Privacy
Your data, explained plainly.
MechCompass is a learning tool, not a data business. You can use almost all of it without an account, and we keep only what is needed to remember your place. This page tells you exactly what that means.
What we store
It depends on whether you are a guest or signed in. Most learners never need an account.
| If you are | What is stored | Where |
|---|---|---|
| A guest | Your progress: which courses you marked complete, your place in the journey, your weekly goal and chosen direction. | Only in this browser, on this device. |
| Signed in | The same progress, plus your email address and a securely hashed password handled by our login provider. | On this device and in our database, tied to your account. |
We do not ask for your name, your phone number, or any payment details. There is nothing to pay for.
Where it is stored
- On your device. Guest progress lives in your browser's local storage. If you never sign in, it never leaves your device.
- In our database. When you sign in, your progress syncs to a private row that only your account can read or write. Your password is hashed by the login provider and is never visible to us.
What we never do
- We do not sell, rent, or trade your data.
- We do not run advertising or third-party ad trackers.
- We do not use tracking cookies. Your login session is kept in local storage, not in a cookie that follows you around the web.
- We do not email you marketing. The only emails are the ones you ask for, such as confirming your account or resetting your password.
The services we rely on
To run a small static site with optional accounts, we use a few well-known providers. They process limited data on our behalf.
| Service | What it does | What it may see |
|---|---|---|
| Netlify | Hosts and serves the website. | Standard server request logs, which can include your IP address. |
| Supabase | Handles account sign-in and stores synced progress. | Your email, hashed password, and saved progress, only when you create an account. |
| jsDelivr (CDN) | Delivers the sign-in code library. | Your IP address, and only on the account page or when you are already signed in. |
Guests who never open the account page do not load the sign-in library at all.
How to see or delete your data
- See it. Your full progress is always visible on My Progress.
- Clear this device. The "Reset my progress" button on the progress page removes the saved data from this browser.
- Delete your account. To remove your account and the progress stored with it, email us and we will delete it.
Questions or requests about your data: privacy@mechcompass.com.
Changes to this page
If we add something that changes what we collect, for example optional analytics, we will update this page first and describe it in the same plain language. This version was last reviewed in June 2026.
Next step
Keep learning, no account needed.
Start the guided path now. Your progress saves on this device, and you can add an account later if you want it on more devices.