Privacy Policy

At All We Need (AWN_), we respect your privacy and believe in full transparency. As a free, open-source community directory for developer tools, we are committed to collecting as little personal data as possible while operating a reliable, sustainable public resource. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what choices you have.

By using this website at allweneed.pages.dev, you agree to the data practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site.

1. Information We Collect

We do not collect or store any personally identifiable information (PII) directly. We use the following third-party services that may collect anonymized or aggregated data:

• Google Analytics (gtag.js): We use Google Analytics to understand aggregated traffic trends, popular project pages, general device statistics, geographic distribution, and session data. This data is anonymized and does not contain your name, email address, or any personally identifying information. You can opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On.
• Cloudflare Pages (hosting): Our site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may collect server access logs including IP addresses for security and performance purposes, subject to Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

2. Google AdSense & DoubleClick DART Cookies

This website participates in Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google LLC. Google AdSense uses the DoubleClick DART cookie to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites on the internet.

Specifically:

• The DART cookie enables Google to serve ads to users based on their visit to allweneed.pages.dev and other sites on the internet.
• Google uses this data to show ads that are more relevant to you based on your browsing history and interests.
• Google AdSense may use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to collect data as part of ad delivery and reporting.
• These cookies do not include your name, address, email, or phone number.

Your opt-out options for interest-based ads:

• Visit the Google Ads Settings page to opt out of personalized advertising.
• Visit the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page.
• Use the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out tool.
• Enable "Do Not Track" in your browser settings (note: not all advertisers honor this signal).

For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, please visit: How Google uses data from sites that use our services.

3. How We Use Information

The aggregated, anonymized data collected through Google Analytics is used solely for the following purposes:

• Understanding which developer tools and categories are most useful to our community.
• Improving site navigation, performance, and content quality.
• Measuring the effectiveness of the open-source platform and planning future feature development.
• Operational security and abuse prevention (via Cloudflare).

We do not sell, rent, or trade any user data to third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Cookies

This site uses the following cookies:

• Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gid, _gat): Used to distinguish users and throttle request rate. These are persistent cookies that expire after 2 years, 24 hours, and 1 minute respectively.
• Google AdSense / DoubleClick cookies (id, DSID, IDE): Used to serve personalized advertisements. Set by Google's doubleclick.net domain.
• Local Storage: We use browser localStorage to remember your UI preferences (e.g., simplified view mode, announcement dismissal). No personal data is stored.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of advertising features on this site.

5. Open-Source Contributions & Public Submissions

If you submit a pull request to our GitHub repository, share feedback via GitHub Issues, or appear on our community contributors leaderboard, the following information becomes publicly accessible as part of the open-source project:

• Your GitHub username and public profile information.
• Your GitHub avatar URL (used for the contributors leaderboard).
• Any content you submit via the community suggestions form (stored as public GitHub Issues).

This data is governed by GitHub's Privacy Policy in addition to our own.

6. Third-Party Links

All We Need is a curated directory containing links to hundreds of third-party developer tools and services (e.g., Netlify, Vercel, Railway, Supabase, Google AI Studio, and others). Once you navigate to any external platform via our tool cards or blog articles, that platform's own privacy policy applies. We are not responsible for the data collection or privacy practices of external services.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any third-party tool before signing up or providing personal information.

7. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the European Union). We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information to us, please contact us via our GitHub Issues page so we can take appropriate action.

8. Your Rights & Choices

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your data:

• Access & Portability: Request access to the data we hold about you (note: we hold no PII — only aggregated analytics).
• Deletion / Right to be Forgotten: Request removal of any public GitHub contributions by submitting a removal request via GitHub Issues.
• Opt-out of Analytics: Use the Google Analytics Opt-Out browser add-on.
• Opt-out of Ad Personalization: Visit Google Ad Settings.
• CCPA (California residents): We do not sell personal information. You have the right to know what personal information is collected and to opt out of any sale (no sale occurs here).
• GDPR (EU/EEA residents): You have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, and data portability under the General Data Protection Regulation.

9. Contact & Modifications

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our practices, applicable laws, or new features. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

For any privacy-related questions, data removal requests, or concerns, please contact us via:

• GitHub Issues: github.com/sablekunal/all_we_need/issues
• Contact Page: allweneed.pages.dev/about.html#contact