Bijumon Sekharan, operating under the brand BrushBefore ("BrushBefore," "we," "us," or "our"), respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share information when you use BrushBefore and related services.
By using BrushBefore, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
- Account information: name, email address, login credentials or authentication-related information, and profile preferences.
- Subscription and billing information: subscription plan details, billing status, and payment-related metadata from our payment processor. We do not store full card details on our servers unless explicitly stated.
- Content you provide: search queries, saved items, bookmarks, preferences, private questions, answers, notes, exercises, job descriptions, uploaded prep material, feedback, support requests, and messages sent to us.
- Technical and usage data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, actions performed on the platform, session data, log data, and error reports.
- Cookies and similar technologies: we may use them to keep you signed in, remember preferences, analyze usage, and improve the platform.
2. How We Use Your Information
- Provide, operate, and improve BrushBefore
- Create and manage your account
- Deliver public and premium features
- Process subscriptions, renewals, and billing-related actions
- Save your preferences and revision history
- Generate personalized prep experiences based on the information you provide
- Respond to support requests
- Monitor platform performance, security, and abuse
- Communicate important service, billing, legal, or account-related updates
3. Private Content
If you create private content such as custom questions, answers, exercises, notes, or job-description-based prep packs:
- that content is associated with your account
- we use it to provide the service to you
- we do not intentionally make it visible to other users unless you explicitly choose to share it through a feature that allows sharing
4. Payment and Subscription Data
If you subscribe to a paid plan:
- payment processing may be handled by a third-party payment provider
- we may store limited billing information such as subscription status, payment timestamps, plan type, and transaction references
- we use this information to manage access, renewals, invoices, support, and fraud prevention
5. Sharing of Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information only in limited situations, such as:
- with payment processors to handle subscriptions and payments
- with service providers who help us operate the platform
- with hosting, analytics, security, email, or support vendors
- when required by law, legal process, or valid government request
- to protect our rights, users, or platform security
- in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of assets
6. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to:
- provide the service
- maintain your account
- comply with legal, tax, accounting, or security obligations
- resolve disputes
- enforce our agreements
If you delete your account, we may delete or anonymize your information, except where retention is required for legal, billing, fraud-prevention, or legitimate operational reasons.
7. Your Choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to:
- access certain personal information
- correct inaccurate information
- request deletion of your information
- withdraw consent where applicable
- manage cookies or communication preferences
To make a request, contact BrushBefore Support at support@brushbefore.com.
8. Cookies
We may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- keep you signed in
- remember preferences
- improve navigation and performance
- understand platform usage
- support analytics and security
You can usually control cookies through your browser settings, but disabling some cookies may affect how the platform works.
9. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Children
BrushBefore is not intended for children below the age required under applicable law to use the service independently. If we learn that we have collected personal information in a way that violates applicable law, we may remove that information.
11. International Use
If BrushBefore is accessed from outside your primary operating country, your information may be processed in other jurisdictions where our service providers or infrastructure operate.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated version on this page and update the effective date. Continued use of the platform after changes means you accept the revised policy.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us using the details below.