Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026

Introduction

Journalist MCP ("we," "our," or "us") operates the journalistmcp.com website and provides AI-powered journalist discovery and media outreach tools (collectively, the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our Service.

By accessing or using the Service, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use the Service.

Information We Collect

Personal Information You Provide

When you create an account, contact us, or use certain features of the Service, we may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, including:

Name and email address
Company name and job title
Billing and payment information (processed by our third-party payment processor)
Communications you send to us, including contact form submissions and support requests
Media lists, campaign data, and outreach content you create within the Service

Information Collected Automatically

When you access or use the Service, we automatically collect certain information, including:

Device and browser information (type, operating system, screen resolution)
IP address and approximate geographic location
Usage data including pages visited, features used, queries made, and time spent on the Service
Referring website addresses and search terms used to find our Service
Error logs and performance data

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

Service delivery: To provide, maintain, and improve the Journalist MCP platform, including journalist discovery, contact validation, and media list generation features
Account management: To create and manage your account, authenticate your identity, and process transactions
Communication: To respond to your inquiries, send service-related announcements, and provide customer support
Analytics and improvement: To understand how users interact with our Service, identify usage trends, and improve functionality and user experience
Security: To detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, security incidents, and technical issues
Legal compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests

Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

Service providers: We share information with third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, including cloud hosting (Cloudflare), analytics (Plausible Analytics), payment processing, and email delivery. These providers are contractually obligated to use your information only as necessary to provide services to us.
AI model providers: When you use features powered by third-party AI models (such as Claude by Anthropic or OpenAI's ChatGPT), query data may be processed by those providers pursuant to their respective privacy policies. We do not share your personal account information with AI model providers.
Legal requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, subpoena, court order, or other governmental authority, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
Business transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate and improve the Service. The types of cookies we use include:

Essential cookies: Required for core functionality such as authentication, session management, and security. These cannot be disabled.
Preference cookies: Store your settings and preferences, such as theme selection (dark/light mode) and language preferences.
Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the Service by collecting usage data in an anonymized form.

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, disabling cookies may limit your ability to use certain features of the Service.

Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information, including encryption in transit (TLS/SSL), encryption at rest, secure access controls, and regular security audits. Our infrastructure is hosted on Cloudflare's global edge network, which provides DDoS protection and Web Application Firewall capabilities.

While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we are committed to implementing and maintaining reasonable safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information we process.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with the Service. If you request account deletion, we will delete or anonymize your personal information within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal, tax, or regulatory purposes.

Usage data and analytics information may be retained in an aggregated, anonymized form for up to 24 months for the purpose of improving the Service.

Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information
Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to legal retention requirements
Portability: Request a machine-readable copy of your personal information for transfer to another service
Objection: Object to certain processing activities, such as direct marketing
Restriction: Request that we restrict processing of your personal information under certain circumstances

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@journalistmcp.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with additional rights regarding your personal information.

Categories of Information Collected

In the preceding 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information: identifiers (name, email, IP address), commercial information (transaction history, subscription data), internet activity (browsing and usage data), and professional information (company, job title).

Your CCPA Rights

Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which that information was collected, the business purpose for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete the personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions provided by law.
Right to Opt-Out: We do not sell personal information. If we change this practice in the future, we will provide a "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" link and update this policy accordingly.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. We will not deny you the Service, charge you different prices, or provide you with a different quality of service because you exercised your privacy rights.

To submit a CCPA request, contact us at privacy@journalistmcp.com. We will verify your identity before processing your request and respond within 45 days.

Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe we may have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us at privacy@journalistmcp.com.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will notify you by posting the revised policy on our website with an updated "Last updated" date. For significant changes, we may also notify you via email or through a prominent notice on the Service.

Your continued use of the Service after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Journalist MCP, Inc.
Email: privacy@journalistmcp.com