Introduction
At Hide.ws, we prioritize your privacy and comply with global privacy regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information, and outlines your rights under these laws.
1. Data We Collect
- Personal Data:
Information you provide, such as your email address (if you create an account or contact us) and URLs you submit for shortening.
- Automatically Collected Data:
- IP address (may be collected by third parties websites and not directly by hide.ws)
- Browser type and version
- Device information
- Usage data, such as pages visited, browser, country, time spent on the site, and referring URLs
- Cookies and Tracking:
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience and analyze platform usage. See the "Cookies and Tracking Technologies" section for details.
2. Lawful Basis for Data Processing (GDPR)
Under GDPR, we process your personal data based on the following lawful grounds:
- Consent: When you provide consent for cookies or marketing communications.
- Contract: When processing is necessary to provide our services to you.
- Legal Obligation: When required to comply with laws or regulations.
- Legitimate Interest: For fraud prevention, security, and improving our services.
3. Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have the following rights:
Under GDPR:
- Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
- Restriction: Request a restriction on processing your data.
- Data Portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format.
- Objection: Object to certain types of data processing.
- Withdraw Consent: Revoke your consent at any time.
Under CCPA:
- Right to Know: Request details of the data we collect, use, and share about you.
- Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to exceptions.
- Right to Opt-Out: Opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal data (Hide.ws does not sell data).
- Non-Discrimination: Receive equal service and pricing, even if you exercise your rights.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at support@hide.ws.
4. How We Use Your Data
We use your information for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our services.
- To monitor and improve platform performance.
- To ensure security and prevent fraud.
- To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
- To communicate with you about updates and support.
5. Data Sharing
We may share your data in the following scenarios:
- With Service Providers: To facilitate our services (e.g., hosting, analytics).
- For Legal Compliance: To comply with lawful requests from public authorities.
- To Protect Rights: To enforce our terms, protect users, or defend against legal claims.
7. Data Security
We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the internet or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in laws, technology, or business practices. Updates will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Email: support@hide.ws