1igned.com with the subject "Privacy Appeal."

10. Age requirement

The Service is only for people 18 and older. By creating an account, you represent that you are 18 or older. We do not verify age. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If we learn that someone under 18 has an account, we will delete it. If you believe a minor is using the Service, email support@a1igned.com.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. If we make material changes, we will notify you in the app or by email before they take effect and update the "Last updated" date.

12. Contact

Jigar Mody, doing business as A1igned
Contact us by email: support@a1igned.com