Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, process, and disclose your information, including personal information, in conjunction with your access to and use of our application.

By using our service, you acknowledge that you have read and understand this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our application.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Us

When you register for an account, we collect the following information through our authentication provider (Clerk):

• Email address
• Name (if provided)
• Profile information you choose to share
• Authentication method preferences

Information We Collect Automatically

We automatically collect certain types of information when you use our application:

• Log and usage data (pages visited, time spent, features used)
• Device information (browser type, operating system, device type)
• IP address and approximate location (country/region)
• Feature flag and configuration settings through Schematic

Third-Party Services

Our application integrates with the following third-party services that may collect information:

• Clerk: Provides authentication and user management services. Please refer to Clerk's Privacy Policy for details on their data practices.
• Schematic: Provides feature flag and configuration management. Please refer to Schematic's Privacy Policy for information on their data practices.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

• To provide, maintain, and improve our services
• To authenticate your identity and manage your account
• To personalize your experience through targeted feature availability
• To communicate with you about service-related announcements
• To analyze usage patterns and optimize application performance
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or security threats
• To comply with legal obligations

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Your account information is retained while your account remains active. If you request deletion of your account, we will delete or anonymize your information, except where we must retain information to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements.

Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access and Portability: You may request access to the personal information we hold about you and request a copy in a structured, commonly used format.
• Correction: You may request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information about you.
• Deletion: You may request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Restriction and Objection: You may request that we restrict processing of your information or object to certain types of processing.
• Withdrawal of Consent: Where we rely on consent as the legal basis for processing, you may withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our application and third-party services may use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies to enhance your experience and collect information about how you use our application.

Clerk, our authentication provider, uses cookies to maintain your authentication state and provide secure access to our application.

You can control cookies through your browser settings, but disabling certain cookies may limit your ability to use some features of our application.

International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data to the United States and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to this transfer.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to individuals under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn that we have collected personal information of a child under 16, we will take steps to delete such information as quickly as possible. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us.

California Resident Notice at Collection

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 ("CCPA"), requires us to provide some additional information to California residents. This section only applies to you if you are a California resident, although please note that this information and the rights afforded herein are the same as offered to our other users in our main Privacy Policy.

The following chart details these activities:

For more information about each category of personal information, purpose of use, and third parties to which we disclose personal information, please see the "Information We Collect" and "How We Use Your Information" sections of our Privacy Policy.

Your Choices Regarding "Sharing" and "Selling"

You have the right to opt out of our sale/sharing of your personal information for purposes of online analytics and advertising. Currently, we do not sell or share your data as defined by the CCPA and we have not done so over the past 12 months from the effective date of this Privacy Policy.

Other CCPA Rights

If we ever offer any financial incentives in exchange for your personal information, we will provide you with appropriate information about such incentives.

The CCPA also allows you to limit the use or disclosure of your "sensitive personal information" (as defined in the CCPA) if your sensitive personal information is used for certain purposes. Please note that we do not use or disclose sensitive personal information other than for business purposes for which you cannot opt out under the CCPA.

Please see the "Your Rights and Choices" section of our Policy above for information about the additional rights you have with respect to your personal information under California law and how to exercise them.

Shine the Light Disclosure

The California "Shine the Light" law gives residents of California the right under certain circumstances to request information from us regarding the manner in which we disclose certain categories of personal information (as defined in the Shine the Light law) with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We currently do not disclose your personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy as needed to comply with relevant regulations and reflect any new practices. Whenever we make a significant change to our policies, we will refresh the date at the top of this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

Have any questions, comments, or concerns about this privacy policy, your data, or your rights with respect to your information? Please get in touch by emailing us at support@schematichq.com and we'll be happy to try to answer them!

For European Economic Area Residents

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The data controller of your personal information is Vid2Sum.

The legal bases we rely on for processing your information include: contractual necessity, consent, legitimate interests, and legal obligation.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the EEA if you believe our processing of your personal information violates applicable law.