GDPR Compliance

Last updated: January 2025

1. Introduction

UsePromptly is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This page outlines how we handle your personal data in accordance with GDPR requirements.

2. What is GDPR?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a comprehensive data protection law that came into effect on May 25, 2018. It applies to all organizations operating within the EU and those that offer goods or services to individuals in the EU, regardless of where the organization is based.

3. Our Commitment to GDPR

UsePromptly is fully committed to GDPR compliance and has implemented the following measures:

  • Data protection by design and by default
  • Regular privacy impact assessments
  • Comprehensive data processing agreements
  • Employee training on data protection
  • Regular audits of our data processing activities

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

Consent

When you explicitly agree to the processing of your personal data for specific purposes, such as marketing communications or analytics.

Contract Performance

To provide you with our AI-powered website generation services and fulfill our contractual obligations.

Legitimate Interest

To improve our services, ensure security, and provide customer support, where our interests do not override your fundamental rights.

Legal Obligation

To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.

5. Your GDPR Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to Access

You can request a copy of your personal data and information about how we process it.

Right to Rectification

You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)

You can request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.

Right to Restrict Processing

You can request that we limit how we process your personal data.

Right to Data Portability

You can request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.

Right to Object

You can object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.

Rights Related to Automated Decision Making

You have rights regarding automated processing and profiling of your data.

6. How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise your GDPR rights, you can:

  • Contact us directly at privacy@usepromptly.com
  • Use the privacy settings in your account dashboard
  • Submit a request through our data request form
  • Contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO)

We will respond to your request within 30 days. If we need more time, we will notify you and explain the reason for the delay.

7. Data Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When we do this, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

  • Adequacy decisions by the European Commission
  • Standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission
  • Binding corporate rules
  • Other appropriate safeguards as required by GDPR

8. Data Retention

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

When determining the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process your personal data, and applicable legal requirements.

9. Data Breach Notification

In the event of a personal data breach that poses a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach. If the breach is likely to result in a high risk to your rights and freedoms, we will also notify you directly.

10. Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to oversee our GDPR compliance. You can contact our DPO at:

Email: dpo@usepromptly.com

Address: UsePromptly Inc., Data Protection Officer

Website: https://www.usepromptly.com

11. Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that our processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR. You can find the contact details of your local supervisory authority on the European Data Protection Board website.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our GDPR compliance or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:

Email: privacy@usepromptly.com

DPO Email: dpo@usepromptly.com

Address: UsePromptly Inc., Privacy Team

Website: https://www.usepromptly.com