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Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 2024

1. Introduction

Welcome to Persistent Drive. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and use our services, and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

2. Data We Collect

2.1 Personal Data

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

  • Identity Data: First name, last name, username or similar identifier
  • Contact Data: Email address and telephone numbers
  • Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting
  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our website and services
  • File Data: Files and content you upload to our storage service

2.2 How We Collect Data

We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:

  • Direct interactions when you create an account or contact us
  • Automated technologies as you interact with our website
  • Third parties or publicly available sources

3. How We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • To provide and maintain our cloud storage service
  • To notify you about changes to our service
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information to improve our service
  • To monitor the usage of our service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues

4. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. Key security measures include:

  • End-to-end encryption for all file uploads and storage
  • Secure transmission protocols (HTTPS/TLS)
  • Regular security audits and penetration testing
  • Access controls and authentication mechanisms
  • Regular backups and disaster recovery procedures

5. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements.

Your files will be retained for as long as your account remains active. Upon account deletion, your files will be permanently deleted within 30 days unless required to be retained by law.

6. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data:

  • Request access to your personal data
  • Request correction of your personal data
  • Request erasure of your personal data
  • Object to processing of your personal data
  • Request restriction of processing your personal data
  • Request transfer of your personal data
  • Right to withdraw consent at any time

7. Third-Party Services

Our service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review 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.

8. International 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.

We ensure that such transfers are subject to appropriate safeguards and are conducted in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

10. 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 at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • Email: privacy@persistentdrive.com
  • Address: 123 Cloud Street, Data City, DC 12345, United States
  • Phone: +1 (555) 123-4567