Last Updated: April 13, 2026
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This Privacy Policy explains how Be Prepared, Inc. collects, uses, and protects your personal information. We are committed to transparency and protecting your privacy rights, including GDPR rights for EU users and CCPA/CPRA rights for California residents.
Welcome to Be Prepared, operated by Be Prepared, Inc., incorporated in the State of Delaware and operating in New Jersey ("we," "us," "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy.
This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and application (collectively, the "Service"). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Service.
Contact Information:
Be Prepared, Inc.
Email: privacy@bepreparedsolutions.co
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We collect information you provide directly (account details, household data, location, payment info), automatically through cookies and analytics, and via third-party services (Stripe, Google Maps, AI providers, federal data APIs). We do NOT sell your personal information to third parties.
We collect information that you provide directly to us, including:
When you access our Service, we automatically collect certain information:
We use the following third-party services that may collect or process information:
Each of these third-party services has its own privacy policy governing the use of your information. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.
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We use your information to provide the Service (AI plan generation, outage monitoring, order processing, session scheduling), improve our Service, communicate with you, process payments, and comply with legal obligations. We do NOT use your information for advertising to third parties.
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
Important: We do NOT sell your personal information to third parties. We do NOT use your information for advertising purposes beyond our own Service.
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Be Prepared uses AI to generate preparedness plans, baseline reports, and other content. Your data (including household information, location, medical conditions, and scenarios) is sent to third-party AI providers for processing. These providers do not use API input data for model training.
Be Prepared uses artificial intelligence to generate preparedness plans, baseline location reports, and other personalized content. This section explains how your data is processed by AI systems.
When you use BeReady or BeAware report features, your data—including household information, location, medical conditions, and disaster scenarios—is sent to third-party AI providers for processing. This data is necessary to generate personalized preparedness content.
We currently use OpenRouter, which routes requests to Anthropic’s Claude models, for AI-powered content generation. These AI providers process your data to generate personalized content and return results to our platform.
⚠️ AI Content Disclaimer
AI-generated content may contain inaccuracies or omissions. Please refer to our Terms of Service for detailed disclaimers regarding AI-generated content. You should always verify critical information with authoritative sources.
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Be Prepared offers Google Sign-In as an optional authentication method. If you choose to sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address, Google account ID, and profile picture. We use this information solely to create and authenticate your Be Prepared account. We comply with the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Be Prepared offers Google Sign-In as an optional way to create and access your account. Using Google Sign-In is entirely voluntary; you may also sign in with an email address and one-time password.
When you choose to sign in with Google, we request the following basic profile information from your Google account via the standard OAuth scopes (openid, email, profile):
We do not request access to Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google Contacts, or any other Google service or Restricted Scope.
We do not use Google user data for advertising, we do not sell or share it with third parties for their own purposes, and we do not use it to train artificial intelligence or machine learning models.
Google user data is stored alongside other account data in our Supabase-hosted PostgreSQL database, encrypted in transit (HTTPS/TLS) and at rest. Access is restricted to authorized personnel and subject to the security measures described in Section 8.
You can disconnect Google Sign-In from your Be Prepared account at any time by:
Google API Services User Data Policy — Limited Use
Be Prepared’s use and transfer of information received from Google APIs to any other app will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
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EU users have specific rights under GDPR: access your data, correct errors, request deletion, export your data, restrict processing, object to processing, and withdraw consent. Submit requests through our in-app form or email privacy [at] bepreparedsolutions.co. We respond within 30 days.
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
To exercise any of these rights, please submit a request through our in-app data request form (available in your account settings under "Privacy & Data") or contact us at privacy@bepreparedsolutions.co. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
Identity Verification: To protect your privacy, we may require identity verification before fulfilling data requests. We may ask for additional information to confirm your identity.
Limitations: Some requests may be limited by legal obligations. For example, we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes (such as completing transactions or resolving disputes).
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California residents have rights under CCPA/CPRA: right to know, delete, opt-out, non-discrimination, and correction. We do NOT sell your personal information. Contact privacy [at] bepreparedsolutions.co to exercise your rights. We respond within 45 days.
If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):
To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@bepreparedsolutions.co. We will respond within 45 days as required by law.
ℹ️ We Do Not Sell Personal Information
Be Prepared does not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes. We have not sold personal information in the preceding 12 months.
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We use industry-standard security measures (encryption, secure servers, access controls) to protect your data. We retain different categories of data for specific periods. Address data is encrypted at the application layer for enhanced protection.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data:
We retain your personal data according to the following schedule:
Account Deletion: When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law or for legitimate business purposes (such as fraud prevention or financial record-keeping). Order and transaction records are pseudonymized and retained as required by tax law.
⚠️ Security Disclaimer
While we strive to protect your personal data using industry-standard security measures, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security. You use the Service at your own risk.
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We share your information only with trusted service providers necessary to operate the Service, when required by law, or with your explicit consent. We do NOT sell your data to third parties.
We share your personal information only in the following circumstances:
We share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf:
These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes we specify.
ℹ️ User ID Tracking for Marketing Attribution
If you are logged in and have granted marketing cookie consent, we send your anonymized user ID to Google Ads. This allows us to measure which marketing campaigns lead to signups and conversions. Your user ID is a random alphanumeric string that does not contain any personally identifiable information. You can withdraw consent at any time by updating your cookie preferences, which will immediately stop user ID tracking.
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to:
If Be Prepared is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service before your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
We may share your information for other purposes with your explicit consent or at your direction.
🔒 We Do NOT Sell Your Data
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes. Your data is used solely to provide and improve our Service.
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Our Service is not intended for users under 18. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If we discover we have collected data from a child, we will delete it immediately.
Our Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. Our Terms of Service require users to be at least 18 years old to create an account.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us immediately at privacy@bepreparedsolutions.co. We will delete such information from our systems promptly.
If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information as quickly as possible.
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Be Prepared, Inc. is incorporated in Delaware and operates in New Jersey, United States. By using our Service, you consent to your data being transferred to and processed in the U.S. We take steps to ensure adequate protection for international transfers.
Be Prepared, Inc. is incorporated in the State of Delaware and operates in New Jersey, United States. Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.
If you are accessing the Service from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States and other countries, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country of residence.
By using the Service, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States and other countries. We take steps to ensure that your data receives adequate protection in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including:
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We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of significant changes via email or prominent notice on our Service. Continued use after changes indicates acceptance.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
We will notify you of any material changes by:
Your continued use of the Service after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the updated Privacy Policy, you should stop using the Service and may delete your account.
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For privacy questions or to exercise your rights, contact us at privacy [at] bepreparedsolutions.co or through our in-app data request form. We respond within 30 days (45 days for CCPA requests).
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Be Prepared, Inc.
Privacy Inquiries: privacy@bepreparedsolutions.co
In-App Data Requests: Available in your account settings under "Privacy & Data"
We will respond to your inquiry within 30 days. For GDPR requests, we will respond within 30 days as required by law. For CCPA/CPRA requests, we will respond within 45 days as required by law.