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Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 21, 2026

At Shobdo, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our API services.

1. Information We Collect

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

  • Personal Data: Email address, name, and profile information if you register for an account.
  • Usage Data: Search queries, pages visited, time spent on pages, and other diagnostic data.
  • API Data: Information about API requests made using your generated keys, including IP addresses for rate limiting purposes.

2. How We Use 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 to:

  • Create and manage your account.
  • Provide, operate, and maintain our dictionary services and APIs.
  • Improve, personalize, and expand our services.
  • Understand and analyze how you use our website.
  • Prevent fraudulent transactions and monitor against theft.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.

4. Third-Party Authentication

We may use third-party service providers, such as GitHub or Google, for authentication. These providers may collect information as dictated by their own privacy policies.

5. 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.

6. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.