Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Forged AI llc ("Noodle", "we", "us") handles your personal data when you use forged-ideas.ai and the Noodle app. Forged AI llc is the data controller for this data. If you have a privacy question, email forge.ai.llc@gmail.com.

Data we collect

• Account data — your email address, display name and login credentials.
• Your invention content — the ideas, descriptions, designs, CAD concepts, research and concept packs you create, and the messages you exchange with Noodle, our AI coach.
• Team room messages — messages you post in a product's team chat, which are visible to that product's team members.
• Support data — questions and messages you send us through the Help page or by email.
• Usage data — which features you use and how credits are consumed, so we can run your plan's limits and improve the product.
• Technical data — IP address, browser type and log data needed to operate and secure the service.
• Payment data — payments are processed by Paddle.com as Merchant of Record, so payment card details go to Paddle, not to us. We receive records of your purchases and plan status.

Why we use it, and on what basis

• To provide the service — creating your account, saving your work, running AI features, enforcing plan and credit limits. Basis: performing our contract with you.
• To support you — answering questions and handling refund or account requests. Basis: contract, and legitimate interests in helping our customers.
• To keep the service safe — fraud prevention, abuse detection and security. Basis: legitimate interests.
• To improve Noodle — understanding how features are used. Basis: legitimate interests.
• To send service emails — verification, password resets, team invites and receipts. Basis: contract.
• Marketing emails — only where you've opted in. Basis: consent, which you can withdraw any time.

Who we share data with

We only share your data with companies that help us run Noodle:

• Service providers (subprocessors) — cloud hosting and database, email delivery, the AI providers that power Noodle, the web search provider used for market research, and error monitoring.
• Paddle.com — our reseller and Merchant of Record, which handles the sale of subscriptions and credit packs, payments, subscription management, tax compliance and invoicing.
• Professional advisers — lawyers and accountants, where needed.
• Authorities — where the law requires it or to protect our rights.

We never sell your personal data.

International transfers

Our service providers may process data outside your home country, including in the United States. Where personal data leaves the UK, EEA or Switzerland, we rely on safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or an adequacy decision.

How long we keep data

We keep your data for as long as your account is active and as long as needed to provide the service. If you delete your account, we delete or anonymise your data within 90 days, except where we must keep it longer for legal, tax or security reasons.

Your rights

Where the GDPR or similar laws apply, you can ask us for access to your data, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, or to object to our use of it, and you can withdraw consent at any time. We respond within one month. You can also complain to your local data protection authority. If a US state privacy law applies to you, you may have rights to know, delete and correct — note that we don't sell or share personal data for targeted advertising.

Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including encryption in transit and at rest, access controls, and least-privilege access to production data.

Cookies and local storage

Noodle uses only essential storage: a session cookie and browser local storage keep you signed in and remember your preferences. We don't use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies, so there's no consent banner to click through.

Children

Noodle isn't intended for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their data.

Changes to this policy

We'll update this page when our data practices change, and note the date above. Significant changes will also be announced in the app or by email.