Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy governs your relationship with the beehype.io website and service ("Service") operated by Workscale SAS ("we", "us", or "our"), registered in France with registration number 94953354100015.

This document informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and protection of personal information when you use our Service and the choices available to you regarding this data. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

By using BeeHype, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used here have the same meanings as in our Terms of Service.

1. Definitions

2. Information Collection

We collect different types of information to provide and improve our Service to you:

Personal Data

When using our Service, we may ask you to provide personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you, including:

• Email address
• First and last name
• Company name (for business accounts)
• Billing information
• Social media account information (when connecting social platforms)
• Cookies and Usage Data

We may use your Personal Data to send you news, updates about our Service, marketing communications, or promotional materials that may interest you. You can opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications by following the unsubscribe link in any email we send or by contacting us directly.

Usage Data

We collect information on how the Service is accessed and used. This Usage Data may include:

• Your computer's Internet Protocol address (IP address)
• Browser type and version
• Pages of our Service that you visit
• Time and date of your visit
• Time spent on those pages
• Features used within the platform
• Device identifiers and diagnostic data

Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on our Service and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of our Service may not function as intended.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of our Service.
• Preference Cookies: Allow us to remember your preferences and settings.
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Service.
• Security Cookies: Support security features and detect fraudulent activity.

3. Use of Data

BeeHype uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide, maintain, and improve our Service
• To notify you about changes to our Service
• To enable you to participate in interactive features of our Service
• To provide customer support and respond to inquiries
• To gather analysis or valuable information to improve our Service
• To monitor the usage of our Service
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
• To provide personalized content recommendations
• To process transactions and prevent fraud

When you choose to connect social media accounts to BeeHype for content publishing, please note that your use of those platforms will be governed by their respective privacy policies. For example, if you connect a Twitter or Facebook account, the respective platform's privacy policy would apply to the content published through our Service.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), BeeHype's legal basis for collecting and using your personal information depends on the specific data and the context in which we collect it. We process your personal data in the following circumstances:

• When we need to perform a contract with you (such as providing our Service after you subscribe)
• When you have given us explicit consent
• When processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your rights
• For payment processing purposes
• To comply with legal obligations

5. Data Retention

BeeHype will retain your Personal Data for a period of 2 years after your last activity on the Service. When you stop using the Service or if you delete your account, your data will be permanently deleted from our systems.

We may retain certain information to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Usage Data is generally stored for a shorter period unless it's needed to strengthen security, improve functionality, or we're legally obligated to retain it longer.

6. Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your state, province, country, or governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside France and choose to provide information to us, please note that we process and store data in France and possibly other locations where our service providers are based.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy, followed by your submission of personal information, represents your agreement to this potential transfer. BeeHype will take all necessary measures to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We will not transfer your Personal Data to an organization or country without adequate controls to ensure data security.

7. Disclosure of Data

We may disclose your Personal Data in the following situations:

Business Transactions

If BeeHype is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Legal Requirements

BeeHype may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (such as a court or government agency). We may also disclose data when we believe disclosure is necessary to:

• Comply with legal obligations
• Protect and defend BeeHype's rights or property
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing related to the Service
• Protect the personal safety of users or the public
• Protect against legal liability

Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party companies and individuals who facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), provide services on our behalf, or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform specific tasks for us and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

8. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us. All data collected by BeeHype is encrypted in our databases. 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 Data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

In the event of a data breach that affects your Personal Data, we will notify you in compliance with applicable laws.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain data protection rights. BeeHype aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights:

• Right to access: You can request copies of your personal data.
• Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate data or complete incomplete data.
• Right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit the processing of your information in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format.
• Right to object: You can object to our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to withdraw consent: You can withdraw consent where we rely on consent to process your personal data.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. You also have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data.

If you are in California, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to request disclosure of what personal information we collect and the right to request deletion of your personal information.

10. Service Providers

Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, such as Google Analytics.

Payments

We use third-party payment processors for handling payments. We do not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to PCI-DSS standards, ensuring secure handling of payment information.

We work with Stripe, whose Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://stripe.com/privacy.

11. Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other websites not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. We strongly recommend reviewing the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

12. Data Deletion Request

To request deletion of your personal data from our systems, please:

• Send an email to [email protected] with the subject "Data Deletion Request"
• Include your full name and the email address associated with your account
• Briefly describe the data you wish to have deleted

We will confirm receipt of your request within 7 business days and process the deletion within 30 days, notifying you upon completion. If any data cannot be deleted due to legal or compliance reasons, we will inform you accordingly.

13. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you discover that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

For significant changes, we will provide prominent notice or direct notification by email. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when posted.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

By email: [email protected]