Privacy Policy

Overview

KiCad Parts ("we", "us", "our") is a SaaS platform and browser extension that helps users extract electronic component data from supplier websites and save it to KiCad libraries. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices.

Information We Collect

• Account data: name, email, authentication identifiers, subscription tier, and billing status
• Usage data: extraction count, feature usage, timestamps, and success/failure indicators
• Technical data: device/browser info, IP-derived region, extension version, and diagnostic logs for reliability
• Billing data: provided by our payment processor for subscriptions, overage charges, invoices, and receipts

How We Use Information

• Authenticate users and maintain sessions across web and extension
• Provide and improve extraction, export, and KiCad library features
• Track usage for subscription limits, overage calculations, and plan enforcement
• Process payments, issue invoices/receipts, and handle subscription changes
• Monitor reliability, prevent abuse, and ensure security
• Communicate service updates, billing notices, and support messages

Cookies & Local Storage

We use cookies and local storage to keep you signed in, remember preferences, and support analytics that improve product experience. The extension may use local storage to manage session handoff and cache non-sensitive data. You can control cookies in your browser settings, but some features may not work without them.

Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We share data with service providers only as needed to operate the service:

• Payment processing and subscription management
• Cloud hosting, storage, and analytics
• Customer support and communications

AI Processing of Public Web Page Content

When you use the extraction feature, the publicly available page content you choose to submit may be transmitted to third‑party large language model providers acting as our processors to generate structured data and confidence indicators. We do not intend to process personal data through this feature.

• Purpose: convert submitted page content into structured data
• Data: page content you select and related metadata (e.g., supplier URL)
• Transfers: processing may occur outside your region
• Retention: kept only as needed to operate, secure, and improve reliability

Data Retention

We retain account and billing records as required for legal and operational purposes. Usage and diagnostic data are retained for a period that supports troubleshooting and analytics and then deleted or anonymized.

Security

We implement administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the data we process. No system can be 100% secure, but we continuously improve our protections.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or export your personal data, and to object to or restrict certain processing.

To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity to process requests.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal data to us, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes to our practices or for legal, technical, or business reasons. We will post the updated policy with a new effective date and, when appropriate, provide additional notice.

Contact Us

For privacy inquiries or requests, contact us at support@kicadparts.com.