Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Paradox (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects information when you browse our website, use our developer deal directory, subscribe to our email newsletter, or submit deal tips.

By using Paradox, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you have any questions or require further clarification, please contact us at pradhumansingh196@gmail.com.

We only collect information necessary to operate, improve, and secure our directory:

• Information You Provide Voluntarily: When you subscribe to our deal newsletter or submit a discount through our “Submit a Deal” form, we collect your email address and any submitted deal details. We never sell or rent your email address.
• Log Files & Technical Data: Like most standard websites, our hosting servers automatically log standard web requests. This includes your IP address, browser type and version, referring and exit pages, operating system, timestamp, and requested URLs to ensure site uptime, performance, and security.
• Aggregated Analytics: We use privacy-conscious Google Analytics 4 to track overall traffic trends, popular deal categories, and site performance. This data is collected on an aggregated basis and does not identify individual visitors personally.

Cookies and local browser storage are used to remember user preferences and understand visitor interactions. We use the following types of storage:

• Essential & Preference Storage: We store your UI theme preference (Light or Dark mode) locally in your browser storage so that your visual experience remains consistent across sessions.
• Analytics & Performance: Aggregated, anonymous traffic telemetry to evaluate which deals, categories, and developer tools are most valuable to our community.
• Affiliate Referral Cookies: Outbound links to verified partner platforms (including Cuelinks and direct SaaS partner platforms) may set referral cookies to credit referral transactions when a deal is claimed.

Paradox participates in affiliate marketing programs, including direct merchant affiliate programs and performance marketing networks such as Cuelinks.

When you click on outbound buttons such as “Claim Deal” or “Visit Website”, affiliate tracking parameters or redirect links record that Paradox referred you to the merchant’s site. If you complete a qualifying signup or purchase, the merchant pays Paradox a referral commission at zero extra cost to you.

These tracking technologies record referral timestamps and deal identifiers, but do not collect credit card numbers, passwords, or personal billing credentials from your merchant interaction. For full details on our editorial standards, read our Affiliate Disclosure.

We use collected data solely for the following legitimate purposes:

• Operating, optimizing, and maintaining the fast search, filtering, and catalog features of Paradox.
• Delivering our weekly deal digest if you explicitly opted into newsletter notifications.
• Reviewing, verifying, and publishing community-submitted deals and bug reports.
• Detecting, preventing, and addressing technical issues, malicious crawling, or fraudulent activities.

Paradox contains direct links to third-party merchant platforms, software providers, cloud services, and educational programs. Once you click an outbound link and leave our domain, our Privacy Policy no longer applies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms of any third-party service before submitting personal or financial information.

Depending on your jurisdiction (such as the European Union or California), you may hold statutory privacy rights, including:

• Right of Access: Request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): Request immediate deletion of your email address from our subscriber database.
• Right to Opt-Out / Do Not Sell: Paradox does not sell personal information to third parties under any circumstances.

To exercise any of these rights, please email pradhumansingh196@gmail.com with your request. We respond within 30 days.

Paradox is intended for software developers, founders, and students who have reached the age of majority or have parental permission. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided personal data, we delete it immediately.