WhiteFang.ai ("WhiteFang," "we," "us," or "our") is a digital credits platform that connects local merchants with their customers through a map-based mobile application. Merchants issue digital credits (redeemable discounts linked to their point-of-sale system) to consumers, who can discover, earn, and redeem those credits at participating businesses.
We are incorporated and operate in the United States. Our principal contact for privacy matters is support@whitefang.ai.
Account information: Name (auto-populated from your email address at registration; you can update it), email address, and optionally phone number and birthday (month and day only — year is never requested).
Authentication credentials: Passwords are never stored by WhiteFang. They are managed entirely by Supabase Auth using industry-standard hashing.
Credit and transaction data: Every credit issued to you, its value, expiration date, issuing merchant, and status (active, redeemed, or expired). When you redeem a credit, the redemption amount, timestamp, and merchant are recorded.
Activity log: A timestamped history of earn, redeem, and expire events associated with your account.
Location data: We derive your approximate city or region from your IP address to show relevant nearby merchants on the map. If you grant explicit permission, we access your device's GPS only to center the map on your current location. GPS data is used in real time and is not stored.
Device and session data: Browser type and version, operating system, referring URLs, and session identifiers used to maintain your login session.
Business information: Business name, street address (converted to geographic coordinates for map display), category, logo image, and optional website and social media URLs (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, TikTok, YouTube).
Account information: Name and email address for all account holders and staff members with access to the merchant dashboard.
Point-of-sale credentials: API tokens and keys required to connect your Shopify or Toast account. These credentials are encrypted using AES-256-GCM before being written to our database and are never stored in plain text.
Campaign and automation configuration: Credit values, labels, expiration periods, and triggers you configure for your campaigns and automations (including birthday and anniversary automation rules).
Shopify store information: For merchants using Shopify, we retrieve your store name, currency, and product catalog metadata via the Shopify Admin API to facilitate credit creation.
We may use or retain information as required by applicable law, court order, or regulatory obligation.
We share data with the following sub-processors solely to operate the platform. We do not sell your personal information to any third party, and none of our sub-processors are permitted to use your data for their own marketing purposes.
| Provider | Purpose | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Supabase Inc. | Database, user authentication, real-time subscriptions, edge functions | United States |
| Shopify Inc. | POS integration, discount code creation, order processing | Canada / United States |
| Toast Inc. | POS integration for Toast-connected merchants | United States |
| Resend Inc. | Transactional email delivery | United States |
| Netlify Inc. | Web hosting, CDN, serverless functions | United States |
| Carto (CartoDB) | Map tile rendering for the merchant discovery map | United States / EU |
We may also disclose information to law enforcement or regulatory authorities when required by valid legal process, court order, or applicable law.
Consumers can request account deletion via Profile → Security → Delete Account. The request carries a 30-day grace period during which you can cancel it. During the grace period your account is deactivated and your credit wallet is no longer accessible. Hard deletion of your profile and associated data occurs after the grace period expires.
Merchants can request account deletion from the Settings page in their dashboard. Deletion carries a 30-day grace period during which you can cancel the request. Immediately upon requesting deletion, your merchant listing is deactivated and all outstanding consumer credits are cancelled so consumers are not left with unredeemable balances. Hard deletion of all merchant data occurs after the grace period expires.
Merchants using Shopify may also trigger consumer data deletion via Shopify's mandatory GDPR deletion webhooks, which our platform supports (see Section 16).
No security system is impenetrable. In the event of a data breach affecting your personal information, we will notify you as required by applicable law. Our full security program, including technical safeguards and incident response procedures, is published at whitefang.ai/security.
IP-based location: We use your IP address to approximate your city or region. This is used solely to show nearby merchants on the map. We do not log or store raw IP addresses beyond what our infrastructure provider (Netlify) retains for standard access logging.
Device GPS: If you grant location permission in your browser or device, we use your precise GPS coordinates only to center the map view. This data is processed in your browser and is not transmitted to or stored on our servers.
WhiteFang automatically classifies consumers into behavioral segments on behalf of each merchant. These segments — New, Active, Champions, At-Risk, and Lost — are calculated based on how recently and frequently you have interacted with that merchant's credits. Segmentation is scoped per merchant and does not consider your activity with other merchants.
These segments affect how merchants choose to target credit campaigns, but do not affect your access to the WhiteFang platform, your credit balance, or any right or service provided to you by WhiteFang.
We also run automated anomaly detection across transaction patterns to identify unusual activity. This process does not result in automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on you. Flagged activity is reviewed by our team before any action is taken.
WhiteFang is not directed to individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a minor, we will delete it promptly. Contact us at support@whitefang.ai if you believe a minor's information has been submitted.
Regardless of your location, you may exercise the following rights with respect to your personal data by contacting support@whitefang.ai:
For account deletion, consumers use Profile → Security → Delete Account and merchants use Settings → Account. Both flows include a 30-day grace period. For all other requests, email support@whitefang.ai. We will respond to verified requests within 30 days. We do not charge a fee to exercise these rights unless requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive.
Depending on the state where you reside, you may have additional rights under applicable state privacy law.
California residents have the right to: know what personal information is collected and how it is used; delete personal information we hold about you; correct inaccurate personal information; opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information; limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information; and not be discriminated against for exercising these rights.
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. The sharing of consumer data with merchants described in Section 4 is a necessary component of providing the service you signed up for, not a sale or targeted-advertising share under CCPA/CPRA.
Sensitive personal information we collect includes: account log-in credentials (managed by Supabase Auth), precise geolocation (GPS, only if you grant permission and only processed in real time). We do not use sensitive personal information for purposes beyond providing the platform.
To submit a California privacy request, email support@whitefang.ai with the subject line "California Privacy Request." We will verify your identity before processing the request. You may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf.
Residents of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Texas have the right to: access personal data we process about you; correct inaccuracies; delete personal data; obtain a portable copy of your data; and opt out of processing for targeted advertising, sale of personal data, or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
WhiteFang does not engage in targeted advertising, sell personal data, or conduct profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects as defined under these laws. The automated consumer segmentation described in Section 9 does not produce legal or similarly significant effects on consumers.
To submit a request under any of these state laws, email support@whitefang.ai. If your request is denied, you may appeal by replying to our denial response; we will address appeals within 60 days.
Nevada residents may opt out of the sale of covered information. We do not sell covered information as defined under Nevada law. You may still submit an opt-out request to support@whitefang.ai and we will record your preference.
WhiteFang is based in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and complies with Massachusetts data breach notification law (M.G.L. c. 93H). In the event of a breach of security affecting Massachusetts residents' personal information, we will provide written notice to affected residents and to the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office and the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation as required by law. Notification will be provided without unreasonable delay and no later than the timeframe required under M.G.L. c. 93H.
We maintain a Written Information Security Program (WISP) in compliance with Massachusetts data security regulations (201 CMR 17.00). The WISP is published at whitefang.ai/security.
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or UK GDPR. We process your personal data on the following lawful bases:
Under GDPR you have the right to: access, rectification, erasure ("right to be forgotten"), restriction of processing, data portability, objection to processing, and to withdraw consent. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.
WhiteFang is based in the United States. By using the platform, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in the United States. Our sub-processors are listed in Section 5; each maintains its own compliance certifications. If you are located in the EU/EEA and have questions about the legal basis for cross-border data transfers, contact us at support@whitefang.ai.
We have not appointed a formal Data Protection Officer, as we do not meet the GDPR thresholds that require one. Privacy inquiries should be directed to support@whitefang.ai.
When a merchant receives consumer data through the WhiteFang platform (as described in Section 4a), the merchant acts as an independent data controller with respect to how they use, store, or further process that data outside of WhiteFang. WhiteFang is not responsible for a merchant's independent use of consumer data beyond what is provided through the platform.
Merchants are required, by their agreement to our Terms of Service, to handle consumer data in compliance with applicable privacy laws and to use it only for legitimate business purposes related to their participation on WhiteFang.
WhiteFang is available as an app in the Shopify App Store. This section discloses how the app interacts with merchant Shopify stores and the data it accesses.
When a merchant installs WhiteFang through Shopify, the app requests the following OAuth scopes. Each scope is limited to what is strictly necessary for the platform to function:
| Scope | Why It Is Needed |
|---|---|
write_discounts | Create and manage discount codes in the merchant's Shopify store for credit redemptions |
read_products | Read product catalog to support campaign rule configuration |
read_customers | Look up existing Shopify customer records by email when issuing credits |
write_customers | Create Shopify customer records for consumers who do not yet have one in the merchant's store |
read_orders | Receive order webhooks (orders/paid, orders/cancelled) to detect and confirm credit redemptions |
read_gift_cards | Read gift card balances and status when using Shopify gift cards as the credit vehicle |
write_gift_cards | Create and disable gift cards in the merchant's store when issuing or revoking credits |
Through the read_customers and write_customers scopes, WhiteFang may access or create Shopify customer records containing: first name, last name, and email address. This data is used only to match consumers to their WhiteFang accounts and to create discount codes scoped to the correct customer. It is not stored beyond what is necessary for credit issuance and is not used for any purpose unrelated to operating the platform.
Order data accessed via read_orders webhooks contains order IDs, line items, discount amounts, and order status. This data is used solely to confirm that a credit was successfully redeemed at the merchant's Shopify checkout. Raw webhook payloads are retained for fraud detection and dispute resolution.
WhiteFang implements all three mandatory Shopify GDPR webhooks as required for Shopify App Store listing. These are configured in the Shopify Partners dashboard and respond as follows:
GDPR webhook endpoints are cryptographically verified using HMAC-SHA256 signatures before any action is taken.
Data shared between WhiteFang and Shopify is subject to Shopify's Privacy Policy. WhiteFang does not transfer Shopify merchant or customer data to any party not listed in Section 5 of this policy.
WhiteFang sends the following types of email to consumers and merchants:
Most emails sent by WhiteFang are strictly operational — account confirmations, password resets, credit issuance confirmations, and redemption receipts. These are transactional emails and are exempt from the commercial opt-out requirements of the CAN-SPAM Act (15 U.S.C. § 7701 et seq.).
Automated campaign emails — including birthday credit emails and scheduled credit campaigns triggered by merchant automations — may be considered commercial in nature under the FTC's primary-purpose test. These emails include an unsubscribe link. Clicking it prevents future automated campaign emails from that merchant. Unsubscribing from campaign emails does not affect your ability to receive account or transactional emails.
All emails are sent from @whitefang.ai addresses via Resend Inc. and include our contact information as required by law.
WhiteFang issues digital credits that function as restricted-use discount codes redeemable only at the issuing merchant's point-of-sale system. These credits are not general-purpose prepaid cards, are not redeemable for cash, and are not transferable between consumers.
Because WhiteFang credits are merchant-specific, restricted-use promotional credits (not gift cards purchased for value by the consumer), they are generally not subject to the gift card provisions of the Credit CARD Act of 2009 (15 U.S.C. § 1693l-1) or analogous state gift card laws. However, expiration dates are set by merchants and are disclosed to consumers at the time of issuance. Credits are never issued with hidden fees.
If you have questions about the nature of a specific credit you have received, contact support@whitefang.ai.
The platform may display links to merchant websites and social media profiles. WhiteFang is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page and notify users via an in-app notice. Continued use of the platform after the effective date of any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
For significant changes that affect how we use data you have already provided, we will seek fresh consent where required by law.
For privacy questions, data requests, or to exercise any of the rights described in this policy: