Privacy  Policy

The following Privacy Policy governs the online information collection practices of fastn, Inc. It outlines the types of information that we gather about you while you are using our website,  https://fastn.ai and the ways in which we use this information.

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

The Privacy Policy primarily applies to information that we collect online. However, it may also apply to some of the data you provide to us offline and through other means, such as by telephone or mail.

The Privacy Policy outlines how our organization collects information from all users and viewers of our Services. When providing our Services on behalf of registered users, we also collect information related to viewers. The use of information collected on behalf of our users is primarily governed by our contract with them and their organization's privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of our users or any third parties.

HOW WE COLLECT DATA ABOUT YOU

We may collect different data from or about you depending on how you use the sites.

Data provided by registered users:

• Account creation and login

  When you create an account or log in to your account, we collect personal information such as your first name, last name, email address, and password.

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Data provided by non-registered users:

• Access pre-existing users’s content.

  When you request to view a pre-existing user’s content, the user may ask for personal information, such as an email address, in order to open a fastn, Inc. link. fastn, Inc. collects and stores this personal information on behalf of its users.

  When you provide this personal information, you do so in accordance with that user’s privacy practices and policies. fastn, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy practices of its users and only processes this information in accordance with the applicable agreement it has with each user. For any issues pertaining to the processing of such personal information, please contact the user directly.

Data collected through automated means:

• System data

We collect technical data about your computer or device, such as device type, operating system, and IP address. This information helps us improve our web page delivery and measure site traffic. The data collected may vary based on your device and software settings. We recommend checking the policies of your device manufacturer or software provider to understand what information they might share with us.

User Generated Data:

• Account Creation, Login and Usage as a viewer

We collect information and material (user-generated content) that users or viewers voluntarily provide to us for publication and processing on our platform. User-generated content includes text, photos, and videos associated with the accounts or emails used to create an account with fastn, Inc. or to access links as viewers.

Data Collected from Third Parties:

• Integration of Third Parties such as Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box

When you connect your existing cloud storage, such as Google Drive, we access your account on your behalf to retrieve information about your files and folders. If you choose to create a Google Drive file link in fastn, Inc., we will download the selected file(s) from your Google Drive and store them in our own storage for reliability purposes.

Data collected during transactions:

Transactional Data

On the basis of the types of services requested, fastn, Inc. also collects information such as:

1. The type of service that has been requested

2. Order details for such a request

3. Payment and transaction information (such as the merchant's name, payment method, and chargeable amount for the service)

4. date and time the service was provided

For the purpose of promotion codes, the name of the person associated with such a code will also be collected.

Some information is collected through the use of cookies, web beacons, and tracking technologies. Please refer to the Cookie Policy for more details on the types of cookies being used. 

THE TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND STORE

We may collect personal and sensitive personal information about you and store this information in connection with the provision and fulfillment of our services to you. Personal information may include:

●      First name and last name

●      Email address

●      Location

●      IP Address

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

The above personal information may be used for the following purposes:

●      To provide you with information about our offerings and/or our periodic newsletters;

●      To respond to your requests;

●      For the creation or development of business intelligence or data analytics in relation to the offerings provided by us (for this purpose, we may share the personal information with certain software or tools available online);

●      To manage our relationship with you;

●      For internal record-keeping;

●      To provide you with authorization to login and use your user account;

●      To verify your identity;

●      To maintain correct and up-to-date information about you;

●      To identify you as a contracting party;

●       To improve our website;

●       To automate the handling of subscriptions;

●       To provide services to you;

●       To comply with legal or statutory obligations.

WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR DATA WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION?

Within our organization, access to your data is limited to those persons who require access in order to provide you with the Products and Services, which you purchase from us, to contact you, and to respond to your inquiries, including requests for refunds. Those staff members may be on teams such as marketing, events, development, executive, and customer support. Employees only have access to data that is relevant to their team on a ‘need to know’ basis.

WHO DO WE SHARE YOUR DATA WITH OUTSIDE OUR ORGANIZATION, AND WHY?

Processors

We may engage service providers and third parties to operate and enhance our Sites, assist with functions such as payment processing, email transmission, surveys, contests, data hosting, ad management, marketing and analytics, and some aspects of technical and customer support. We ensure that these providers access, process, and store your information only for authorized purposes through Data Processing Agreements or Addenda.

Authorities

We may access, preserve, and disclose information about you, including the content of your messages, if we believe it is required or permitted by applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or audits. Additionally, we may disclose information if we believe your actions are inconsistent with our Terms of Service or related policies, or if necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company or others, or to prevent fraud or abuse.

Transfer of business

If we (or our assets) are acquired, or if we go out of business, enter bankruptcy, or go through some other change of control, personal information could be one of the assets transferred to or acquired by a third party.

WHY AND FOR HOW LONG DO WE STORE INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

We retain certain information collected from you while you are a member on the Site, and in certain cases where you have deleted your account, for the following reasons:

●      So that you can use our Sites;

●      To ensure that we do not communicate with you if you have asked us not to;

●      To provide you with a refund, if entitled;

●      To better understand the traffic to our Sites so that we can provide all members with the best possible experience;

●      To detect and prevent abuse of our Sites, illegal activities and breaches of our Terms of Service; and

●      To comply with applicable legal, tax, or accounting requirements.

We retain user data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described above. The retention period varies depending on the type of data, the category of the user, and the purposes for which the data was collected.

SECURITY

We implement a range of administrative, managerial, and technical security measures to protect your personal information. fastn, Inc. adheres to strict internal control standards specifically for handling personal information, including measures to safeguard data collected online. Our employees are trained to understand and comply with these controls, and we regularly communicate our Privacy Policy practices and guidelines to them. While we are committed to protecting your personal information, we also encourage you to take precautions to safeguard your information while online.

YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE GDPR

You have certain rights if you are within the EU this includes:

●      Right to access. This right allows you to obtain a copy of your personal data, as well as other supplementary information.

●      Right to restrict processing. You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.

●      Right to rectification. You have the right to have any incomplete or inaccurate information we hold about you corrected.

●      Right to object to processing. The right to object allows you to stop or prevent us from processing your personal data. This right exists because we are relying on a legitimate interest as the legal basis for processing your Personal Data. You also have the right to object where we are processing your Personal data for direct marketing purposes.

●      Right to erasure. You have the right to ask us to delete or remove Personal data when the personal data is no longer necessary for the purpose which you originally collected or processed.

To exercise your rights, please contact the Data Protection Officer (DPO) at dpo@fastn.ai

YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE CCPA

Users who are California residents have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, (“CCPA”) Included in these rights are:

●      Right to know. You have the right to request to know more about the categories and specific pieces of personal information that we have collected about you and access a copy of your personal information.

 ●      Right to deletion. You have the right to request deletion of personal information that we have collected about you.

●      Right to non-discrimination. If you choose to exercise any of your rights under CCPA, we will treat you like all other users. In other words, there is no penalty for exercising your rights under CCPA.

●      Right to opt-out. You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell personal information. However, the Service Providers we partner with (for example, our advertising partners) may use technology on the Service that "sells" personal information as defined by the CCPA. If you wish to opt-out of the use of your personal information for interest-based advertising purposes and these potential sales as defined under CCPA law, you may do so by following the instructions below. Please note that any opt out is specific to the browser you use. You may need to opt out on every browser that you use.

To exercise any of these rights under CCPA, please contact the Data Protection Officer (DPO) at dpo@fastn.ai .

OUR POLICY CONCERNING CHILDREN & THEIR DATA

Our Sites are not directed to children under the age of sixteen, and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children or distribute such information to third parties. We screen users who wish to provide personal information in order to prevent children from providing such information. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personally identifiable information from a child, we will delete such information from our records. If we change our practices in the future, we will obtain prior, verifiable parental consent before collecting any personally identifiable information from children.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our Sites may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

Third parties are under no obligation to comply with this Privacy Policy with respect to Personal Data that you provide directly to those third parties or that those third parties collect for themselves. We do not control the third-party sites that may be accessible through our Services. Thus, this Privacy Policy does not apply to information you provide to third-party sites or gathered by the third parties that operate them.

Use of Google Workspace APIs

Our application’s use and transfer of information received from Google Workspace APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
We do not retain, use, or share user data obtained through Google Workspace APIs to develop, improve, or train generalized artificial intelligence (AI) and/or machine learning (ML) models.
All data accessed via Google Workspace APIs is used solely to provide and improve the core functionality of our application as explicitly requested by the user.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update our Privacy Policy occasionally. We will notify you of any changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on this page. If we make any material changes, we will inform you via email, through a notification on our Services, or as required by applicable law. You can check the date at the bottom of this page to see when the Policy was last updated. We advise you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes are effective as soon as they are posted on this page.

Data Protection Officer (DPO)
We have appointed a Data Protection Officer to oversee compliance with this privacy policy. If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact our DPO using the details below:
Name: Abdulrahman Jahaf ,
Email: dpo@fastn.ai,
Address: 522 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701

CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

• By visiting this page on our website: https://fastn.ai/contactus

• By sending us an email: contact@fastn.ai