Privacy Policy
Last updated August 26, 2026
Short version
The free Smart Scan (3/day) doesn't require an account — we don't collect your name, email, or any way to identify you for that. If you create an account or upgrade to Pro, we collect what's needed to run that account (email, subscription status) and payments are processed entirely by Stripe — we never see or store your card number.
What we collect when you run a search
When you start a search, your browser sends the flight details you entered (route, dates, cabin, passenger count, which countries to check) to our search server. That server holds the search and its results in memory for the duration of your session so it can stream results back to you — it is not written to a database and is cleared when the server restarts. Anonymous (free-tier) searches are not tied to any personal identity, only to your IP address, so we can enforce the daily free-scan limit.
If you create an account
Signing up is optional — it's only needed for a small bonus on the free tier or to upgrade to Pro. Account creation and login are handled by our authentication provider, Clerk (email/password or Google sign-in). We store your email address, your Clerk user ID, your plan/subscription status, and a log of your own searches (route, date, scan type, timestamp) so your dashboard can show your recent searches and usage. We don't store passwords ourselves — Clerk handles that.
Payments (Pro subscriptions)
If you upgrade to Pro, payment is processed by Stripe. We never see, receive, or store your card number — Stripe handles that entirely and is PCI-compliant. We store only what Stripe tells us back: your Stripe customer ID, subscription ID, plan (monthly/annual), status (active, canceled, etc.), and renewal date, so we know whether to grant Pro access. You can view or cancel your subscription anytime from your dashboard, which opens Stripe's own billing portal.
What stays in your browser
If you're not signed in, your search history and any settings you set (like a home airport or preferred currency) are stored using your browser's local storage only — not on our servers. Clearing your browser data or using a different browser/device removes it. You can also clear it from within the app.
Infrastructure logs
Like almost any web service, our hosting providers (Vercel for the site, our backend host for the search API) automatically log standard request metadata — IP address, timestamp, requested URL — for security and abuse prevention (for example, the rate limiting that keeps the search endpoint available for everyone). These are infrastructure-level logs, not something we query to build a profile of you.
Third parties
When you click a "Search on Kayak/Momondo/Google" link, you leave this site and that site's own privacy policy applies. We don't share your search details with those sites beyond the search itself being performed through their public search pages, the same way any visitor's would be.
No selling data
We don't sell, rent, or share your data with advertisers or data brokers. There's currently no advertising on this site.
Changes
If what we collect changes materially, we'll update this page and note the date at the top.
Contact
Questions about this policy: reach out via the contact info on samchoksi.com.