PodStack Privacy Policy

Personal Data We Collect

When you sign in to PodStack, we collect your:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Avatar image

We also collect user-generated content such as collections of podcasts to personalise your experience and the experience of other users on PodStack.

Why We Collect Your Data

We collect data to:

  • Identify you when using our platform.
  • Personalise communications with you.
  • Use content you create to enhance experiences for other users.

How We Collect Your Data

Users sign in using a provider such as Google, and we retrieve the user's name, email, and avatar image from these providers.

Lawful Basis for Processing

We process your data based on:

  • Consent: You provide clear consent when signing in using providers like Google.
  • Legitimate Interests: We process data to offer personalised user experiences.

Website Analytics

We want to process as little personal information as possible when you use our website. That's why we've chosen Fathom Analytics for our website analytics, which doesn't use cookies and complies with the GDPR, ePrivacy (including PECR), COPPA, and CCPA. Using this privacy-friendly website analytics software, your IP address is only briefly processed, and we (running this website) have no way of identifying you. As per the CCPA, your personal information is de-identified. You can read more about this on Fathom Analytics' website.

The purpose of us using this software is to understand our website traffic in the most privacy-friendly way possible so that we can continually improve our website and business. The lawful basis as per the GDPR is "Article 6(1)(f); where our legitimate interests are to improve our website and business continually." As per the explanation, no personal data is stored over time.

Data Sharing

We share data with tools used to operate the website, such as:

  • Notification services
  • Database companies
  • Internal analytics
  • Fathom Analytics for website traffic analysis

We do not sell your data to 3rd parties.

Data Retention

We retain your data until your account is deleted. Accounts may be deleted due to inactivity, violation of our terms of service, or upon your request.

Information Rights & Complaints

If you wish to withdraw your consent and delete your account, please send us an email at ollie@inqling.studio. We commit to processing your request within 30 days. If you have any complaints about how we handle your data, please reach out to us directly via email.