Privacy Policy

Introduction

Gitrecap ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used, and disclosed when you use our website located at gitrecap.com and our services.

This Privacy Policy applies to our website and all related services, features, content, and applications offered by Gitrecap. By using our service, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this policy.

Authentication & What We Don’t Collect

You sign in to Gitrecap exclusively using your GitHub account via OAuth. We do not create local passwords, and we never see or store your GitHub password.

• No local account passwords
• No SSH keys or personal access tokens
• No repository write access (reports are read-only)
• No code execution inside your repositories

Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Us

We collect information you provide directly to us, such as:

• Account information (name, GitHub username, email address)
• Profile settings and report preferences (e.g., schedule, recipients)
• Communication preferences for summaries and notifications
• Billing details for subscription management (processed securely by our payment provider)
• Support communications

Information from GitHub

When you connect GitHub, we request read-only access to the repositories you select and retrieve activity required to generate reports:

• Basic GitHub profile information (username, display name, avatar)
• Repository metadata for connected repositories
• Repository activity (commits, pull requests, issues, reviews)
• Contributor names, usernames, and activity timestamps

GitHub Permissions & Scopes

Gitrecap requests the following scopes during OAuth authorization:

• read:user – to read your basic GitHub profile (login, avatar, display name)
• user:email – to read your verified email address for account identification and communication
• repo – to read repository metadata and activity from private and public repositories (we only use this scope in a read-only manner; no writes are performed)

We do not request any additional scopes beyond these. You can review or revoke access at any time in your GitHub settings.

Contact Us

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