Information we receive
Vercel provides aggregate site analytics and basic request logs. If you submit, sponsor, purchase, or contact us, we receive the details you enter, a request reference, and operational metadata needed for spam prevention and fulfillment. Stripe processes payment details; Machineworthy does not receive full card numbers.
How we use it
We use information to review nominations, respond to requests, prevent abuse, fulfill claimed profiles or sponsorships, maintain billing records, and understand which directory features are useful. We do not sell personal information.
Sponsored placement measurement
We record aggregate qualified displays and clicks for paid placements. A qualified display requires a sponsored card to be at least 50% on screen for one continuous second in a visible browser tab; a click records a request through its website link. A functional first-party HttpOnly cookie lasts up to 24 hours and supports repeat-event filtering. Repeated actions from the same anonymous browser are counted at most once for each placement, action, surface, and UTC day. This does not verify a human or establish unique people; automated activity and reset browser identifiers may still be counted.
Sponsor reports and CSV files contain dates and numeric totals, not browser identifiers or visitor or buyer personal information. Raw IP addresses are not stored in placement measurement records; hosting and abuse-prevention logs are separate.
Anyone with a private report link can access that report’s aggregate results. Keep the link private. Report pages are marked not to be indexed, do not load third-party analytics, and use a no-referrer policy to avoid sending their private address through outgoing links. This does not make a shared link secret again.
Processors
Machineworthy uses Vercel for hosting and analytics, Upstash for rate limiting and durable intake or fulfillment state, Telegram for limited operational alerts, and Stripe when checkout is active. External product links take you to third parties with their own policies.
Retention
Raw contact, nomination, and sponsorship inquiries are retained for up to 180 days. Pending placement payment records are retained until their payment state is reconciled. Finalized placement order records are retained for 400 days after the latest state event; aggregate placement activity is retained for 400 days after the last accepted activity. Other billing and entitlement records may be retained for the active relationship and up to 400 days after the latest billing event, unless a longer period is legally required. Other aggregate analytics may be retained by the processor under its policy.
Your choices
You may request access, correction, or deletion through the contact form. We may retain limited records where required for security, billing, disputes, or law. Browser controls can limit cookies or analytics.
Children
Machineworthy is a business discovery service and is not directed to children under 13.