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Privacy Policy

Effective: July 15, 2026. Last updated: July 15, 2026.

This Privacy Policy describes how WatchSuit ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you use our website, products, and services. By using WatchSuit you agree to the practices described below. WatchSuit publishes this privacy policy to satisfy GDPR Art. 13-14, CCPA § 1798.130, and CPRA disclosure obligations.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal information from visitors to our website and from registered customers:

  • Identifiers: name, email address, postal address, phone number.
  • Commercial information: purchase history, subscription tier, billing amount.
  • Internet activity: IP address, browser type, referring page, pages visited, time on page.
  • Professional information: job title, employer, company size (when provided in scan forms).
  • Inference data: compliance scoring derived from public-domain inputs on monitored sites.

2. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

We rely on the following lawful bases under GDPR Art. 6:

  • Contract: to provide the monitoring service you purchased.
  • Consent: for non-essential cookies, marketing emails, and analytics.
  • Legitimate interest: to secure our systems, prevent fraud, and improve our product.
  • Legal obligation: to meet tax, accounting, and law-enforcement requests.

3. Notice at Collection (CCPA / CPRA)

At or before the point of collection, we provide you with a notice at collection describing the categories of personal information collected and the purposes for which they are used. The categories of personal information we collect are listed in Section 1 above. We use them for the purposes described in Section 4.

We do not sell or share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. If that changes, we will provide a "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link in the footer of every page of our website.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve the WatchSuit service.
  • Process payments and manage your subscription.
  • Send service-related notices (subscription confirmations, scan alerts, breach notifications).
  • Send marketing communications (with consent, and only via the addresses you provided).
  • Respond to legal requests and prevent abuse.

5. California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

  • Right to know what categories of personal information we have collected about you.
  • Right to delete the personal information we have collected from you, subject to legal exceptions.
  • Right to correct inaccurate personal information.
  • Right to opt out of sale or sharing of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
  • Right to limit the use of sensitive personal information to what is necessary to provide the service.
  • Right to non-discrimination for exercising any of the above rights.

California residents may exercise these rights by following the Submit a Data Request link below. We will respond within 45 days as required by CCPA § 1798.130.

6. Submit a Data Request

California residents and EU data subjects may submit a request to access, delete, correct, or export their personal information using the mechanisms below. Each request is a formal data subject request and will be processed within the timeframe required by applicable law (45 days under CCPA, 30 days under GDPR).

  • Email: privacy@watchsuit.polsia.app
  • Web form: submit a request via the secure form linked from your portal dashboard.
  • Postal mail: WatchSuit Privacy Office, P.O. Box 4129, Austin, TX 78701.

We will verify your identity before fulfilling the request. You may also exercise your right to delete data associated with any prior right to access or right to know requests.

7. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

WatchSuit does not sell your personal information to third parties for monetary consideration, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. If our practices change, California residents may opt out of sale or sharing by enabling the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal in their browser, or by submitting a manual opt-out request through the data request form above.

To opt out of sale or sharing entirely, follow the Submit a Data Request link or send an email with the subject line "Opt Out of Sale" to privacy@watchsuit.polsia.app.

8. Global Privacy Control (GPC)

WatchSuit honors the Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signal as a valid opt-out of sale or sharing for California residents. When we detect the GPC signal header (Sec-GPC: 1) being sent by your browser, we treat it as a universal opt-out signal and propagate it across all of your interactions with our website. We do not require you to submit a separate opt-out form when the GPC signal is present.

9. HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

WatchSuit is not a covered entity or business associate under HIPAA, and we do not intentionally process Protected Health Information (PHI). However, customers whose monitoring targets involve health data handling are responsible for:

  • Ensuring that a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) is in place with each subprocess or that touches PHI.
  • Publishing their own Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) describing health information uses and disclosures.
  • Maintaining HIPAA compliant systems, encryption in transit, and breach notification procedures.

Customers who enter into a BAA with WatchSuit will receive a HIPAA compliant addendum covering the limited subprocess scope where incident response, breach notification, or breach response coordination is required. Our standard subprocessor list (see Section 11) and the uses and disclosures covered by your BAA are documented in the contract you signed.

10. Breach Notification

In the event of a security incident that compromises unencrypted personal information, WatchSuit will notify affected customers without unreasonable delay and in any event within 60 days of discovery, consistent with HIPAA § 164.404. Notification will include:

  • A description of the types of information involved.
  • The steps affected individuals should take to protect themselves.
  • The steps WatchSuit is taking to investigate, mitigate, and prevent recurrence.
  • For incidents involving PHI: an HHS notification will be filed as required by 45 CFR § 164.408, and prominent media notification will be issued for breaches affecting more than 500 residents of a state.

Notify affected users via the email address associated with their WatchSuit account, and via a banner on the dashboard at next login.

11. Subprocessors and Third-Party Service Providers

WatchSuit relies on the following third-party processors and subprocessors to deliver the service. We update this list at least 30 days before adding a new subprocessor; existing customers may opt out of any new subprocessor for a full refund of the unused portion of their subscription.

Subprocessor Purpose Location
Neon (Postgres hosting)Database hostingUS (AWS us-east-1)
RenderApplication hostingUS (Oregon)
PostmarkTransactional emailUS
StripePaymentsUS / Ireland
Polsia AnalyticsFirst-party analytics (consent-gated)US

See the full subprocessor list at /subprocessors. We maintain a current business associate list for HIPAA-impacted customers under the BAA addendum.

12. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the service. After account closure, we retain billing records for 7 years (for tax compliance) and aggregated, anonymized compliance scans indefinitely. You may request earlier deletion via the data request form.

13. Changes to This Policy

We will post any material changes to this privacy policy on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. For significant changes we will provide direct notice via email at least 30 days in advance.

14. Contact

Questions about this privacy policy or our data practices? Email privacy@watchsuit.polsia.app or write to WatchSuit Privacy Office, P.O. Box 4129, Austin, TX 78701.