Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 21, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how askbud io LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company (“AskBud,” “we,” “us”) collects and uses information when you use AskBud Marketplace at market.askbud.io (the “Service”). The Service is a B2B product; the information we handle is business information and the account details of the people who operate it.

1. What we collect

• Account data — your name, email address, and authentication details, handled by our sign-in provider, Clerk.
• Business data — company name, OLCC (or other state) license numbers, and business contact information you provide.
• Metrc API key — if you verify your license, the Metrc user API key you submit. It is stored encrypted using industry-standard encryption and used solely to verify licensure — it is never displayed back, never shared, and never used for anything else.
• Listing content and media — the listings you create and the photos/video you upload, stored and served by AWS.
• Usage and technical data — standard server logs (IP address, pages requested, timestamps) and the cookies needed to keep you signed in (authentication session cookies; the public demo uses its own short-lived session cookie).
• Manifest tool content — the transfer routes, stops, saved places, and run history you create with the route tools, stored for you (history, autosave, and favorites). This content is visible only to your account, is kept until you delete it or your account, and is not used for analytics.
• Product usage analytics — which features are used, how often, and basic timings and error diagnostics, tied to your account and used only to improve the product. These events never include the contents of your routes, listings, or offers.
• Agreement records — which version of our Terms and this Policy you accepted, and when.
• Payment data — payment card details go directly to our payment processor, Stripe; we never store card numbers. Stripe’s privacy policy governs payment data.

2. How we use it

To operate the Service: authenticate you, verify licensure, display your listings to verified participants, provide support, bill subscriptions, and keep the Service secure. We do not sell personal data and we do not use your data for advertising.

3. Who we share it with

Only the service providers needed to run the Service: AWS (hosting, storage, secrets), Clerk (authentication), Stripe (payments), and Metrc (the state track-and-trace system, queried to verify licensure). Each receives only what its function requires. We may also disclose information if required by law.

4. Retention and deletion

We keep account and business data while your account is active, and listing data while the listing is live or needed for the Service’s records. To request deletion of your account or data, email david@askbud.io — we will delete what we are not legally required to retain and confirm when done.

5. Security

Traffic is encrypted in transit (TLS). Sensitive credentials (your Metrc key) are encrypted at rest using industry-standard encryption, and access follows least-privilege. No system is perfectly secure, but we design so that a single failure does not expose your credentials.

6. Changes

If we materially change this policy we will give notice (for example by email or an in-product notice) before the change takes effect.

7. Contact

askbud io LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company
30 N Gould St #61660, Sheridan, WY 82801
david@askbud.io · see also our Terms of Service