Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 1st, 2024

This privacy notice for TextLayer ("Company", "we", "us", or "our") describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your information when you use our services ("Services"), such as when you:

  • Visit our website at https://textlayer.ai, or any website of ours that links to this privacy notice
  • Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events

Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at info@textlayer.ai.

Summary of Key Points

This summary provides key points from our privacy notice. For more details, please refer to the specific sections below.

  • Personal Information: We may process personal information that you provide to us. Learn more about the personal information you disclose to us.
  • Sensitive Information: We do not process sensitive personal information.
  • Third-Party Information: We do not receive any information from third parties.
  • Processing Your Information: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, and comply with law. Learn more about how we process your information.
  • Sharing Personal Information: We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties. Learn more about when and with whom we share your personal information.
  • Keeping Your Information Safe: We have organizational and technical measures in place to protect your personal information. Learn more about how we keep your information safe.
  • Your Rights: Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more about your privacy rights.
  • Exercising Your Rights: The easiest way to exercise your rights is by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Table of Contents

  1. What Information Do We Collect?
  2. How Do We Process Your Information?
  3. What Legal Bases Do We Rely On?
  4. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?
  5. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
  6. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
  7. Do We Collect Information From Minors?
  8. What Are Your Privacy Rights?
  9. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features
  10. Do California Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?
  11. Do Virginia Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?
  12. Do We Make Updates to This Notice?
  13. How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?
  14. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete Your Data?

1. What Information Do We Collect?

Personal Information You Disclose to Us

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you register on the Services, express interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, participate in activities on the Services, or contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You: The personal information we collect may include:

  • Names
  • Email addresses

Sensitive Information: We do not process sensitive information.

All personal information you provide must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes.

Information Automatically Collected

In Short: Some information is collected automatically when you visit our Services.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information may include:

  • IP address
  • Browser and device characteristics
  • Operating system
  • Language preferences
  • Referring URLs
  • Device name
  • Country and location
  • Information about how and when you use our Services

This information is needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

2. How Do We Process Your Information?

In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, and comply with law.

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, including:

  • To facilitate account creation and authentication
  • To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user
  • To respond to user inquiries and offer support
  • To send administrative information to you
  • To enable user-to-user communications
  • To save or protect an individual's vital interest

In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason to do so under applicable law.

If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you. We may rely on the following legal bases:

  • Consent: We may process your information if you have given us permission to use your personal information for a specific purpose.
  • Performance of a Contract: We may process your personal information when necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you.
  • Legal Obligations: We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations.
  • Vital Interests: We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or those of a third party.

If you are located in Canada, we may process your information if you have given us specific permission or in situations where your permission can be inferred.

4. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?

In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties.

We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:

  • Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

5. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice. No purpose in this notice will require us keeping your personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us.

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will delete or anonymize such information.

6. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

7. Do We Collect Information From Minors?

In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and delete such data.

If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at spencer@textlayer.ai.

8. What Are Your Privacy Rights?

In Short: In some regions, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information.

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right to request access to your personal information, request rectification or erasure, restrict processing, and, if applicable, to data portability.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in the section How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?.

9. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals.

10. Do California Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?

In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.

California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits our users who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the Services, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Services.

11. Do Virginia Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?

In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of Virginia, you may be granted specific rights regarding access to and use of your personal information.

Under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), you have rights regarding your personal data, including the right to access, correct, delete, and obtain a copy of your personal data.

12. Do We Make Updates to This Notice?

In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible.

13. How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO):

Spencer Kiernan
Email: spencer@textlayer.ai

14. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete Your Data?

Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to, change, or delete the personal information we collect from you. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please fill out and submit a data subject access request.