Privacy Policy

Overview

SproutMe (“we,” “us,” or “our”) helps you discover electronic dance music (EDM) events. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices. By using sproutme-please.com, our ChatGPT plugin / MCP tools, or related services (together, the “Service”), you agree to this policy.

Information we collect

• Account data. If you sign in, we collect your phone number and a display name you choose. We use SMS one-time codes (via Twilio) to verify your number.
• Favorites & preferences. Events you star, and any genre or city preferences you save.
• User-submitted events. Details you submit when adding a show (name, venue, date, link, etc.).
• ChatGPT / MCP sessions. If you connect through ChatGPT or our MCP endpoint, we may store a session token tied to your verified phone so favorites tools work across chats.
• Usage & device data. We use Google Analytics to collect approximate location, device/browser type, pages viewed, and similar analytics. We may also use approximate location (with your browser’s permission) to suggest nearby cities.
• Communications. If you email us, we keep the content of that correspondence.

How we use information

• Provide, operate, and improve the Service (catalog, search, favorites, login).
• Send SMS verification codes and related account security messages.
• Power ChatGPT / MCP tools that read public event data and your favorites when you are logged in.
• Understand usage and fix bugs (analytics).
• Respond to support requests and protect against abuse.

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your phone number for marketing SMS unless you separately opt in to a future marketing program.

Sharing

We share data only as needed to run the Service, including:

• Twilio — SMS verification.
• Supabase / hosting providers — database and application hosting (e.g. Railway).
• Google Analytics — usage analytics.
• OpenAI / ChatGPT — when you use our plugin, prompts and tool results flow through ChatGPT according to OpenAI’s policies. We only return data our tools are designed to expose.
• Legal or safety needs (e.g. valid legal process, preventing harm or fraud).

Retention

We keep account, favorites, and related data while your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. Analytics data follows Google Analytics retention settings. Session tokens for ChatGPT/MCP may persist until you disconnect or we rotate them. You can ask us to delete your account data (see Contact).

Security

We use industry-standard measures such as HTTPS and hashed identifiers where appropriate. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

Children

The Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe we have, contact us and we will delete it.

Your choices

• Do not create an account if you prefer not to share a phone number.
• Deny browser location permission; the Service still works without it.
• Use browser or OS controls to limit analytics/cookies where available.
• Email micahphlps@gmail.com to access, correct, or delete your account data.

Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top will change when we do. Continued use of the Service after changes means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

Questions about privacy: micahphlps@gmail.com. See also our Terms of Service.