APPSSHOWROOM

Privacy Policy & Data Protection Information

At AppsShowroom.com ("we", "us", "our"), we are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with care and respect. This Privacy Policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and your choices. This policy applies to our website, contact form, authentication and newsletter features.

Contact Information

1. Information We Collect

  • Account & Authentication: email address and password hash (handled by our authentication provider).
  • Newsletter: email address and subscription status.
  • Contact Form: name, email, phone (optional), and message contents.
  • Usage Data: basic analytics, device and interaction data (aggregated and non-identifying, where applicable).
  • Cookies/Local Storage: preferences (e.g., theme, language) and session-related data.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • Provide and manage user accounts, authentication and sessions.
  • Deliver the newsletter and manage subscriptions.
  • Respond to enquiries submitted via the contact form.
  • Improve, secure and maintain our services.
  • Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms.

3. Legal Bases (GDPR for EU/UK, CCPA for US California)

For EU/UK visitors (GDPR):

  • Contract: to provide requested services (account access, responses to contact requests).
  • Consent: newsletter emails and certain cookies/marketing communications.
  • Legitimate Interests: site security, fraud prevention, service improvement.
  • Legal Obligation: compliance with applicable laws.

For US visitors (including California CCPA):

  • We process personal information for business purposes only (service delivery, security, legal compliance).
  • We do not sell personal information as defined under CCPA.
  • We only share information with service providers who process data on our behalf under strict contracts.

4. Third-Party Processors

We use trusted service providers to operate parts of our service:

  • Supabase (authentication and database): stores account data and newsletter subscriptions.
  • EmailJS (email delivery for contact form): processes messages submitted via the contact form.

These providers process data on our behalf under their own security and compliance frameworks.

5. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above. You can request deletion of your account and unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time.

6. International Transfers

Data may be processed outside your country of residence. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for international transfers.

7. Security

We implement technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including encryption in transit, access controls, and monitoring. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

8. Your Rights (GDPR and CCPA)

GDPR Rights (EU/UK residents):

  • Right to access your personal data
  • Right to correction (rectification) of inaccurate data
  • Right to deletion (erasure) of your data
  • Right to object or restrict processing in certain cases
  • Right to data portability where applicable
  • Right to withdraw consent at any time (e.g., unsubscribe from newsletter)

CCPA Rights (California residents): See Section 12 above for detailed CCPA rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided at the top of this policy. We will respond to your request within 30 days (GDPR) or 45 days (CCPA).

9. Cookies and Tracking

We may use cookies/local storage for preferences (e.g., dark mode) and essential functionality. You can control cookies via your browser settings.

10. We Do Not Sell Your Data

We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration. This applies to all visitors, including those from the United States (including California) and the European Union/United Kingdom.

The only instances where we share data are:

  • With trusted service providers who assist in operating our website (e.g., Supabase for authentication, EmailJS for contact forms) under strict data processing agreements
  • When required by law or to protect our legal rights
  • In connection with a business transfer (merger, acquisition, etc.) with prior notice

None of these scenarios involve selling your data for profit or marketing purposes.

11. Marketing and Unsubscribe

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the app or by contacting us. We do not sell your personal data for marketing purposes.

12. California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Rights

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the CCPA:

  • Right to Know: Request information about what personal information we collect, use, disclose, or sell (we do not sell your data).
  • Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Opt-Out: Opt-out of the sale of personal information (though we do not sell your data, you can still exercise this right).
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided at the top of this policy. We will respond within 45 days of receiving your request.

Important: We do not sell your personal information to third parties, nor have we sold personal information in the past 12 months.

13. Children

Our services are not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 16.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version on this page with a revised effective date.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us using the information above.