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Yes, even Clapcat has a Privacy Policy

This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.

Contact details

clapcat[at]protonmail.com

What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery and third party referrals:

  • Names and contact details
  • Website user information (including user journeys and cookie tracking)

Lawful bases and data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, we must have a β€œlawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO's website.

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO's website:

  • Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. You canread more about this right here.
  • Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete. You can read more about this right here.
  • Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information. You can read more about this right here.
  • Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information. You can read more about this right here.
  • Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. You can read more about this right here.
  • Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you. You can read more about this right here.
  • Your right to withdraw consent - When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can read more about this right here.

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month. To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide services and goods, including delivery and third party referrals are:

  1. Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Where we get personal information from

Directly from you.

How long we keep information

We keep your information for as long as your consent remains (as an account holder) from the authentication provider (Google/Discord etc.). You can remove consent at any time by making contact using the contact details at the top of this policy. Your account will be deleted within one month of the request and all data removed or anonymised. Your data with your authentication provider is managed and governed by policies with those organisations.

Who we share information with

Google

This data processor does the following activities for us: Our processor manages our authorisation and authentication of users to our systems.

Discord

This data processor does the following activities for us: Our processor manages our authorisation and authentication of users to our systems.

Sharing information outside the UK

Where necessary, we may transfer personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, we comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place.

For further information or to obtain a copy of the appropriate safeguard for any of the transfers below, please contact us using the contact information provided above.

Organisation nameGoogle
Category of recipientstorage provider, authentication service provider
Country the personal information is sent toUnited States
How the transfer complies with UK data protection lawAddendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
Organisation nameDiscord
Category of recipientauthentication service provider
Country the personal information is sent toUnited States
How the transfer complies with UK data protection lawAddendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

If you remain unhappy with how we've used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.

The ICO's address:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number0303 123 1113
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