Privacy Policy
Effective: 2025
Overview
AgentScout is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparent data practices. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our AI agent search platform.
User Authentication & Why We Need It
AgentScout requires user authentication to provide personalized features and maintain platform security:
- • Personalized Chat History: Save and access your AI chat conversations
- • Agent Submission: Submit new AI agents to our directory
- • User Preferences: Customize your search and discovery experience
- • Security: Prevent spam and maintain platform quality
Why We Use Google OAuth
We integrate with Google OAuth to provide secure, convenient authentication for our users while maintaining strict privacy standards:
- • Security: OAuth provides industry-standard secure authentication without storing passwords
- • User Experience: One-click sign-in eliminates the need for separate account creation
- • Data Protection: We only access basic profile information (email, name) necessary for account creation
- • No Sensitive Data: We never request access to Gmail, Google Drive, or other sensitive Google services
- • User Control: Users can revoke access at any time through their Google account settings
Information We Collect
Account Information
When you sign in using Google OAuth or email authentication, we collect your email address and name for account creation and identification purposes.
User Content
Content you voluntarily submit, including AI agent submissions, chat messages, and search queries to improve your experience.
Usage Data
Basic analytics about how you use our platform to improve our services, such as search patterns and feature usage.
How We Use Your Information
- • Service Provision: To provide, maintain, and improve AgentScout's features
- • Personalization: To customize your search and discovery experience
- • Communication: To send important service updates and respond to inquiries
- • Security: To protect against spam, abuse, and unauthorized access
- • Analytics: To understand usage patterns and improve our platform
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for commercial purposes.
Data Protection & Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:
- • Encryption: All data is encrypted in transit and at rest
- • Access Controls: Strict access controls limit who can view your data
- • Regular Security Audits: We regularly review and update our security practices
- • No Password Storage: We use OAuth authentication and don't store passwords
Your Rights & Control
You have full control over your data and can exercise the following rights:
- • Access: View and download your personal data
- • Correction: Update or correct your information
- • Deletion: Request deletion of your account and data
- • Portability: Export your data in a standard format
- • Revoke Access: Remove Google OAuth access at any time
Data Retention
We retain your data only as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with legal obligations:
- • Account Data: Retained while your account is active
- • Chat History: Retained for personalization until you delete them
- • Submitted Agents: Retained to maintain directory quality
- • Analytics Data: Aggregated and anonymized data may be retained longer
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services to operate our platform:
- • Google OAuth: For secure authentication
- • Supabase: For database and authentication services
- • Hosting Services: For platform infrastructure
These services have their own privacy policies and are selected based on their strong privacy and security practices.
Policy Updates
We may update this privacy policy occasionally to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify users of significant changes through our platform or by email. Your continued use of AgentScout after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please contact us: