Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters to us
Last updated: 6/16/2025
Account Information
When you create a RankIt account, we collect your name, email address, username, and any profile information you choose to provide to personalize your ranking experience.
Ranking & Voting Activity
As a community-driven platform, we collect information about your engagement with rankings:
- Rankings you create across all categories (food, movies, technology, travel, sports, music, books, gaming, etc.)
- Your votes on rankings and individual items
- Comments and discussions on rankings
- Items you add to existing rankings
- Categories you follow or show interest in
- Your voting patterns and preferences to improve recommendations
Usage & Interaction Data
To provide real-time updates and trending rankings, we track:
- Time spent viewing different rankings and categories
- Search queries within the platform
- Interaction with trending content
- Device and browser information
- IP address and general location data for regional trends
Community Content
We store all content you contribute to our community, including rankings, votes, comments, and any media you upload related to ranked items.
We use the information we collect to power RankIt's core features:
Ranking Operations
- Process and display democratic voting results
- Calculate real-time ranking positions
- Generate trending rankings and categories
- Provide personalized ranking recommendations
- Enable fair and transparent voting systems
Community Features
- Facilitate community discussions and engagement
- Show your voting history and created rankings
- Connect you with similar interests and preferences
- Send notifications about ranking updates
- Moderate content for community standards
Platform Improvement
We analyze usage patterns to improve our democratic voting algorithms, discover trending topics, enhance category organization, and develop new features that serve our community better.
Important: Public Nature of Rankings
RankIt is a community platform where rankings, votes, and usernames are publicly visible by design. This transparency is essential for our democratic voting system and community trust.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:
Public Ranking Data
Your rankings, votes, comments, and username are publicly visible to enable community engagement and transparent democratic voting across all categories.
Aggregated Analytics
We may share anonymized, aggregated data about voting trends and category popularity for research or partnership purposes, without identifying individual users.
Service Providers
We share data with trusted service providers who help us operate the platform (hosting, analytics, content delivery, fraud prevention).
Legal Requirements
We may disclose information if required by law, to protect our rights and safety, or to address violations of our community guidelines.
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information while maintaining the real-time, community-driven nature of our platform:
While we strive to protect your information using advanced security measures, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
Access & Export
Download your ranking data, votes, and account information
Profile Updates
Update or correct your account and profile information
Account Deletion
Delete your account (public rankings may remain anonymized)
Communication Preferences
Control notifications and marketing communications
Privacy Settings
Manage visibility of your voting history and profile
Data Processing Objection
Object to certain data processing activities
Note on Public Content: Due to the collaborative nature of rankings, some content may remain visible even after account deletion to maintain ranking integrity, but will be anonymized and disassociated from your identity.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@rankit.space
We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your ranking experience and provide real-time updates:
Authentication, voting functionality, and platform security
Trending analysis, voting patterns, and platform improvement
Category preferences, display settings, and personalization
Live voting updates, trending notifications, and dynamic rankings
RankIt is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at contact@rankit.space.
Users between 13-17 years old may use RankIt with parental consent and should be aware that their rankings and votes will be publicly visible as part of our community platform.
RankIt is accessible globally, and we may transfer your information to servers located outside your country of residence. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information during international transfers, in compliance with applicable data protection laws.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, new features, or legal requirements. We will notify you of any material changes by:
- Posting the updated Privacy Policy on this page
- Updating the "Last updated" date
- Sending email notifications to registered users for significant changes
- Displaying in-app notifications about important policy updates
Your continued use of RankIt after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or your privacy rights, please contact us:
Email: contact@rankit.space
We typically respond to privacy inquiries within 7 business days.