LEGAL & COMPLIANCE • PRIVACY POLICY

PRIVACY POLICY.

We believe in complete transparency. OpenSourceHub is built by developers for developers, with zero data-selling.

Last Updated: September 15, 2026

1. Overview & Principles

Welcome to OpenSourceHub. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect your information when you interact with our platform, discovery directories, and authentication services.

We never sell your personal data to advertisers or third-party brokers.
We only request the minimum public GitHub data needed for authentication.
100% of our core platform codebase is open source and auditable.

2. Information We Collect

  • Public GitHub Profile: Username, avatar, public repositories, and bio when you authenticate.
  • Platform Interactions: Saved issues, bookmarked repositories, and difficulty filters.
  • Telemetry: Anonymized usage data to optimize search queries and performance.

3. How We Use Data

  • • To personalize your issue discovery and recommended repositories.
  • • To display verified maintainer profiles and community contributor leaderboards.
  • • To prevent spam and maintain the integrity of open-source projects.

4. Cookies, Storage & Data Security

We use secure browser local storage and essential session cookies strictly to keep you authenticated and remember your interface preferences (such as filtering tags and sorting criteria).

All network transmissions are encrypted with HTTPS / TLS 1.3. We apply industry-standard security headers and store minimal metadata.

5. Your Rights & Inquiries

You retain full rights over your data. You may request deletion of your OpenSourceHub account metadata at any time by unlinking your GitHub authorization or contacting our community desk.