Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 2026

CodeBridge Marketplace ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.codebridgemarketplace.com and our Developer operating system platform.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data

Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, phone number, payment information, and demographic information that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, including:

• Account registration (Vibe-Coder, Developer, or Business accounts)
• Project postings and job applications
• Code reviews and workspace collaboration
• Payment processing and invoicing
• Support requests and communications

Derivative Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as:

• IP address and device information
• Browser type and operating system
• Access times and pages viewed
• Referring website addresses
• Cookies and tracking technologies

Financial Data

Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you purchase, order, return, exchange, or request information about our services from the Site. We store only very limited, if any, financial information that we collect. Otherwise, all financial information is stored by our payment processor, Stripe, and you are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions.

Code and Project Data

When you use CodeBridge Marketplace, we may collect:

• Code uploaded for review or collaboration
• Project files and documentation
• Workspace activity and version history
• AI prompts and generated code (for service improvement only)

2. Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

• Create and manage your account (Vibe-Coder, Developer, or Business)
• Email you regarding your account, orders, projects, or waitlist status
• Match Vibe-Coders with appropriately vetted Developers using our AI algorithms
• Process milestone payments, escrow releases, and refunds
• Fulfill and manage purchases, orders, payments, and other transactions
• Generate a personal user profile about you to make future visits more personalized
• Increase the efficiency and operation of the Site
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience
• Notify you of updates to the Site and our services
• Offer new products, services, and/or recommendations to you
• Perform other business activities as needed
• Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity
• Process payments and refunds through our payment processor
• Respond to product and customer service requests
• Send you a newsletter (if you have opted in)

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

By Law or to Protect Rights

If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including:

• Stripe: Payment processing and financial transactions
• Anthropic: Claude AI integration for code generation
• Supabase: Database and authentication services
• Vercel/AWS: Hosting and infrastructure
• Email providers: Transactional and marketing emails
• Analytics providers: Website usage and performance monitoring

Business Transfers

We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

With Your Consent

We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

4. Tracking Technologies

Cookies and Web Beacons

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site.

Analytics

We may use third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Site, including:

• Google Analytics
• PostHog (privacy-focused analytics)
• Sentry (error tracking)

5. Third-Party Websites

The Site may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information.

6. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

7. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

8. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online.

9. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Know

You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months.

Right to Delete

You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.

Right to Opt-Out

You have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. We do not sell your personal information.

Right to Non-Discrimination

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise your rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by:

• Email: privacy@codebridgemarketplace.com

10. GDPR Privacy Rights (European Users)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

You have the right to:

• Access: Request copies of your personal data
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
• Restrict processing: Request we restrict processing of your data
• Object to processing: Object to our processing of your data
• Data portability: Request transfer of your data to another organization

11. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When we no longer need your information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

Typical retention periods:

• Account data: Until account deletion + 30 days
• Project data: Until project completion + 1 year
• Financial records: 7 years (legal requirement)
• Support tickets: 3 years
• Analytics data: 2 years

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.