Last updated: 27 July 2026
This website is operated by CringeAlert!! ("we", "us" or "our"), an online service based in Oakland, California, United States. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your information.
By using CringeAlert!!, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
When you create an account or edit your profile, we may collect information such as:
You can choose which optional profile fields to complete, and you may update or remove them at any time in your account settings.
We also collect the content you create or share on CringeAlert!!, and data about how you interact with other users and features (for example, posts, comments, reactions, saved items, or similar activity).
When you visit or use CringeAlert!!, we automatically collect certain technical information, such as:
This information helps us operate, secure, and improve the service.
We and our advertising partner use cookies, browser local storage, and similar technologies for two purposes:
Our analytics provider uses neither cookies nor any persistent identifier — see Analytics below.
Where consent is required, advertising cookies are managed through a consent prompt provided by Google. You can reopen that prompt and change your choice at any time using the Consent Settings link in the footer. You can also control cookies through your browser settings, though blocking the strictly necessary storage described above will prevent you from signing in.
We use the information we collect for purposes such as:
We use Vercel Web Analytics to help us understand how visitors use CringeAlert!!. It collects information such as pages visited, referring site, and general device and browser type. The data is aggregated and does not identify you directly.
Vercel Web Analytics does not use cookies and does not create a persistent identifier for you. Visitors are counted using a temporary hash derived from the incoming request, which is discarded after 24 hours, so your activity cannot be linked across sessions, sites, or apps. Because of this, our analytics do not require your consent and there is no analytics opt-out to configure.
We display advertisements on CringeAlert!! through Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies, device identifiers, or similar technologies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites and apps, in order to show and measure ads, including interest-based advertising, in accordance with their own privacy policies.
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, or a US state with applicable privacy laws, we ask for your consent before these technologies are used. That prompt is provided by Google's consent management platform, which records your choice and passes it to Google and its advertising partners.
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the Consent Settings link in the footer, which reopens the same prompt. You can read more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
We do not sell your personal information in the everyday sense of the word. We may share information in the following situations:
Content you choose to make public (for example, a public profile or posts) can be visible to other users and, in some cases, to visitors who are not logged in.
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no system or method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for any activity on your account.
Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights over your information, such as:
You can usually manage much of this directly in your account settings. You can also contact us using the details in the "Contact us" section below.
If you close your account, we will delete or de-identify your profile information within a reasonable time, except where we are required or allowed by law to keep some data (for example, for security, fraud prevention, or record-keeping). Some content you created may remain in anonymized or aggregated form.
CringeAlert!! is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete it. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
CringeAlert!! is based in the United States. If you access the service from outside the United States, your information may be processed and stored in the United States or other countries, which may have different data protection laws than your country of residence.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. In some cases, we may provide additional notice (such as a banner or in-app notification).
Your continued use of CringeAlert!! after any changes means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, you can contact us at:
Email: cringealerted@gmail.com
