aib vote, operated by aib ("we," "us," or "our"), is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
1. Personal Information Collected
| Service | Information Collected | Method |
|---|
| Newsletter | Email address | User input |
| Contact Form | Name, email, industry, company size, message | User input |
| Registration (SSO) | Name, email, profile image | Automatic via SSO |
| Registration (Email) | Email, password (encrypted) | User input |
| Service Usage | Likes, bookmarks, notification read history, credit usage history | Automatically collected during use |
| AI Model Comparison | Prompts, AI responses, vote results, evaluation tags | User input |
| AI Recommendation | Usage purpose, current AI services, budget, experience level, priority | User input |
| Personalized Recommendations | Page views, searches, bookmarks, shares and other usage patterns | Automatically collected during use |
Automatically Collected Information
- Access logs (IP address, access time, page visits) — collected via Google Tag Manager / Google Analytics
- Service usage records (likes, bookmarks, notification reads, credit usage history) — automatically collected during use
- Behavioral analytics (content views, searches, bookmarks, shares) — collected for logged-in members only for personalized recommendations, deleted after 90 days
- Location data (city level) — used for weather widget and location-based features, stored in cookies for 1 hour
- Cookies: Essential (session authentication, required), Functional (weather widget location, 1 hour), Analytics (Google Analytics, optional). You can block optional cookies in your browser settings.
2. Purpose of Processing
- Newsletter delivery — AI news and content via email
- Inquiry response — Replying to questions and consultation requests
- Member management — Identity verification, personalized content, usage records
- Personalized recommendations — Recommending content and AI models based on usage pattern analysis
- AI model evaluation — Calculating model performance rankings from comparison voting data
- Service improvement — Content and UX improvement through analytics
- AI training — Improving AI models using de-identified content from consenting users only
3. Retention Period
- Member data: Until account deletion
- Newsletter email: Until unsubscription
- Inquiry data: Retained for a reasonable period after resolution
- Access logs: Per Google Analytics retention policy
- Behavioral analytics: Deleted automatically after 90 days
- AI recommendation profile: Until account deletion
- AI model comparison records: Retained indefinitely after anonymization (for model evaluation)
- Location cookies: 1 hour
Data may be retained longer if required by applicable laws.
4. Third-Party Disclosure
We do not share personal information with third parties without consent, except as required by law.
5. Service Providers
| Provider | Service | Country |
|---|
| Supabase Inc. | Data storage & management | Japan |
| Vercel Inc. | Website hosting | United States |
| Google LLC | Web analytics (Google Analytics / GTM), AI model services (Gemini) | United States |
| Stripe Inc. | Payment processing | United States |
| OpenAI Inc. | AI answer generation, embeddings | United States |
| OpenRouter Inc. | AI model routing | United States |
| Cloudflare Inc. | CDN, media storage | Asia-Pacific (APAC) |
Service providers process data only within the scope necessary and are contractually bound to maintain security.
6. International Data Transfer
Personal information is stored in Japan and the United States through our service providers. These providers hold international security certifications (SOC 2, etc.) and maintain appropriate safeguards.
7. Data Deletion
Data is deleted without delay when the retention period expires or processing purpose is achieved.
- Electronic files: Deleted using irrecoverable methods
8. Cookies
- Essential cookies: Authentication cookies (Supabase) are used to maintain login sessions.
- Functional cookies: Location cookies (1-hour retention) may be used for the weather widget.
- Analytics cookies: Cookies may be used for Google Analytics operation.
- You can refuse optional cookies through browser settings.
- Service usage is not restricted even if optional cookies are refused.
9. Your Rights
You may exercise the following rights at any time:
- Request access to your personal information
- Request correction or deletion
- Request suspension of processing
- Unsubscribe from newsletter
- Request account deletion and data removal
To exercise these rights, contact us at the address below. We will respond without delay.
10. Contact
For privacy-related inquiries, you may also contact the following organizations:
- FTC Consumer Information (ftc.gov)
11. Changes to This Policy
Changes to this policy will be announced on the website.