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Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 4, 2026

Publish Owl ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our content automation platform.

Information We Collect

Account Information: When you sign up, we collect your email address and name through our authentication provider, Clerk.

API Keys: You provide your own API keys for AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.). These keys are encrypted and stored securely. We only use your API keys to execute your requests, including content generation workflows and the Owlbert AI assistant chatbot.

Content Data: We store the articles, jobs, workflows, and configurations you create within the platform.

Usage Analytics: We use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-focused analytics service that does not use cookies and does not collect personal data. We only see aggregate statistics like page views and referral sources.

How We Use Your Information

  • To provide and maintain the Publish Owl service
  • To execute content generation workflows and AI assistant features using your provided API keys
  • To communicate with you about your account or support requests
  • To improve our service based on aggregate usage patterns
  • To process payments through our payment provider, Polar

Third-Party Services

We integrate with the following third-party services:

Core Infrastructure (managed by us):

  • Clerk: Authentication and user management
  • Convex: Database and backend infrastructure
  • Cloudflare R2: File and image storage
  • Polar: Subscription and payment processing
  • Plausible: Privacy-focused analytics (no cookies, no personal data)
  • Resend: Transactional emails

LLM/AI Text Providers (using your API keys):

  • OpenAI: GPT models for content generation (web search supported)
  • Anthropic: Claude models for content generation (web search supported)
  • Google: Gemini models for content generation (grounding with Google Search)
  • xAI: Grok models for content generation (web search supported)
  • Perplexity: Deep research models with built-in web search
  • OpenRouter: Aggregated access to 200+ AI models

Image Generation (using your API keys):

  • OpenAI: GPT Image models
  • Google: Gemini/Imagen for image generation
  • Black Forest Labs: Flux image models
  • Stability AI: Stable Diffusion models
  • Ideogram: AI image generation

Stock Photo Services (using your API keys):

  • Pexels: Free stock photos
  • Pixabay: Free stock photos
  • Unsplash: Free stock photos

Web Scraping & Browser Automation (using your API keys):

  • ScrapingBee: Web scraping with proxy rotation
  • Anchor Browser (b0.dev): AI-powered browser automation

Data & Commerce (using your credentials):

  • Amazon Product Advertising API: Product data for affiliate content

CMS Platforms (your own connections):

  • WordPress, Ghost, Webflow, Strapi, GitHub: Content publishing destinations

Each of these services has their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing them. Services marked "using your API keys" or "using your credentials" are accessed directly using credentials you provide.

Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:

  • API keys are encrypted at rest using AES-256 encryption
  • All data transmission is encrypted using HTTPS/TLS
  • We use secure authentication through Clerk
  • Database access is restricted and audited

Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain certain information for legal or compliance purposes.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access and download your data
  • Correct inaccurate information
  • Delete your account and associated data
  • Opt out of marketing communications

To exercise these rights, please contact us.

Cookies

We use essential cookies only for authentication and session management through Clerk. We do not use tracking cookies. Our analytics provider, Plausible, does not use cookies.

Children's Privacy

Publish Owl is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.