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Privacy Policy

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Catch Ignore ("we", "our", or "us") operates https://catch-ignore.vercel.app/ (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site.

We take your privacy seriously. This policy is designed to be transparent about our data practices and complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as applicable in the Netherlands and the European Union.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

  1. Contact form: When you submit a message through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content.
  2. Newsletter subscription: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. Newsletter subscriptions are managed through Buttondown.
  3. Supporting membership: When you start a paid membership, your email address, account ID, chosen amount, and billing frequency are sent to Lemon Squeezy to create the checkout. Lemon Squeezy processes payments and manages recurring billing. We do not receive your card details.

Information Collected Automatically

  1. Log data: Standard server logs may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited.

Information We Do Not Collect

  1. We do not currently use third-party CAPTCHA, bot-protection, or anti-spam verification services
  2. We do not use analytics or tracking services that profile visitors
  3. We do not collect cookies for tracking or advertising purposes
  4. We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  1. Respond to your inquiries submitted through the contact form
  2. Send newsletter emails to subscribers
  3. Improve and maintain the Site
  4. Protect the Site from spam and abuse

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Under the GDPR, we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  1. Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): Newsletter subscriptions and contact form submissions are based on your explicit consent.
  2. Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): Server log collection for security and spam prevention is based on our legitimate interest in protecting the Site.

5. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We may share your information with the following third-party services:

  1. Buttondown: Email addresses of newsletter subscribers are stored with Buttondown for the purpose of sending newsletters. Buttondown is a US-based company that participates in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
  2. Lemon Squeezy: Membership checkout and recurring payments are handled by Lemon Squeezy. Its customer portal lets you manage billing and cancel your subscription.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to any other third parties.

6. Data Retention

  1. Contact form messages: Retained only as long as necessary to address your inquiry, unless a longer retention is required by law.
  2. Newsletter subscriptions: Retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
  3. Server logs: Retained for a limited period as determined by our hosting provider, typically no more than 30 days.

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the EU/EEA, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  1. Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  2. Right to rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  3. Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
  4. Right to restrict processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data.
  5. Right to data portability: You can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.
  6. Right to object: You can object to our processing of your data based on legitimate interests.
  7. Right to withdraw consent: You can withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent (e.g., unsubscribe from the newsletter).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at c.m.vankampen14@gmail.com.

8. Children's Privacy

The Site is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us and we will take steps to delete such information.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

11. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  1. Email: c.m.vankampen14@gmail.com
  2. Website: catch-ignore.vercel.app

12. Supervisory Authority

If you are located in the EU/EEA and believe we are processing your personal data in violation of applicable data protection laws, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In the Netherlands, this is the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens .