PRIVACY POLICY

Tino Situation Room ("we," "us," or "our") operates the situation.today website and related services (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our Service.

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your email address, display name, and authentication credentials. If you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email, and profile photo from Google.

Usage Data

We automatically collect information about how you interact with the Service, including pages visited, features used, dashboard configurations, and preferences. This data is used to improve the Service and personalize your experience.

Device Information

We may collect device type, operating system, browser type, IP address, and general location data (country/region level) for security, analytics, and rate-limiting purposes.

User-Generated Content

If you submit reports, comments, or other content through the Service, we store that content along with your user ID and timestamp.

• Provide, operate, and maintain the Service
• Authenticate your identity and manage your account
• Save and sync your dashboard preferences across devices
• Send push notifications and alerts you have opted into
• Monitor and prevent abuse, fraud, and security threats
• Analyze usage patterns to improve the Service
• Comply with legal obligations

Your data is stored using Google Firebase (Firestore and Firebase Authentication), which provides encryption at rest and in transit. We implement rate limiting, input sanitization, and access controls to protect against unauthorized access. However, no method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We do not sell your personal information. We may share data with:

• Service providers — Firebase (Google) for authentication and database hosting, Anthropic for AI-powered analysis features
• Legal requirements — when required by law, subpoena, or to protect our rights
• Safety — to investigate fraud, security issues, or violations of our Terms

The Service integrates with third-party data sources (GDELT, USGS, ACLED, NewsAPI, and others) to provide real-time intelligence data. These sources have their own privacy policies. We do not share your personal data with these data providers.

We use browser local storage to save your dashboard preferences, session data, and authentication state. We do not use third-party tracking cookies. Firebase may use cookies for authentication purposes.

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data stored in your account
• Update your display name and preferences at any time
• Delete your account and associated data through the profile page
• Export your data by contacting us
• Opt out of push notifications through your browser/device settings

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. Event data and analytics are retained for up to 48 hours in our live buffer and may be stored in aggregate form for longer periods. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal data within 30 days.

The Service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete it promptly.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at privacy@situation.today.