This policy explains which personal data carstudio.tech processes, why we process it, and on which legal basis.
The Service is operated by a private individual during early access stage. Data controller: {{DATA_CONTROLLER}}. Contact email: {{SUPPORT_EMAIL}}.
1. Data We Collect
We only process data required to provide and secure the car photo enhancement service.
- Account data: name, user ID, organization, access role.
- Birth date (day and month, optional): for personalized birthday greetings.
- Contact data: email address and support communication.
- Billing/payment metadata: subscription status, invoice/payment IDs from the payment provider (no full card details stored by us).
- Technical data: IP address, user-agent, login events, technical and security logs.
- Cookies and similar identifiers: session cookies, locale cookie, consent cookie, analytics identifiers (with consent).
- User content: uploaded car photos, masks, image metadata, generated/processed output images.
2. Purposes and Legal Bases (GDPR Art. 6)
We process data for the following purposes and legal bases:
- Service delivery and contract performance (Art. 6(1)(b)): account management, generation workflows, session history.
- Legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c)): accounting/tax records and responses to lawful authority requests.
- Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): abuse prevention, platform security, troubleshooting, fraud prevention.
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): analytics and marketing cookies, where applicable.
3. Data Retention Periods
Retention depends on data category and processing purpose:
- Account/profile data: while the account is active and up to 30 days after deletion for technical closure.
- Uploaded and generated media: until user deletion or for subscription duration plus archive window {{RETENTION_MEDIA_PERIOD}}.
- Security/technical logs: typically 30–180 days depending on log type.
- Support records: up to {{RETENTION_SUPPORT_PERIOD}} for quality control and dispute resolution.
- Billing/accounting records: as required by applicable law in {{COUNTRY}}.
- TODO: Confirm exact statutory retention periods with local counsel/accounting team.
4. Recipients and Processors
We may share data with processors strictly as needed to provide the service.
- Supabase (authentication, database, and API infrastructure).
- Cloudflare R2 (object storage for uploads and generated assets).
- {{PROCESSORS_LIST}} (analytics, payment provider, email/support systems).
- Public authorities when disclosure is legally required.
- TODO: Add the final processor list and links to each DPA/Privacy Terms.
5. International Data Transfers
Data may be processed outside the user’s country where required by chosen providers.
If data is transferred outside the EU/EEA, we rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC).
TODO: Document concrete transfer destinations and safeguards for each provider in {{PROCESSORS_LIST}}.
6. Account Deletion and Data Erasure Procedure
Account deletion can be requested via {{SUPPORT_EMAIL}} or through account settings (when available).
Deletion requests are completed within {{ACCOUNT_DELETION_PERIOD}} unless a longer retention period is legally required.
- Deleted in full: profile data, active sessions, and user-accessible generated artifacts where no legal hold exists.
- Retained where legally required: accounting/tax records, minimal security logs, and dispute-related records for statutory periods.
- TODO: Confirm exact deletion SLA and retention carve-outs with legal counsel.
7. Your GDPR Rights
You may exercise the following rights:
- Right of access.
- Right to rectification.
- Right to erasure.
- Right to restriction of processing.
- Right to data portability.
- Right to object (where processing relies on legitimate interests).
- Right to withdraw consent at any time (for consent-based processing).
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
8. Security Measures
We use technical and organizational measures such as access controls, encrypted transport, logging, and least-privilege principles.
No system is absolutely secure, but we continuously improve our safeguards.
9. Privacy Contact
Support email: {{SUPPORT_EMAIL}}.
DPO/Privacy contact: {{DPO_CONTACT}}.
Postal address: {{LEGAL_ADDRESS}}.
For rights requests, please include your account email and request details so we can verify identity.