Privacy Policy

DECIDE is a decision-making application that helps you think through difficult decisions by structuring your options, the factors that matter, your preferences and reasoning, and producing a clear analysis and recommendation. DECIDE is a web-based application accessible through mobile and desktop browsers.

This Privacy Policy explains how personal information and other data are collected, used, stored, protected, and — where applicable — shared when you use DECIDE. It applies to the DECIDE application and the DECIDE website.

DECIDE is operated by DGG Labs (“we”, “us”, “our”). If you have any questions, contact us at dgg.operations@gmail.com.

We collect only the information needed to provide DECIDE. Depending on how you use the app, this may include:

• Account information. If you choose to sign in, we use Google Sign-In (provided through our authentication provider). We receive your email address, your name, your profile picture, and a Google account identifier. You can use much of DECIDE without an account; an account is required to save decisions and to subscribe.
• Content you create. The decisions you enter — including the situation you describe, the options and factors, your answers to clarifying questions, the resulting analysis and recommendation, any decision reviews, and your saved “next step”.
• Preferences and usage. Your language and appearance (theme) settings, your subscription status, and a counter of how many free analyses you have used.
• Payment information. If you subscribe, payments are processed by Stripe. We store a transaction record (plan, amount, currency, status, and Stripe identifiers). We do not receive or store your full card number.
• Reports you submit. If you report an AI-generated response, we store the reason you select, any optional details you add, and context about the reported response.
• Diagnostic and technical information. Like most online services, our servers and hosting infrastructure automatically generate logs that may include your IP address, browser/device type, and request metadata, used to operate and secure the service.

We do not collect your precise location, contacts, photos or camera, microphone audio, phone number, or health data. DECIDE does not request these device permissions.

DECIDE stores a small amount of information locally in your browser:

• Your language and theme preferences (in local storage), so the app remembers how you like it.
• A temporary copy of a decision you are working on and a post-login redirect (in session storage), used only to continue your flow if you sign in mid-way.
• A session cookie that keeps you signed in (see “Cookies” below).

Preference data stays on your device and is not used to identify you. This information is removed when you clear your browser’s site data or uninstall/stop using the app in that browser.

When you sign in, save a decision, subscribe, or submit a report, the relevant information described above is transmitted to our backend so we can provide the service. Our backend is built with FastAPI and stores data in a MongoDB database hosted on our infrastructure.

• What is transmitted: your account details, the decisions and answers you create, subscription/payment metadata, and any reports you submit.
• Why: to authenticate you, generate and save your analyses, manage your subscription, and keep the service secure.
• Protection: data is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS) and stored with access controls.
• Retention: see “Data Retention”.

DECIDE uses artificial intelligence to understand your decision and generate the analysis and recommendation. To do this, the text you enter and your answers to the clarifying questions are sent to a large language model (Anthropic’s Claude) through our integration/proxy provider, which returns the structured analysis.

• What may be sent: the decision description and clarifying answers you provide. Please avoid entering sensitive personal information you would not want processed by an AI service.
• Why: solely to produce your decision analysis, questions, trade-offs, and recommendation.
• Handling by the provider: the content is processed transiently to return a result and is subject to the AI provider’s terms. According to Anthropic, inputs submitted through its API are not used to train its models. We do not use your content to train our own models.

DECIDE does not currently use third-party analytics SDKs (such as Google Analytics, Firebase Analytics, PostHog, Mixpanel, or Amplitude), and DECIDE does not display advertising or use advertising networks. We do not track you across other apps or websites.

The DECIDE application uses a single strictly-necessary session cookie to keep you signed in after authentication, together with browser local storage for your preferences (as described above). We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.

The DECIDE website loads a web font from Google Fonts and, on the landing page, one image from Unsplash. When these assets load, those providers may receive your IP address and browser information as a normal part of delivering the content. These requests are limited to serving those assets.

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and operate DECIDE and save the decisions and content you create.
• Generate your AI-powered analysis and recommendations.
• Manage your account, subscription, and free-usage limits.
• Maintain security, prevent abuse, and diagnose technical problems.
• Respond to your reports and provide customer support.
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information. We share information only with the service providers needed to run DECIDE, and with authorities where legally required:

• Hosting & platform provider — operates our servers, database, and authentication proxy.
• Authentication provider (Google Sign-In) — verifies your identity when you choose to sign in.
• AI provider (Anthropic) — processes your decision text to generate the analysis, via our integration provider.
• Payment processor (Stripe) — processes subscription payments.
• Content delivery (Google Fonts, Unsplash) — serves the website font and one landing image.
• Legal authorities — when required by law or to protect rights, safety, and the integrity of the service.

We keep your account information and the decisions you create for as long as your account is active. Payment records may be retained as needed to meet legal, tax, and accounting obligations. Reports you submit may be retained for safety and abuse-prevention purposes. We retain your account and the decisions you create until you choose to delete your account. When you delete your account, your data is removed as described below.

You can permanently delete your account and associated data at any time:

• In the app: go to Settings → Delete account and confirm. This immediately and permanently deletes your account, your decisions and history, your subscription records, and your active sessions.
• On the web: visit /delete-account for step-by-step instructions and details on exactly what is deleted and retained.

Deletion cannot be undone. Certain records (such as payment records required for legal compliance, and reports retained for safety) may be kept where the law permits or requires. If you need help, contact dgg.operations@gmail.com.

DECIDE is intended for general audiences and is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS), access controls, and HTTP-only session cookies. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we work to protect your information and to respond appropriately to any incident.

Some of the service providers described in this policy may process information in countries other than your own, including outside the European Economic Area (for example, in the United States). Where such transfers occur, we rely on the providers’ applicable safeguards and contractual protections to keep your information protected, as required by applicable law.

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the following rights regarding your personal data, subject to applicable law:

• Right of access to your personal data.
• Right to rectification of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure (deletion).
• Right to restriction of processing.
• Right to object to processing.
• Right to data portability.
• Right to withdraw consent, where processing is based on consent.

To exercise these rights, contact dgg.operations@gmail.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

We may update this Privacy Policy when our practices change or as required by law. When we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, provide notice within the app.

For any questions or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, contact: