Privacy Policy

Citera ("we", "us", "our") is a product of TS Technology and operates the Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) platform at citera.dev. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

1. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you sign in via Google or GitHub OAuth, we receive your name, email address and profile picture from the identity provider. We do not receive or store your OAuth provider password.

Usage Data

Each analysis you run through Citera generates a log entry containing: the URL submitted, the project it belongs to, credits consumed, processing status and a timestamp. We also store the analysis output — GEO scores, findings, extracted page data and AI simulation results — so you can view your history in the dashboard.

IP Addresses

We collect your IP address when you access the platform. IP addresses may be used for abuse prevention, fraud detection and security logging.

Payment Information

Credit purchases are processed by LemonSqueezy. We do not receive or store your credit card number or full payment details. We receive webhook notifications from LemonSqueezy confirming successful payments and the corresponding credit amount to add to your account.

Cookies and Session Data

We use a session cookie (HttpOnly, Secure) to maintain your authenticated session. We do not use third-party advertising or tracking cookies. See our Cookie Policy for details.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To provide, operate and maintain the Citera platform.
• To process credit purchases and maintain your balance.
• To run the GEO analyses and AI simulations you request.
• To detect and prevent abuse, fraud and unauthorized access.
• To display your analysis history and usage in your dashboard.
• To communicate service-related updates (no marketing emails without consent).

3. Third-Party Services

• AI Engines - To score pages and run simulations, content from the URLs you submit is sent to AI model providers (such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Perplexity) through an AI gateway. Refer to each provider's privacy policy for details.
• Crawling Provider - Public pages you submit are fetched by a managed crawling service to retrieve their content for analysis.
• LemonSqueezy - Payment processing. Refer to LemonSqueezy's Privacy Policy.
• Google - OAuth identity provider used for sign-in.

We do not sell, rent or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Data Retention

• Account data - retained while your account is active and for 90 days after deletion.
• Request logs - retained for 12 months, then automatically purged.
• Payment records - retained for 7 years as required by financial regulations.

5. Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us at hello@citera.dev. Deletion requests are processed within 30 days. Note that deleting your account will forfeit any unused credits.

6. Security

Connections to the platform use TLS 1.2+. We apply industry-standard security practices, but no transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

7. Children

Citera is not directed to children under 13 years of age. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be notified by updating the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the platform constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

9. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries: hello@citera.dev