Policy summary
Personal Data processed for the following purposes and using the following services:
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Hosting and backend infrastructure
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Backblaze, Hetzner, Scaleway, Cleavr, Digital Ocean and Tebi
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Infrastructure monitoring
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Managing contacts and sending messages
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Managing support and contact requests
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Platform services and hosting
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Traffic optimization and distribution
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Owner and Data Controller
Stashit, LLC
7901 4th St N, STE 300
St. Petersburg Florida 33702
United States
Owner contact email: support@stashit.app
Full policy
Owner and Data Controller
Stashit, LLC
7901 4th St N, STE 300
St. Petersburg Florida 33702
United States
Owner contact email: support@stashit.app
Types of Data collected
Among the types of Personal Data that stashit.app collects, by itself or through third parties, there are:
payment info; first name; last name; email address; billing address; purchase history; Usage Data; various types of Data.
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 stashit.app.
Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by stashit.app is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for stashit.app to provide its services. In cases where stashit.app 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 stashit.app or by the owners of third-party services used by stashit.app serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document.
Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through stashit.app.
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 stashit.app (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:
Handling payments, Traffic optimization and distribution, Hosting and backend infrastructure, Analytics, Platform services and hosting, Infrastructure monitoring, Communication, Managing contacts and sending messages and Managing support and contact requests.
For specific information about the Personal Data used for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data”.
Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data
Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:
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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.
Plausible Analytics
Plausible Analytics is an open-source project dedicated to making web analytics more privacy-friendly.
Personal Data processed: Anonymous usage data.
Place of processing: Germany – Privacy Policy.
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Communication
StartMail
StartMail is a European email provider that aims to protect your email from advertisers, government surveillance, and spam and put you back in control of your data.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Netherlands– Privacy Policy
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Handling payments
Unless otherwise specified, stashit.app 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. Stashit.app 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
Stripe is a payment service provided by Stripe, Inc. or by Stripe Payments Europe, Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.
Personal Data processed: billing address; email address; first name; last name; payment info; purchase history.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; European Union – Privacy Policy.
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Hosting and backend infrastructure
This type of service has the purpose of hosting Data and files that enable stashit.app to run and be distributed as well as to provide a ready-made infrastructure to run specific features or parts of stashit.app.
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.
Backblaze
Backup and data storage service for stashit.app's North American customers.
Personal Data processed: Encrypted personal data.
Place of processing: United States, Netherlands – Privacy Policy.
Hetzner
Hetzner is a German company that provides server infrastructure and hosting for stashit.app's North American customers.
Personal Data processed: Logging and backups that may contain personal data.
Place of processing: United States, Germany, Finland – Privacy Policy.
Scaleway
Scaleway is a hosting service provided by Scaleway S.A.S located in France. This provider is used to host infrastructure and data storage for stashit.app's European customers.
Personal Data processed: Logging and database backups that may contain personal data.
Place of processing: France - Privacy Policy.
Cleavr
Cleavr is an all-in-one server and deployment management platform used to manage the servers hosting the front-end sites for stashit.app's North American customers.
Personal Data processed: Logging and backups that may contain personal data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Digital Ocean
DigitalOcean is a hosting service provided by DigitalOcean Inc. and is used for hosting the backend infrastructure for stashit.app's North American customers.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Canada – Privacy Policy
Tebi
Backup and data storage service for stashit.app's European customers.
Personal Data processed: Encrypted personal data.
Place of processing: Germany– Privacy Policy.
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Infrastructure monitoring
This type of service allows stashit.app to monitor the use and behavior of its components so its performance, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting can be improved.
Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and mode of implementation of these services, whose function is to filter the activities of stashit.app.
Sentry (Functional Software, Inc. )
Sentry is a monitoring service provided by Functional Software, Inc. .
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Managing contacts and sending messages
This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.
These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.
Mailgun (Mailgun Technologies, Inc.)
Mailgun is an email address management and message sending service provided by Mailgun Technologies, Inc.
Personal Data processed: email address; various types of Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Germany – Privacy Policy.
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Managing support and contact requests
This type of service allows stashit.app to manage support and contact requests received via email or by other means, such as the contact form.
The Personal Data processed depend on the information provided by the User in the messages and the means used for communication (e.g. email address).
FreeScout
FreeScout is a super lightweight and powerful open-source help desk. FreeScout is hosted and managed by Stashit, LLC on a Hetzner VPS and is used to manage customer support requests.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated with customer support; Email Address.
Place of processing: United States
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Platform services and hosting
These services have the purpose of hosting and running key components of stashit.app, therefore allowing the provision of stashit.app from within a unified platform. Such platforms provide a wide range of tools to the Owner – e.g. analytics, user registration, commenting, database management, e-commerce, payment processing – that imply the collection and handling of Personal Data.
Some of these services work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
Upvoty
Upvoty provides user feedback and suggestion service for stashit.app.
Place of processing: Netherlands – Privacy Policy.
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Traffic optimization and distribution
This type of service allows stashit.app 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 stashit.app 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.
Bunny CDN (BunnyWay d.o.o.)
Bunny CDN is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by BunnyWay d.o.o.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data.
Place of processing: Slovenia – Privacy Policy.
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.
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 stashit.app 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, stashit.app 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, stashit.app and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with stashit.app (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.
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 stashit.app 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)
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.
Usage Data
Information collected automatically through stashit.app (or third-party services employed in stashit.app), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use stashit.app, 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 stashit.app 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 stashit.app. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of stashit.app.
stashit.app (or this Application)
The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.
Service
The service provided by stashit.app as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.
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.
Legal information
This privacy policy relates solely to stashit.app, if not stated otherwise within this document.