Privacy Policy
Short version: We collect the information you submit (like your email and optional survey answers) to contact you about CircleOK, improve the product, and respond to messages. We don’t sell your personal information.
Who we are
CircleOK (“CircleOK”, “we”, “us”) operates the CircleOK website and early access waitlist (the “Service”).
Contact: hello.circleok@gmail.com
What we collect
- Email address (early access form).
- Contact messages (name, email, and message content) if you use the contact form.
- Optional survey responses (e.g., worries, living situation, and free‑text answers) if you choose to complete the survey.
- Basic technical data (e.g., IP address, device/browser information, timestamps) that our hosting provider may process for security and service delivery.
How we use your information
- To add you to the CircleOK early access list and contact you about product updates, access, and research.
- To respond to questions and support requests.
- To understand user needs and improve CircleOK (especially from survey answers).
- To protect the Service (fraud/spam prevention, security monitoring).
Legal bases (EEA/UK)
If you are in the EEA/UK, we process your personal data under the following legal bases:
- Consent — when you sign up for early access and agree to be contacted, and when you provide optional survey answers.
- Legitimate interests — improving the Service and keeping it secure (balanced against your rights).
- Contract — when processing is necessary to provide the Service you request (e.g., handling your contact message).
Sharing and processors
We use trusted service providers (“processors”) to operate the Service. For example, we may use:
- Netlify to host the site and store form submissions.
- Cloudflare for DNS and email routing (forwarding).
- Google (Gmail) to receive forwarded emails.
These providers process data on our behalf to deliver their services. We do not sell your personal information.
International transfers
Our providers may process data outside your country. When required (e.g., under GDPR), we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms provided by our vendors.
Retention
We keep your information only as long as needed for the purposes described above, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. You can request deletion at any time.
Your rights
GDPR/EEA/UK: You may have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to processing, and request portability of your data, as well as withdraw consent at any time.
United States (including CA/CO/CT/VA and similar laws): Depending on your state, you may have rights to access, delete, correct, and opt out of certain processing. We do not sell personal information and do not share it for cross‑context behavioral advertising as defined by some state laws.
To exercise your rights, contact us at hello.circleok@gmail.com. We may need to verify your request.
Cookies and analytics
We aim to keep the site lightweight. If we add analytics or cookies in the future, we will update this policy and, where required, provide choices/consent.
Children
The Service is not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes
We may update this policy from time to time. We’ll post the updated version on this page with a new “Last updated” date.