Our Promise: We're in the business of protecting your privacy, not exploiting it. We collect only what we need, delete it quickly, and never sell your data.

Information We Collect

To Create Your Report

Full name (and any previous names/aliases)
Current and past addresses
Phone numbers
Email addresses
Date of birth (optional, improves accuracy)

For Payment Processing

Payment card information (processed securely by Stripe)
Billing address
Email for receipt delivery

Automatically Collected

IP address (for fraud prevention)
Browser type and device information
Pages visited and time spent

How We Use Your Information

✓Creating your report: We use your personal information to scan data broker sites and compile your Privacy Exposure Report.
✓Delivering your report: We send your completed report to the email address you provide.
✓Customer support: We may use your contact information to respond to questions or provide assistance.
✓Improving our service: Anonymized, aggregated data helps us improve our scanning accuracy and coverage.

Data Retention & Deletion

🗑️ We delete all personal information submitted for your report within 7 days of delivery.

Report input data: Deleted within 7 days of report delivery
Payment records: Retained as required by law (typically 7 years)
Support correspondence: Deleted 90 days after resolution
Website analytics: Anonymized after 30 days

You may request immediate deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.

We Never Sell Your Data

Period. We do not sell, rent, lease, or trade your personal information to third parties. Not for marketing. Not for data aggregation. Not ever.

It would be deeply hypocritical for a privacy company to profit from selling your data. We're here to help you escape the data economy, not participate in it.

Information Sharing

We share your information only in these limited circumstances:

Payment processing: Your payment details are sent directly to Stripe (our payment processor) and never touch our servers.
Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, subpoena, or court order.
With your consent: If you explicitly ask us to share information with a third party.

Your Privacy Rights

CCPA Rights (California Residents)

Right to know what personal information we collect
Right to delete your personal information
Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we don't sell it anyway)
Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights

GDPR Rights (EU/EEA Residents)

Right to access your personal data
Right to rectification of inaccurate data
Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
Right to restrict processing
Right to data portability
Right to object to processing

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the email below. We will respond within 30 days (or sooner for urgent requests).

Security

We take security seriously:

All data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS/TLS)
Sensitive data is encrypted at rest
We use industry-standard security practices
Regular security audits and updates
Limited employee access to personal data

Cookies & Tracking

We use minimal, privacy-respecting analytics:

Essential cookies for site functionality
Anonymous analytics to improve our service
No third-party tracking pixels
No social media tracking scripts

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We'll notify you of any material changes by posting a notice on our website or sending you an email. Your continued use of our service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy or your data? Reach out:

📧 privacy@privacyscan.io

We aim to respond within 24-48 hours.