PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated January 30, 2025
This Privacy Notice for HydraPost ( "we," "us," or "our" ), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use,
and/or share ( "process" ) your personal
information when you use our services ( "Services" ), including when you:
- Visit our website
at https://www.HydraPost.com , 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. We are
responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is
processed. 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 contact@francisco-pessano.com .
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice, but you can
find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the link
following each key point or by using our
table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.
What personal information do we process? When you visit,
use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending
on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the
products and features you use. Learn more about
personal information you disclose to us.
Do we process any sensitive personal information? Some
of the information may be considered "special" or "sensitive" in certain jurisdictions, for example your racial or ethnic origins,
sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. We do not process sensitive personal information.
Do we collect any information from third parties? We do not collect any information from
third parties.
How do we process your information? We process your information
to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for
security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process
your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information
only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more about
how we process your information.
In what situations and with which parties do we share 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.
How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate organizational and technical processes and procedures
in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission
over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be
100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals,
or other unauthorized third parties will not be able
to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your
information. Learn more about
how we keep your information safe.
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located
geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights
regarding your personal information. Learn more about
your privacy rights.
How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise
your rights is by submitting a data subject access request , or by contacting us. We will
consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data
protection laws.
Want to learn more about what we do with any information we collect?
Review the Privacy Notice in full.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 to us when
you register on the Services,
express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products
and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or
otherwise when you contact us.
Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information
that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the
Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The
personal information we collect may include the following:
-
names
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email addresses
-
usernames
-
passwords
Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive
information.
Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process
your payment if you choose to make purchases, such as your payment instrument
number, and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All
payment data is handled and stored by Stripe . You may find their privacy notice link(s) here: https://stripe.com/privacy .
Social Media Login Data. We may provide
you with the option to register with us using your existing
social media account details, like your Facebook, X, or
other social media account. If you choose to register in
this way, we will collect certain profile information about
you from the social media provider, as described in the
section called " HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS? " below.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true,
complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to
such personal information.
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your personal information for a variety of reasons,
depending on how you interact with our Services, including:
- To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise
manage user accounts.
We may process your information so you can create and log in
to your account, as well as keep your account in working order.
- To save or protect an individual's vital interest. We may
process your information when necessary to save or protect an individual’s
vital interest, such as to prevent harm.
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e. If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to
explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal
information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process
your personal information:
- Consent. We may process your information if you have
given us permission (i.e.
, consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Learn more about withdrawing your consent.
- Legal Obligations. We may process your information where
we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such
as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise
or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation
in which we are involved.
- Vital Interests. We may process your information where
we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests
of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety
of any person.
If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.
We may process your information if you have given us specific permission
(i.e. , express consent) to use your personal
information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission
can be inferred (i.e. , implied consent). You can
withdraw your consent at any time.
In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable
law to process your information without your consent, including, for
example:
- If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way
- For investigations and fraud detection and prevention
- For business transactions provided certain conditions are met
- If it is contained in a witness statement and the collection is
necessary to assess, process, or settle an insurance claim
- For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and communicating
with next of kin
- If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or
may be victim of financial abuse
- If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with consent would
compromise the availability or the accuracy of the information and the
collection is reasonable for purposes related to investigating a breach
of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada or a province
- If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, warrant, court
order, or rules of the court relating to the production of records
- If it was produced by an individual in the course of their employment,
business, or profession and the collection is consistent with the
purposes for which the information was produced
- If the collection is solely for journalistic, artistic, or literary
purposes
- If the information is publicly available and is specified by the
regulations
We may need to share your
personal information in the following situations:
- Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons
and pixels) to gather information when you interact with our Services.
Some online tracking technologies help us maintain the security of our
Services and your account , prevent crashes, fix bugs,
save your preferences, and assist with basic site functions.
We also permit third parties and service providers to use online
tracking technologies on our Services for analytics and advertising,
including to help manage and display advertisements, to tailor
advertisements to your interests, or to send abandoned shopping cart
reminders (depending on your communication preferences). The third
parties and service providers use their technology to provide
advertising about products and services tailored to your interests which
may appear either on our Services or on other websites.
To the extent these online tracking technologies are deemed to be a "sale"/"sharing" (which includes targeted advertising,
as defined under the applicable laws) under applicable US state laws, you can
opt out of these online tracking technologies by submitting a request as described
below under section " DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS? "
Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can
refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice .
6. DO WE OFFER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED PRODUCTS?
In Short: We offer products, features, or tools powered by artificial intelligence, machine learning, or similar technologies. As part of our Services, we offer products, features, or tools powered by
artificial intelligence, machine learning, or similar technologies
(collectively, " AI Products " ). These tools are designed to enhance your experience and provide
you with innovative solutions. The terms in this Privacy Notice govern
your use of the AI Products within our Services.
Use of AI Technologies
We provide the AI Products through third-party service providers ( " AI Service Providers " ), including Deepseek and OpenAI . As outlined in this Privacy Notice,
your input, output, and personal information will be shared with and
processed by these AI Service Providers to enable your use of our AI
Products for purposes outlined in " WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? " You must not use the AI Products
in any way that violates the terms or policies of any AI Service Provider.
Our AI Products
Our AI Products are designed for the following functions:
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AI automation
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AI document generation
How We Process Your Data Using AI
All personal information processed using our AI Products is handled in
line with our Privacy Notice and our agreement with third parties. This
ensures high security and safeguards your personal information throughout
the process, giving you peace of mind about your data's safety.
Our Services offer you the ability to register and log in using your
third-party social media account details (like your Facebook or X
logins). Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile
information about you from your social media provider. The profile
information we receive may vary depending on the social media provider
concerned, but will often include your name, email address, friends
list, and profile picture, as well as other information you choose to
make public on such a social media platform.
We will use the information we receive only for the purposes that are
described in this Privacy Notice or that are otherwise made clear to you
on the relevant Services. Please note that we do not control, and are
not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by your
third-party social media provider. We recommend that you review their
privacy notice to understand how they collect, use, and share your
personal information, and how you can set your privacy preferences on
their sites and apps.
8. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is
necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a
longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax,
accounting, or other legal requirements). 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 either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this
is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been
stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information
and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
9. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to
protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite
our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission
over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to
be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals,
or other unauthorized third parties will not be able
to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your
information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information,
transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your
own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.
10. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: In some regions (like the EEA, UK,
Switzerland, and Canada ), you have
certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include
the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal
information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict
the processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data
portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making. In
certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the
processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by
contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section " HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE? " below.
We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable
data protection laws.
If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully
processing your personal information, you also have the right to
complain to your Member State data protection authority or
UK data protection authority.
If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.
Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your
consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent
depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can
withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us by using the contact details
provided in the section " HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE? " below .
However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the
processing before its withdrawal nor, when
applicable law allows, will it
affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on
lawful processing grounds other than consent.
Account Information
If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:-
Contact us using the contact information provided.
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete
your account and information from our active databases. However, we may
retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot
problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms and/or
comply with applicable legal requirements.
Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers
are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose
to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose
to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or
services of our Services.
"DNT" ) feature or
setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have
data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. 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 or any other mechanism that
automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a
standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the
future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of
this Privacy Notice.
California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota,
Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, or Virginia , you may have the
right to request access to and receive details about the personal
information we maintain about you and how we have processed it,
correct inaccuracies, get a copy of, or delete your personal
information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to
our processing of your personal information. These rights may be
limited in some circumstances by applicable law. More information is
provided below.
We will use and retain the collected personal
information as needed to provide the Services or
for:
" WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT? " Learn more about how we use your
personal information in the section, " HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION? "
If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may
email us at contact@francisco-pessano.com .
11. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ( California law requires us to let you know how we respond to web
browser DNT signals. Because there currently is not an industry or legal
standard for recognizing or honoring DNT signals, we do not respond
to them at this time.
12. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: If you are a resident ofCategories of Personal Information We Collect
We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12) months:Category | Examples | Collected |
A. Identifiers | Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address,
telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal
identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address,
email address, and account name |
B. Personal information as defined in the California
Customer Records statute | Name, contact information, education, employment,
employment history, and financial information |
We may also collect other personal information
outside of these categories through instances
where you interact with us in person, online, or
by phone or mail in the context of:
- Receiving help through our customer support
channels;
- Participation in customer surveys or contests;
and
- Facilitation in the delivery of our Services
and to respond to your inquiries.
- Category
H - As long as the user has an account with us
Gender, age, date of birth, race and ethnicity,
national origin, marital status, and other demographic
data | ||
Transaction information, purchase history,
financial details, and payment information | ||
Fingerprints and voiceprints | ||
Browsing history, search history, online | ||
Device location | ||
Images and audio, video or call
recordings created in connection with
our business activities | ||
Business contact details in order to
provide you our Services at a business
level or job title, work history, and
professional qualifications if you
apply for a job with us | ||
Student records and directory
information | ||
Inferences drawn from any of the
collected personal information
listed above to create a profile
or summary about, for example, an
individual’s preferences and
characteristics | ||
Sources of Personal Information
Learn more about the sources of personal information we collect inHow We Use and Share Personal Information
Will your information be shared with anyone else?
We may disclose your personal information with our service providers
pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider.
Learn more about how we disclose personal information to in the section, " WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? "
We may use your personal information for our own business purposes,
such as for undertaking internal research for technological development
and demonstration. This is not considered to be "selling" of your personal information.
We have not disclosed, sold, or shared any personal information to
third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding
twelve (12) months. Wewill
not sell or share personal information in the future belonging to
website visitors, users, and other consumers.
Your Rights
You have rights under certain US state data protection laws. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law. These rights include:- Right to know whether or not we are processing your personal
data
- Right to access your personal data
- Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
- Right to request the deletion of your personal data
- Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you
previously shared with us
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights
- Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data
if it is used for targeted advertising
(or sharing as defined under California’s privacy law) , the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects ( "profiling" )
Depending upon the state where you live, you may also have the following
rights:
- Right to access the categories of personal data being processed (as
permitted by applicable law, including Minnesota’s privacy law)
- Right to obtain a list of the categories of third parties to which we
have disclosed personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including
California's and Delaware's privacy law)
- Right to obtain a list of specific third parties to which we have
disclosed personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including
Minnesota's and Oregon's privacy law)
- Right to review, understand, question, and correct how personal data has
been profiled (as permitted by applicable law, including Minnesota’s
privacy law)
- Right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal data (as
permitted by applicable law, including California’s privacy law)
- Right to opt out of the collection of sensitive data and personal data
collected through the operation of a voice or facial recognition feature
(as permitted by applicable law, including Florida’s privacy law)
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise these rights, you can contact us Under certain US state data protection laws, you can designate an authorized agent to make a request on your
behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that
does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance
with applicable laws.
Request Verification
Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in our system. We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request. However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention purposes. If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we may
need to collect additional information to verify your identity before processing
your request and the agent will need to provide a written and signed permission
from you to submit such request on your behalf.contact@francisco-pessano.com . We will inform you in writing of any
action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written
explanation of the reasons for the decisions. If your appeal is denied,
you may submit a complaint to your state attorney general.
Appeals
Under certain US state data protection laws, if we decline to take action regarding your request, you may appeal our decision by emailing us at
California "Shine The Light" Law
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the 13. 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 indicated by an updated "Revised" date at the
top of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice,
we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes
or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this
Privacy Notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
7. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.