VERDENT'S BETA PROGRAM PRIVACY NOTICE

Version: August 27, 2025

This Privacy Notice describes how we collect, use, and share your information when you use our Services.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

We collect the following categories of personal data:

A. Personal Data You Provide to Us Directly

We collect personal data when you create an account to use our Services or when you communicate with us. This includes:

Account Information: Verdent collects identifiers such as your username and email address when you sign up for a Verdent account or request information about our Services.

  • When you sign up using Google: We collect your Google user ID (sub), full name, and email address.
  • When you sign up using GitHub: We collect your GitHub user ID, username, and email address.
  • When you sign up using email: We collect your email address and password.

Communication Information: If you communicate with us, we collect your username, contact information, and the contents of any messages you send.

B. Personal Data We Receive from Your Use of the Services

When you use the Services, we automatically collect certain technical data to ensure the Services run smoothly and securely. This includes:

  • Device and Network Information: Your device or browser automatically sends us information about when and how you install, access, or use our Services. This information may depend on your settings and the type of device you use to access the Services.
  • Log Information: We collect information about how our Services are performing, including error logs and other information about how you interact with the Services.
  • Usage Data: We collect information about your use of the Services and about the technology on the devices you use to access the Services.
  • Cookies & Similar Technologies: We and our service providers use cookies, pixels, scripts, and similar technologies to operate, manage, and improve the Services and your overall experience. These technologies help us recognize you, customize your experience, market additional products or services to you, and analyze and optimize your use of the Services, for example, to help maintain your preferences. You can control cookies through your browser settings and other tools.
C. Information We Do Not Collect

Unless explicitly required for testing purposes, Verdent does not knowingly collect sensitive or special-category personal information, such as genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, health information, or religious information. Additionally, Verdent does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 18, nor does it direct any of its Services or content to them. If you are under the age of 18, please do not use our Services or provide any personal information.

If we become aware that a user is under the age of 18, we will investigate and, if appropriate, delete the personal data and/or the account.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

We may use personal data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain the Services, including optional features that enhance functionality and user experience;
  • To establish, manage, and administer your account, including processing payments and responding to inquiries;
  • To improve and develop the Services and to conduct research, including debugging and identifying or fixing issues that affect functionality;
  • To communicate with you, such as sending updates, information about the Services, and event-related communications;
  • To detect, prevent, and investigate fraud, misuse, security incidents, and breaches of our Terms of Service;
  • To comply with legal obligations and to protect the rights, safety, privacy, and property of users, Verdent, and third parties;
  • To investigate and resolve disputes or security-related issues.
HOW DO WE STORE AND SHARE YOUR INFORMATION?

We store your information on servers located within the United States. Your data will not be transferred to servers in other countries without your prior consent.

For this beta program, we do not disclose your personal data to third parties unless required by applicable law or necessary to perform our obligations under this Privacy Notice.

DATA SECURITY

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.

INFORMATION RELATED TO BETA TESTING

If you participate in our beta testing program, we will collect specific data related to your use of the Services to improve and develop our platform. Your code will not be synchronized to our servers. We do not store the content of your code or embeddings.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, please contact us at: verdent_feedback@codeck.ai