Privacy policy

Your Privacy

At Hostessy we respect the privacy of our users. 

We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services linked to or from the Service, including the information or content contained therein. Please remember that when you use a link to go from the Service to another website, our Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or services. Your browsing and interaction on any third-party website or service, including those that have a link or advertisement on our website, are subject to that third party’s own rules and policies. In addition, you acknowledge that we are not responsible for and we do not exercise control over any third parties that you authorize to access your User Content. If you are using a third-party website or service (like Facebook) and you allow such a third-party access to the User Content you do so at your own risk. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect by other means (including offline) or from other sources other than through the Service.

 Additional information for users in Europe

This section of the policy applies to Hostessy users that are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland or the United Kingdom (UK). Hostessy processes your personal data in accordance with European laws and regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

(a) Controller's details

For the purposes of the GDPR and UK GDPR, Hostessy Inc., is the controller of your personal data. and we can be contacted using the details provided under the “How to contact us” heading.

In certain circumstances, we process personal data as a processor on behalf of our customers. 

cases, it is the Hostessy customer that is responsible for the processing of your personal data and Hostessy’s processing will be governed by the terms it has entered with the customer. If you have questions or concerns about how your personal data is handled by one of our customers, you should contact the relevant customer that is using our Service and refer to their separate privacy policies.

(b) Legal bases for processing

If you are located in the EEA, Switzerland or UK, we need a lawful basis to collect, use and disclose your personal data as a controller. Our lawful basis will depend on the information concerned and the context in which it is processed.

Generally, Hostessy will collect and use your information only where:

• We need it to provide you the Service and fulfill our obligations to you under our Terms of Service. This includes providing you with access to the template you purchase.
  

• It is in our legitimate interests to do so. Our legitimate interests include providing a useful Service, obtaining payment for our Service (if applicable), sending you relevant marketing messages and advertising and tracking its effectiveness and enhancing our Service via research and development, data analytics, data labeling and machine learning. We do not rely on this lawful basis where our legitimate interest is overridden by your interest in protecting your data.
  

• You consent to us or have a reasonable expectation of us using your information in a certain way – for example, to hear about new features or offers.
  

• It is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations.
  

If you have consented to our use of your information you can withdraw that consent at any time. Depending on the situation you can either withdraw your consent by emailing us, or through your account settings page. Where we are using your information because of a legitimate interest to do so, you have the right to object to that use. However, if you do so it may mean that it is not possible for you to continue using the Service.

(c) Cross-border transfers of information

By signing up, you’ve consented to Hostessy Inc.  (an entity in United States) receiving your personal data. For Hostessy users in the EEA, Switzerland UK, where we transfer your information to a third party provider that is not located in the Europe, and is not in a country that benefits from an adequacy decision by the European Commission, we will require those third party providers to enter into an agreement that provides appropriate safeguards for your information, including by using the EU Model Clauses.

 California users’ Privacy Rights

Californian users of Hostessy have additional rights afforded to them under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Categories of personal information collected by Hostessy 

For more details about the personal information Hostessy has collected in the past year, please see section 1 “Information we collect and its use”. For details on how we use that information, and who we share it with, please see section 2 “How we use your information” and section 3 “Sharing your information”.

Hostessy does not “sell” (as defined in the CCPA) the personal information of Hostessy users.

Making a request in relation to your personal information

The CCPA gives California consumers various rights with respect to the personal information we collect, including the right to (subject to certain limitations):

• Request to access the personal information Hostessy has about you; and
  

• Request that Hostessy deletes all of your personal information.

California users may make a request by contacting us at support@hostessy.io. We will authenticate your request using the email address associated with your Hostessy account and if necessary, proof of residency.

Changes to this Policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect our current practice and ensure compliance with applicable laws. When we post changes to this policy, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy. If we make any material changes to the way we collect, use, store and/or share your personal information, we will notify you with a notice on our website and/by sending an email to the email address associated with your Hostessy account. We recommend that you check this page from time to time to inform yourself of any changes.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the Service, or wish to make a complaint please contact us at:

Email: support@hostessy.io

RE: Head of Privacy

 

The EDPO and EDPO UK can both be contacted at info@edpo.com. If you are in the EEA, data subject request forms can be accessed at https://edpo.com/gdpr-data-request/. If you are in the UK, data subject request forms can be accessed at https://edpo.com/uk-gdpr-data-request/.

Contact Us: Questions? Concerns? Suggestions?

Please contact us to report any violations of the Terms or to pose any questions regarding these Terms or the Service.

Hostessy, Inc.

 

support@hostessy.io