Privacy Policy
Effective April 1, 2026
1. What we collect
When you create an account, we collect your name and email address via Google OAuth. We do not store your Google password. We collect your saved searches and saved grants so we can send you email alerts. We log page views to understand which grant categories are most useful.
2. How we use your data
- To authenticate you and maintain your session
- To send daily email alerts for new grant matches (Business plan only)
- To process subscription payments via Stripe
- To improve search relevance and site performance
We do not sell your data. We do not share your data with third parties except as described below.
3. Third-party services
- Google OAuth - handles authentication. Subject to Google’s privacy policy.
- Google AdSense - serves advertisements on this site. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. For more information on how Google uses data, see How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites.
- Stripe - handles payment processing. We never see or store your credit card number. Subject to Stripe’s privacy policy.
- Resend - sends transactional emails (alerts, receipts).
- Neon - hosts our PostgreSQL database on AWS infrastructure.
- Vercel - hosts the application. May log request metadata including IP addresses and browser information.
4. Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Session cookie - keeps you logged in. Set by NextAuth and contains a signed session token. Cleared when you sign out.
- Advertising cookies - Google AdSense may set cookies to serve relevant ads. These are third-party cookies subject to Google’s policies.
You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but this may affect your ability to sign in or use certain features.
5. Data retention
We keep your account data as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we remove your personal data within 30 days. Stripe retains billing records per their own retention policy.
6. Your rights
You may request a copy of your data, correction of inaccurate data, or deletion of your account by emailing support@grantmine.com.
7. Contact
Questions about this policy: support@grantmine.com