Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 20, 2025
At skills.rest, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how we collect, use, and safeguard your information. This Privacy Policy explains our data practices in detail.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide
When you use skills.rest, you may provide:
- Account Information: Name, email address, username when creating an account
- Skill Submissions: Content, descriptions, code, and metadata when contributing skills
- Communications: Messages, feedback, and support requests you send to us
1.2 Automatically Collected Information
We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website:
- Usage Data: Pages viewed, skills browsed, search queries, interaction patterns
- Device Information: Browser type, operating system, device identifiers
- Log Data: IP address, access times, referring URLs
- Cookies: Session data, preferences, analytics information (see Section 4)
1.3 Third-Party Information
If you authenticate through third-party services (e.g., GitHub, Google), we may receive basic profile information as permitted by those services and your privacy settings.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use collected information for the following purposes:
✓ Service Delivery
Providing access to our skill directory, enabling skill submissions, and facilitating user interactions
✓ Personalization
Customizing your experience, recommending relevant skills, and remembering your preferences
✓ Analytics and Improvement
Understanding usage patterns, measuring performance, and improving our platform
✓ Security and Fraud Prevention
Protecting our platform, detecting malicious activity, and preventing abuse
✓ Communications
Sending service updates, responding to inquiries, and providing customer support
3. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:
- Public Content: Skills you contribute and associated metadata (author name, description) are publicly visible by design
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist with hosting, analytics, and platform operations (bound by confidentiality agreements)
- Legal Requirements: When required by law, court order, or government request
- Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets (users will be notified)
- With Consent: Any other sharing will be done only with your explicit consent
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience. Our cookies include:
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Authentication, security, basic functionality | Session/1 year |
| Analytics | Usage patterns, performance metrics | 2 years |
| Preferences | Theme, language, display settings | 1 year |
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may limit platform functionality.
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services:
- Cloudflare: CDN, security, and hosting (Privacy Policy: cloudflare.com/privacypolicy)
- Analytics Services: Anonymous usage statistics and performance monitoring
- GitHub: Optional authentication and skill repository integration
6. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information:
- HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
- Secure database storage with access controls
- Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments
- Automated security scanning for submitted skills
- Employee training on data protection practices
However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Data Retention
We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with legal obligations. Specifically:
- Account data: Until account deletion (plus 30 days for recovery)
- Published skills: Indefinitely unless you request removal
- Analytics data: Aggregated and anonymized after 26 months
- Log data: 90 days for security purposes
8. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA Compliance)
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
Access
Request a copy of your personal data
Correction
Update or correct inaccurate information
Deletion
Request deletion of your personal data
Portability
Export your data in a portable format
Opt-Out
Decline certain data processing activities
Objection
Object to processing for specific purposes
To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@skills.rest
9. Children's Privacy
skills.rest is not intended for users under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information promptly.
10. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have different data protection laws. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of significant changes via email or prominent notice on our website. The "Last updated" date at the top indicates when the policy was last revised.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices:
📧 Privacy Team: privacy@skills.rest
📧 General Support: support@skills.rest
🌐 Website: https://skills.rest
Our Privacy Commitment
We believe privacy is a fundamental right. We are committed to being transparent about our data practices, giving you control over your information, and continuously improving our privacy protections. Your trust is essential to our mission of building the best Agent skills discovery platform.