Privacy Policy

Overview

MeritForge AI (meritforgeai.com) is a static informational website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about our data practices.

Data We Collect

MeritForge AI is a static website that does not collect personal data. We do not use cookies, tracking pixels, or third-party analytics scripts that collect personally identifiable information.

Our hosting provider (Vercel) may collect basic, anonymized analytics data including page views and geographic region. This data is aggregated and cannot identify individual visitors. For more information, see Vercel's privacy policy.

AI Advisor & Conversation Data

Our AI Career Advisor feature uses Anthropic's Claude API to generate personalized career guidance. When you use the AI Advisor:

• Conversations are not stored. Your chat messages are sent to Anthropic's API for processing and are not saved on our servers after the session ends.
• Anthropic's data practices apply. Messages sent to the API are processed in accordance with Anthropic's usage policy. Anthropic does not use API inputs to train models.
• Email collection. If you provide your email to continue using the advisor, it is stored in our subscriber database for product updates and AI career insights. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Cookies

The AI Advisor uses first-party cookies to manage your session usage (message count and daily limits). These cookies contain no personal information — only a counter and a date string. No third-party tracking cookies are used anywhere on the site.

Affiliate Links

Some links on MeritForge AI may be affiliate links. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate relationships never influence our editorial assessments or recommendations. We recommend products and services based solely on their merit and value to our readers.

Third-Party Links

Our content contains links to external websites including certification providers, job search tools, and educational platforms. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party site you visit.

Children's Privacy

MeritForge AI is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please reach out through our website.