How AstroVault collects, uses, and protects your personal data.
Privacy Policy of AstroVault
Welcome to the privacy policy of AstroVault. This policy will help you understand what data we collect, why we collect it, and what your rights are in relation to it.
Latest update: July 19, 2026
Owner and Data Controller
ASTRO SOLUTIONS LLC
1935 S HURSTBOURNE PKWY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40220
Owner contact email: support@astrospherehub.com
Type of Data we collect
Among the types of Personal Data that this Application collects, by itself or through third parties, there are:
Trackers
first name
last name
email address
Usage Data
payment info
number of Users
session statistics
various types of Data
page views
IP address
browser information
device information
browser fingerprint
browsing history
clicks
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection. Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Application. Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by this Application is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for this Application to provide its services. In cases where this Application specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service. Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner. Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools — by this Application or by the owners of third-party services used by this Application serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy.
Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through this Application.
Mode and place of processing the Data
Methods of processing
The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data. The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of this Application (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.
Place
The Data is processed at the Owner's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.
Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.
Retention time
Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.
The purposes of processing
The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Service, comply with its legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following:
Hosting and backend infrastructure
Traffic optimization and distribution
Handling payments
Access to third-party accounts
Analytics
Advertising
Displaying content from external platforms
Data transfer outside the EU
Data transfer outside of the UK
Collection of privacy-related preferences
Location-based interactions
Connecting Data
Spam and bots protection
Contacting the User
Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data
Access to third-party accounts
This type of service allows this Application to access Data from your account on a third-party service and perform actions with it.
These services are not activated automatically, but require explicit authorization by the User.
Stripe account access
Company: Stripe, Inc.
Place of processing: United States
Personal Data processed: email address +5
This service allows this Application to connect with the User's account on Stripe, provided by Stripe, Inc.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA
identifiers
commercial information
internet or other electronic network activity information
Advertising
This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes. These communications are displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on this Application, possibly based on User interests.
This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
Some of the services listed below may use Trackers to identify Users or they may use the behavioral retargeting technique, i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, including those detected outside this Application.
For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.
Services of this kind usually allow Users to opt out of such tracking. Users may learn how to opt out of interest-based advertising more generally by visiting the relevant opt-out section in this document.
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel)
Company: Meta Platforms, Inc.
Place of processing: United States
Personal Data processed: Trackers +1
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. that connects data from the Meta Audience Network with actions performed on this Application. The Meta pixel tracks conversions that can be attributed to ads on Facebook, Instagram and Meta Audience Network.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA
internet or other electronic network activity information
Google AdSense
Company: Google LLC +1
Place of processing: United States +1
Personal Data processed: Trackers +1
Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing. This service uses Cookies and similar identifiers, including information transmitted automatically such as Users' IP addresses, to identify Users' devices and to track use of this Application and User behavior concerning ads, products and services offered.
Users may manage their advertising preferences and disable advertising Cookies via Google Ad Settings. Please note that this may not prevent Users' devices from being identified on the basis of information transmitted automatically, such as their IP address.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA
internet or other electronic network activity information
This processing constitutes:
a Sale in the United States
a Sharing in California
Targeted Advertising in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Tennessee, Minnesota, Maryland, Indiana, Kentucky, Rhode Island and Montana
Analytics
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
Google Analytics 4
Company: Google Ireland Limited
Place of processing: Ireland
Personal Data processed: number of Users +3
Google Analytics 4 is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are used at collection time and then discarded before Data is logged in any data center or server. Users can learn more by consulting Google’s official documentation.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA
internet or other electronic network activity information
Meta Events Manager
Company: Meta Platforms, Inc.
Place of processing: United States
Personal Data processed: browsing history +4
Meta Events Manager is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. By integrating the Meta pixel, Meta Events Manager can give the Owner insights into the traffic and interactions on this Application.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA
internet or other electronic network activity information
Reddit Ads conversion tracking (Reddit Pixel)
Personal Data processed: Trackers
Reddit Ads conversion tracking (Reddit Pixel) is an analytics and advertising service provided by Reddit, Inc. that connects actions performed on this Application with Reddit advertising campaigns, in order to measure the effectiveness of advertising and deliver relevant ads. Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy. Users can manage ad personalization in their Reddit account settings.
Personal Data processed:
Trackers
Legal basis for processing:
Service provided by:
Conditions for Data transfer:
Data retention period:
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA
internet or other electronic network activity information
This processing constitutes:
a Sale in the United States
a Sharing in California
Targeted Advertising in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Tennessee, Minnesota, Maryland, Indiana, Kentucky, Rhode Island and Montana
Collection of privacy-related preferences
This type of service allows this Application to collect and store Users’ preferences related to the collection, use, and processing of their personal information, as requested by the applicable privacy legislation.
Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR/CCPA
Company: Hu-manity Rights, Inc.
Place of processing: United States
Personal Data processed: browser information +4
Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR/CCPA is website banner provided by Hu-manity Rights, Inc. that helps this Application comply with cookie consent requirements.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA
internet or other electronic network activity information
iubenda Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution
Company: iubenda srl
Place of processing: Italy
Personal Data processed: IP address +1
The iubenda Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution allows the Owner to collect and store Users’ preferences related to the processing of personal information, and in particular to the use of Cookies and other Trackers on this Application.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA
internet or other electronic network activity information
Connecting Data
This type of service allows the Owner to connect Data with third-party services disclosed within this privacy policy.
This results in Data flowing through these services, potentially causing the retention of this Data.
User‑uploaded astronomical content
Company: this Application
This Application allows you to upload, store, and organize astronomical image files (e.g. FITS, XISF, TIFF, RAW, JPEG, PNG, WebP) together with notes, tags, and project boards. Uploaded files and the technical metadata embedded in them (camera, telescope, filter, exposure, capture date, celestial coordinates, and any observation‑site coordinates present in the file) are stored, thumbnailed, and processed solely to provide storage, preview, organization, and related features. Files are stored privately and are not made public by this Application. Place of processing: United States (Backblaze B2).
Contacting the User
Resend
Through Resend, this Application sends transactional emails (account verification codes, welcome messages, and password-reset notifications). Personal Data processed: email address; email content, including one-time verification codes. Place of processing: United States. Resend is provided by Plus Five Five, Inc. – Privacy Policy.
Displaying content from external platforms
This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Application and interact with them. Such services are often referred to as widgets, which are small elements placed on a website or app. They provide specific information or perform a particular function and often allow for user interaction.
This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
Google Fonts
Company: Google Ireland Limited
Place of processing: Ireland
Personal Data processed: Trackers +1
Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA
internet or other electronic network activity information
Third‑party content delivery networks
Place of processing: Various (global CDNs) Certain pages of this Application (the sky atlas, weather, and planner views) load JavaScript libraries and web fonts from third‑party content delivery networks — including unpkg, jsDelivr, Cloudflare cdnjs, and Fontshare — to render maps, charts, and typography. When your browser requests these resources, the CDN provider receives your IP address and standard request metadata. No account data is sent to these providers.
Handling payments
Unless otherwise specified, this Application processes any payments by credit card, bank transfer or other means via external payment service providers. In general and unless where otherwise stated, Users are requested to provide their payment details and personal information directly to such payment service providers. This Application isn't involved in the collection and processing of such information: instead, it will only receive a notification by the relevant payment service provider as to whether payment has been successfully completed.
Stripe
Company: Stripe, Inc.
Place of processing: United States
Personal Data processed: email address +4
Stripe is a payment service provided by Stripe, Inc.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA
identifiers
internet or other electronic network activity information
Hosting and backend infrastructure
This type of service has the purpose of hosting Data and files that enable this Application to run and be distributed or to provide a ready-made infrastructure to run specific features or parts of this Application.
Some services among those listed below, if any, may work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Company: Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Place of processing: European Union
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a hosting and backend service provided by Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Personal Data processed:
various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA
identifiers
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
This Application stores user‑uploaded files — astronomical images and the technical metadata embedded in them — using Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage, provided by Backblaze Inc. Files are stored privately and are not made public by this Application. Personal Data processed: uploaded file content (which may include observation‑site coordinates embedded in image headers) and account‑linked storage identifiers. Place of processing: United States. Privacy URL: https://www.backblaze.com/company/privacy.html
Location-based interactions
Open‑Meteo
To provide observing‑condition forecasts and to convert place names into coordinates, this Application transmits the location you supply (latitude/longitude or a city name) to Open‑Meteo, a weather and geocoding service provided by Open‑Meteo GmbH. Open‑Meteo receives only the queried location, not your identity. Place of processing: Switzerland. Privacy URL: https://open-meteo.com/en/terms
Nominatim (OpenStreetMap Geocoding)
To convert place names you enter into map coordinates, this Application transmits the place name to the Nominatim geocoding service operated by the OpenStreetMap Foundation. Nominatim receives only the place name, not your identity. Place of processing: United Kingdom. (This is a server‑side geocoding call and is separate from any front‑end map embed.) Privacy URL: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy
Observing location & geolocation data
This Application collects and stores geographic position data that you provide or that is contained in the content you upload. This includes: (a) the observing locations you save to your profile — precise latitude and longitude (stored to high precision), elevation, sky‑quality (Bortle) rating, nearest city, and time zone; and (b) geographic coordinates embedded in the technical metadata (headers) of astronomical image files you upload, which may include the latitude and longitude of your observation site. This precise geolocation data is used to provide observing‑condition forecasts, target planning, image organization, and related features. Personal Data processed: Geographic position (precise latitude and longitude). Place of processing: United States / European Union, as described in the hosting and storage sections of this policy.
Spam and bots protection
This type of service analyzes the traffic of this Application, potentially containing Users' Personal Data, with the purpose of filtering it from unwanted parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as spam or protecting it from malicious bots activities.
Cloudflare Turnstile
Company: Cloudflare, Inc.
Place of processing: United States
Personal Data processed: browser fingerprint +4
Cloudflare Turnstile is a spam protection service provided by Cloudflare, Inc.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA
internet or other electronic network activity information
Traffic optimization and distribution
This type of service allows this Application to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimize their performance.
Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between this Application and the User's browser.
Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.
Cloudflare
Company: Cloudflare, Inc.
Place of processing: United States
Personal Data processed: Trackers +1
Cloudflare is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc.
The way Cloudflare is integrated means that it filters all the traffic through this Application, i.e., communication between this Application and the User's browser, while also allowing analytical data from this Application to be collected.
Personal Data processed:
Trackers
various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA
identifiers
internet or other electronic network activity information
Information on opting out of interest-based advertising
In addition to any opt-out feature provided by
any of the services listed in this document, Users may learn more on
how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the
dedicated section of the Cookie Policy.
Further information about the processing of Personal Data
Data retention and account deletion
We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active and as needed to provide the Service to you.
You may download the astronomical image files you have uploaded at any time before deleting your account. When you delete your account, we delete or anonymize the personal data that identifies you — including your name, email address, profile information, equipment and observing‑location details, project boards, and uploaded files — so that this information can no longer be linked to you.
We may retain data in an anonymized and/or aggregated form, which can no longer be used to identify you, for up to two (2) years in order to conduct research and to analyze, maintain, and improve the Service.
Where we are required to keep certain records by law — for example, payment and transaction records for tax and accounting purposes — we retain those for the period required by applicable law.
You can contact us at any time using the details in this policy to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data.
How we use your images and data
1. To provide the features you use (necessary). To deliver the Service, we process the images and files you upload — including reading the technical metadata they contain, generating thumbnails and previews, and, where you use these features, performing plate‑solving and producing session‑based and historical analyses of your own observations. This processing is necessary to provide the features you request and is carried out on the basis of our contract with you. The results are shown to you; using a feature on your own data is never conditional on the optional permissions below.
2. To understand usage and keep the Service running (legitimate interest). We analyze how the Service is used — for example, which features are used and general performance, error, and security information — in an aggregated form that does not identify you, in order to maintain, secure, and improve the Service. We do this on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating and improving the Service. You may object to this processing at any time by contacting us.
3. To improve our platform using your image content (only with your consent). Separately, and only if you choose to allow it, we may use your uploaded images and data derived from them (such as plate‑solving results) to develop and improve our platform features and to carry out research across our user base. We ask for your explicit consent before using your image content for these purposes, and you can withdraw that consent at any time. Declining does not affect your access to the Service or to any feature you use on your own data.
AstroVault Astrophotography Storage Services
AstroVault provides cloud storage and management services for astrophotography files. Users may upload, store, organize, preview, and manage astronomical images and related data, including FITS, XISF, TIFF, RAW, JPEG, PNG, WebP and similar formats.
AstroVault may process image metadata such as observation date and time, exposure settings, camera information, telescope information, filter information, celestial coordinates, and observing-site coordinates to provide service functionality.
Current and future features may include FITS image viewing, metadata extraction, plate solving, image analysis, image calibration, registration, stacking, and other astrophotography processing tools.
Selling goods and services online
The Personal Data collected are used to provide the User with services or to sell goods, including payment and possible delivery.
The Personal Data collected to complete the payment may include the credit card, the bank account used for the transfer, or any other means of payment envisaged. The kind of Data collected by this Application depends on the payment system used.
Rights for registered California Users under the age of 18
California's "Online Eraser" law, part of California's Business and Professions Code Sections 22580-22582, requires operators of certain websites and online services targeting minors to allow registered Users who are under the age of 18 and residents of California to request removal of content they post.
If a registered User fits that description and posted content on this Application, they may request removal of such content by contacting the Owner or its privacy policy coordinator at the contact details provided in this document.
In response to this request, the Owner may make content posted by the registered User invisible to other registered Users and the public (rather than deleting it entirely), in which case the content may remain on the Owner's servers. It may also be publicly available elsewhere if a third party copied and reposted this content.
Cookie Policy
This Application uses Trackers. To learn more, Users may consult the Cookie Policy.
Further Information for Users in the European Union
This section applies to all Users in the European Union, according to the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”), and, for such Users, supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting information contained in the privacy policy. Further details regarding the categories of Data processed, the purposes of processing, the categories of recipients of the Personal Data, if any, and further information about Personal Data can be found in the section titled “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” within this document.
Legal basis of processing
The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:
Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes.
provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;
processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.
In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.
Further information about retention time
Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.
Therefore:
Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Owner’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.
The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to fulfil a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right of access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.
The rights of Users based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner.
In particular, Users have the right to do the following, to the extent permitted by law:
Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.
Object to processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent.
Access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
Restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
Have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Owner.
Receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance.
Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.
Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis for Data transfers abroad including to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data.
Details about the right to object to processing
Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.
Users must know that, however, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time, free of charge and without providing any justification. Where the User objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, the Personal Data will no longer be processed for such purposes. To learn whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.
How to exercise these rights
Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. Such requests are free of charge and will be answered by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month, providing Users with the information required by law. Any rectification or erasure of Personal Data or restriction of processing will be communicated by the Owner to each recipient, if any, to whom the Personal Data has been disclosed unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. At the Users’ request, the Owner will inform them about those recipients.
Transfer of Personal Data outside of the European Union
Data transfer abroad based on consent
If this is the condition for Data transfer, Personal Data of Users shall be transferred from the EU to third countries only if the User has explicitly consented to such transfer, after having been informed of the possible risks due to the absence of an adequacy decision and appropriate safeguards.
In such cases, the Owner shall inform Users appropriately and collect their explicit consent via this Application.
Data transfer abroad based on standard contractual clauses
If this is the condition for Data transfer, the transfer of Personal Data from the EU to third countries is carried out by the Owner according to “standard contractual clauses” provided by the European Commission.
This means that Data recipients have committed to process Personal Data in compliance with the data protection standards set forth by EU data protection legislation. For further information, Users are requested to contact the Owner through the contact details provided in the present document.
Transfer of Personal Data outside of the United Kingdom
Data transfer abroad based on consent (UK)
If this is the condition for Data transfer, Personal Data of Users shall be transferred from the UK to third countries only if the User has explicitly consented to such transfer, after having been informed of the possible risks due to the absence of an adequacy decision and appropriate safeguards.
In such cases, the Owner shall inform Users appropriately and collect their explicit consent via this Application.
Data transfer abroad based on standard contractual clauses (UK)
If this is the condition for Data transfer, the transfer of Personal Data from the UK to third countries is carried out by the Owner according to “standard contractual clauses” provided by the European Commission.
This means that Data recipients have committed to process Personal Data in compliance with the data protection standards set forth by EU data protection legislation, which are recognized as valid also under UK law. For further information, Users are requested to contact the Owner through the contact details provided in the present document.
Further information for Users
in the United States
This part of the document integrates with and supplements the information contained in the rest of the privacy policy and is provided by the business running this Application and, if the case may be, its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates (for the purposes of this section referred to collectively as “we”, “us”, “our”).
The information contained in this section applies to all Users (Users are referred to below, simply as “you”, “your”, “yours”), who are residents in the following states: California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Tennessee, Minnesota, Maryland, Indiana, Kentucky, Rhode Island and Montana.
For such Users, this information supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting provisions contained in the privacy policy.
This part of the document uses the term Personal Information
(and Sensitive Personal Information).
Notice at collection
The following Notice at collection provides you with timely notice about the categories of Personal Information collected or disclosed in the past 12 months so that you can exercise meaningful control over our use of that Information.
While such categorization of Personal Information is mainly based on California privacy laws, it can also be helpful for anyone who is not a California resident to get a general idea of what types of Personal Information are collected.
Identifiers
Sold or Shared
Targeted Advertising
Personal Data processed:
Various types of data as specified in the privacy policy of the service; Trackers; First name; Last name + 3
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service
Trackers
first name
last name
email address
Usage Data
various types of Data
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed
payment info
Purposes:
Hosting and backend infrastructure
Traffic optimization and distribution
Further information about Personal Data
Handling payments
Access to third-party accounts
Data transfer outside the EU
Data transfer outside of the UK
Retention period:
for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared:
Yes
Targeted Advertising:
Yes
Third-parties: Amazon Web Services, Inc., Cloudflare, Inc., Stripe, Inc.
Service providers or contractors: this Application
Internet or other electronic network activity information
Sold or Shared
Targeted Advertising
Personal Data processed:
Various types of data as specified in the privacy policy of the service; Trackers; First name; Last name + 11
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service
Trackers
first name
last name
email address
Usage Data
number of Users
session statistics
page views
IP address
browser information
device information
browser fingerprint
browsing history
clicks
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed
payment info
Purposes:
Traffic optimization and distribution
Handling payments
Access to third-party accounts
Analytics
Advertising
Displaying content from external platforms
Collection of privacy-related preferences
Spam and bots protection
Retention period:
for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared:
Yes
Targeted Advertising:
Yes
Third-parties: Cloudflare, Inc., Stripe, Inc., Google Ireland Limited, Meta Platforms, Inc., Hu-manity Rights, Inc., iubenda srl, Google LLC
Commercial information
Sold or Shared
Targeted Advertising
Personal Data processed:
Trackers; Usage data; First name; Last name + 1
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
Trackers
Usage Data
first name
last name
email address
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed
payment info
Purposes:
Access to third-party accounts
Retention period:
for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
To know more about your rights in particular to opt out of certain processing activities and to limit the use of your sensitive personal information (“Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information”) you can refer to the “Your privacy rights under US state laws” section of our privacy policy.
We won’t process your Information for unexpected purposes, or for purposes that are not reasonably necessary to and compatible with the purposes originally disclosed, without your consent.
What are the sources of the Personal Information we collect?
We collect the above-mentioned categories of Personal Information, either directly or indirectly, from you when you use this Application.
For example, you directly provide your Personal Information when you submit requests via any forms on this Application. You also provide Personal Information indirectly when you navigate this Application, as Personal Information about you is automatically observed and collected.
Finally, we may collect your Personal Information from third parties that work with us in connection with the Service or with the functioning of this Application and features thereof.
Your privacy rights under US state laws
You may exercise certain rights regarding your Personal Information. In particular, to the extent permitted by applicable law, you have:
the right to access Personal Information: the right to know. You have the right to request that we confirm whether or not we are processing your Personal Information. You also have the right to access such Personal Information;
the right to correct inaccurate Personal Information. You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate Personal Information we maintain about you;
the right to request the deletion of your Personal Information. You have the right to request that we delete any of your Personal Information;
the right to obtain a copy of your Personal Information. We will provide your Personal Information in a portable and usable format that allows you to transfer data easily to another entity – provided that this is technically feasible;
the right to opt out from the Sale of your Personal Information; We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
the right to non-discrimination.
Additional rights for Users residing in California
In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in California, you have:
The right to opt out of the Sharing of your Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising;
The right to request to limit our use or disclosure of your Sensitive Personal Information to only that which is necessary to perform the services or provide the goods, as is reasonably expected by an average consumer. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary to verify or maintain the quality or safety of our service.
Additional rights for Users residing in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Tennessee, Minnesota, Maryland, Indiana, Kentucky, Rhode Island and Montana
In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Tennessee, Minnesota, Maryland, Indiana, Kentucky, Rhode Island and Montana you have
The right to opt out of the processing of your personal information for Targeted Advertising or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you;
The right to freely give, deny or withdraw your consent for the processing of your Sensitive Personal Information. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, but not limited to, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary for the provision of a product or service specifically requested by the consumer. In Maryland, your Sensitive Personal Information will be collected or processed only if strictly necessary to provide or maintain a specific product or service requested by you.
In Minnesota and Maryland Users also have the right to obtain a list of the specific third parties to which the controller has disclosed the consumer's personal data
* Note that in some states like Minnesota you have the following specific rights connected to profiling:
The right to question the results of the profiling;
The right to be informed of the reason that the profiling resulted in the decision; if feasible
The right to be informed of what actions the consumer might have taken to secure a different decision and the actions that the consumer might take to secure a different decision in the future;
The right to review personal data used in the profiling;
If inaccurate, the right to have the data corrected and the profiling decision reevaluated based on the corrected data;
Additional rights for users residing in Utah and Iowa
In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in Utah and Iowa, you have:
The right to opt out of the processing of your Personal Information for Targeted Advertising;
The right to opt out of the processing of your Sensitive Personal Information. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, but not limited to, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary for the provision of a product or service specifically requested by the consumer.
How to exercise your privacy rights under US state laws
To exercise the rights described above, you need to submit your request to us by contacting us via the contact details provided in this document.
For us to respond to your request, we must know who you are. We will not respond to any request if we are unable to verify your identity and therefore confirm the Personal Information in our possession relates to you. You are not required to create an account with us to submit your request. We will use any Personal Information collected from you in connection with the verification of your request solely for verification and shall not further disclose the Personal Information, retain it longer than necessary for purposes of verification, or use it for unrelated purposes.
If you are an adult, you can make a request on behalf of a child under your parental authority.
How to exercise your rights to opt out
In addition to what is stated above, to exercise your right to opt-out of Sale or Sharing and Targeted Advertising you can also use the privacy choices link provided on this Application.
If you want to submit requests to opt out of Sale or Sharing and Targeted Advertising activities via a user-enabled global privacy control, such as for example the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”), you are free to do so and we will abide by such request in a frictionless manner.
How and when we are expected to handle your request
We will respond to your request without undue delay, but in all cases within the timeframe required by applicable law. Should we need more time, we will explain to you the reasons why, and how much more time we need.
Should we deny your request, we will explain to you the reasons behind our denial (where envisaged by applicable law you may then contact the relevant authority to submit a complaint).
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your request unless such request is manifestly unfounded or excessive and in all other cases where it is permitted by the applicable law. In such cases, we may charge a reasonable fee or refuse to act on the request. In either case, we will communicate our choices and explain the reasons behind them.
Additional information for Users in the United States
We do not collect Personal Information about California consumers below the age of 16
We do not knowingly collect Personal Information of California consumers who are below the age of 16 nor do we Sell or Share it.
Additional information about Data collection and processing
Legal action
The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Application or the related Services. The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.
Additional information about User's Personal Data
In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Application may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.
System logs and maintenance
For operation and maintenance purposes, this Application and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Application (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.
Information not contained in this policy
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.
Changes to this privacy policy
The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within this Application and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.
Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.
Definitions and legal references
Personal Data (or Data)
/ Personal Information (or Information)
Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.
Sensitive Personal Information
Sensitive Personal Information means any Personal Information that is not publicly available and reveals information considered sensitive according to the applicable privacy law.
Usage Data
Information collected automatically through this Application (or third-party services employed in this Application), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this Application, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.
User
The individual using this Application who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.
Data Subject
The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.
Data Processor (or Processor)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.
Data Controller (or Owner)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Application. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Application.
This Application
The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.
Service
The service provided by this Application as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.
Sale
Sale means any exchange of Personal Information by the Owner to a third party, for monetary or other valuable consideration, as defined by the applicable privacy US state law. Please note that the exchange of Personal Information with a service provider pursuant to a written contract that meets the requirements set by the applicable law, does not constitute a Sale of your Personal Information.
Sharing
Sharing means any sharing, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a consumer's Personal Information by the business to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising, whether for monetary or other valuable consideration, including transactions between a business and a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising for the benefit of a business in which no money is exchanged, as defined by the California privacy laws. Please note that the exchange of Personal Information with a service provider pursuant to a written contract that meets the requirements set by the California privacy laws, does not constitute sharing of your Personal Information.
Targeted advertising
Targeted advertising means displaying advertisements to a consumer where the advertisement is selected based on Personal Information obtained from that consumer’s activities over time and across nonaffiliated websites or online applications to predict such consumer’s preferences or interests, as defined by the applicable privacy US state law.
European Union (or EU)
Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.
Cookie
Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the User's browser.
Tracker
Tracker indicates any technology - e.g Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting - that enables the tracking of Users, for example by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.
Legal information
This policy has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations.
This policy relates solely to this Application, if not stated otherwise within this document.
While we strive to create a positive user experience, we understand that issues may occasionally arise between us and our users.
If this is the case, please feel free to contact us.
