Privacy Policy

How we handle your data at Slideparty.app

Effective Date: April 17, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Slideparty.app ("Slideparty.app", "we", "us", or "our"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services (collectively, the "Service"). We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy rights, including those granted by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Please read this policy carefully. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Data Controller

For the purpose of the GDPR, the data controller is Slideparty.app. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: hey@slideparty.app.

3. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

Account Information: When you register for an account, we collect your email address.
Account Information: When you register for an account, we collect your email address.
Usage Data: Information about how you access and use the Service. This may include your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent on pages, and other diagnostic data.
Cookies and Tracking Data: Information collected via cookies and similar tracking technologies, as detailed below.

4. How We Use Your Information & Legal Basis (GDPR)

We use the information we collect for various purposes, relying on specific legal bases under GDPR:

To Provide and Maintain the Service: Processing account information, Manual Topics, and necessary cookies (like authentication tokens) to operate the platform, manage user accounts, and facilitate slide parties in rooms. Legal Basis: Performance of a contract (our Terms of Service with you).
To Improve and Analyze the Service: Using Usage Data and Analytics/Speed Insights cookies to understand how our Service is used, monitor performance, and make improvements. Legal Basis: Consent (obtained via our cookie banner for Vercel Analytics and Speed Insights cookies) or Legitimate Interest (for analyzing aggregated, anonymized usage patterns for essential service improvements).
For Security and Authentication: Using necessary cookies (Clerk auth, Convex auth JWT) and technical data like IP addresses to secure accounts and prevent fraud. Legal Basis: Legitimate Interest (ensuring the security and integrity of our Service), Performance of a contract (authenticating users).
To Communicate With You: Using your email address to respond to inquiries, provide support, and send service-related notices. Legal Basis: Performance of a contract, Legitimate Interest (providing essential information about the service).
For Public Display and Marketing (Generated Topics): Generated Topics, which are our property, may be displayed publicly (e.g., at https://slideparty.app/topics) or used in marketing materials. Legal Basis: Legitimate Interest (promoting our service using non-personal, generated content owned by us).
To Comply with Legal Obligations: Processing data when required by law, regulation, or legal process. Legal Basis: Legal Obligation.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

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

Cookie Banner & Consent

We present a cookie banner upon your first visit. Non-essential cookies (Analytics and Performance) are only activated after you provide explicit consent through this banner. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by .

Types of Cookies Used

Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the Service to function correctly. They enable core functionalities like user authentication and security.
- Clerk Authentication: Used to manage user login sessions.
- Convex Auth Token (JWT): Used to authenticate user requests to our backend.

(These cookies do not require consent via the banner but are necessary for using logged-in features).

Analytics & Performance Cookies: These help us understand how users interact with our website, allowing us to improve performance and user experience.
- Vercel Analytics: Collects anonymous data about website traffic and usage patterns.
- Vercel Speed Insights: Collects anonymous data about website loading performance.

(These cookies are only used if you consent via the cookie banner).

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information in the following situations:

Service Providers: With third-party vendors who perform services for us or on our behalf, such as website hosting (Vercel), user authentication (Clerk), backend services (Convex), and analytics (Vercel). These providers have access to your information only to perform these tasks and are obligated not to disclose or use it for other purposes.
Administrators: Authorized Slideparty.app administrators have access to user email addresses, user feedbacks and Manual Topics for operational, support, and moderation purposes.
Publicly Shared Information: As stated in our Terms of Service, Generated Topics may be made publicly available on our website (e.g., at https://slideparty.app/topics) and used in marketing materials. Manual Topics are only visible to other players within your room and to administrators of Slideparty.app.
Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
Business Transfers: If we are 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.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Account information is generally retained until you request deletion of your account. You can request the removal of your data at any time by contacting us at hey@slideparty.app.

8. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal data. However, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against interception or misuse.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction (e.g., USA, where Vercel, Clerk, Convex may operate). If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or UK, we will ensure that transfers of your personal data are protected to a standard that meets the European Commission or UK equivalent expectations.

10. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the EEA or UK, you have the following data protection rights:

Right to Access: You can request copies of your personal data.
Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
Right to Erasure: You can request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to Object to Processing: You can object to our processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests.
Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on consent to process your data (e.g., for non-essential cookies), you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: hey@slideparty.app. We will respond to your request within one month. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a Data Protection Authority.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by children. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information.

12. 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 "Effective Date" at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at: hey@slideparty.app.

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