Privacy policy

Last updated: [date]. Controller: [legal entity name], [registered address], [country]. Contact: [privacy email].

Draft template. This page was drafted by the operator of TickForge as a starting point. It is not legal advice and has not been reviewed by a lawyer or independently verified. Placeholders in square brackets must be completed and the whole document reviewed by qualified counsel before you take payments.

1. Data we collect

  • Account data — email address and any name or profile details supplied at sign-up, including via a third-party sign-in provider you choose.
  • Product data — strategies, watchlists and settings you save.
  • Technical data — IP address, device and browser information, and log/error records generated when you use the service.
  • Billing data — [describe: handled by the payment processor; we store plan status and invoices, not full card numbers].

2. Why we use it

To create and secure your account, to deliver and support the service, to take payment for paid plans, to prevent abuse, to comply with legal obligations, and to improve the product. Where required, our legal bases are contract performance, legitimate interests and consent (for optional analytics or marketing email).

3. Processors

We use third-party providers to run the service, including [hosting provider], [database and authentication provider], [payment processor], [email provider] and [analytics provider, if any]. They process data on our instructions under contract. A current list is available at [subprocessors page or on request].

4. International transfers

Data may be processed in [list regions]. Where data leaves your region we rely on [appropriate safeguards, e.g. standard contractual clauses].

5. Retention

Account and product data are kept while your account is active and for [period] after closure; billing records are kept for [period] to meet tax and accounting obligations; logs are kept for [period].

6. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, port or restrict your data, to object to certain processing, and to withdraw consent. Contact [privacy email] to exercise them. You may also complain to your local data protection authority.

7. Cookies and similar technologies

We use storage that is strictly necessary to keep you signed in. [Describe any analytics or marketing cookies and how consent is obtained.]

8. Children

The service is not intended for anyone under [18].

9. Changes

We will post updates here and, for material changes, notify you by email or in-app.