A quiet approach to data.

Who this notice is for

This notice applies when you browse Paid Wall, create an account, submit work, contact support, or interact with a placement on the wall. It describes the information we handle, why we handle it, who helps us process it, how long we keep it, and the choices available to you.

For privacy questions or requests, contact support@paid-wall.test. Please do not send passwords, payment card numbers, or other unnecessary sensitive information by email.

Information we collect

Account and access data. When you create an account, we collect your email address, a securely stored password credential, session information, and account preferences. If you choose Google sign-in, Google shares the account details needed to authenticate you; we do not receive your Google password.

Submission data. We collect the images, titles, descriptions, destinations, confirmations, revisions, and other material you provide. We also keep moderation decisions, reviewer notes, reports, and publication history so that we can operate a consistent editorial process.

Usage and security data. We receive limited technical information such as timestamps, request paths, browser and device category, approximate location derived from network data where available, error details, and security events. We use this to keep the service reliable, prevent abuse, and investigate incidents.

Payment and support data. If paid placements are available and you buy one, payment providers process the transaction. We receive the payment status and transaction references needed to deliver, reconcile, refund, and support the purchase; we do not store full card numbers. Support messages and the information needed to resolve them are retained with the relevant account or case.

Why we use it

We use personal information to create and secure accounts, provide the dashboard, accept and review submissions, publish approved work, process payments when enabled, answer support requests, communicate about service events, detect fraud and abuse, measure aggregate wall performance, and meet legal or accounting obligations.

Depending on the context and the law that applies, the basis for processing may be providing a service you requested, taking steps before an agreement, complying with a legal obligation, protecting the service and its users through legitimate interests, or obtaining your consent. Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it through the same channel or by contacting us.

Analytics without profiles

Paid Wall uses first-party session cookies and a random visitor token to make the site work and distinguish basic viewable events. Analytics records use keyed identifiers, coarse device categories, timestamps, and bot flags rather than names or account identities. Buyers see aggregate metrics for their own placements, not a list of visitors.

We do not accept advertiser pixels, sell visitor data, use third-party ad targeting, or combine Paid Wall activity with browsing activity on unrelated sites. If that approach changes, this notice will be updated before the change takes effect where the law requires notice or consent.

Who helps us

We share information only with providers and people who need it for the purposes above. These may include hosting and database providers, object storage and image-processing providers, transactional email providers, authentication providers when you choose them, payment processors when paid services are enabled, security and error-monitoring providers, professional advisers, and authorities where disclosure is required by law or needed to protect people or the service.

Service providers may process information in countries other than where you live. When a transfer is restricted by applicable data-protection law, we use an appropriate legal mechanism and contractual or organisational safeguards. We do not allow providers to use your submission or account data for their own advertising.

Retention

We keep account information while your account is open and for a reasonable period afterward where needed for security, dispute handling, fraud prevention, or legal records. Published submissions and their moderation history may remain in the archive until they are removed under the applicable removal process or the information is no longer needed.

Raw viewability and click events are intended to be retained for up to 90 days before deletion or aggregation. Daily aggregates, audit records, payment records, and security logs may be kept longer when necessary to operate the service, enforce these terms, investigate abuse, or meet legal obligations. We securely delete or anonymise information when the applicable retention purpose ends.

Your choices and rights

Subject to applicable exemptions, you may ask for a copy of your personal information, correction of inaccurate information, deletion, restriction of processing, portability of information you provided, or an explanation of how we use it. You may also object to processing based on legitimate interests and withdraw consent where consent is the basis.

Send a request to support@paid-wall.test from the address associated with your account. We may ask for proportionate information to verify the request and protect the account. We aim to respond within the period required by the law that applies. You can also complain to the data-protection or privacy regulator in the country where you live, work, or believe an issue occurred; people in the UK can contact the ICO.

Security, children, and changes

We use access controls, encrypted connections, least-privilege service access, secure credential handling, and monitoring appropriate to the risks of the information we hold. No internet service is perfectly secure, so please choose a unique password and tell us promptly if you believe an account has been compromised.

Paid Wall is not directed at children who are below the minimum age for online services in their location. If you believe a child has provided personal information without appropriate permission, contact us so we can investigate and remove it where required.

We may update this notice as the service changes. The “last updated” date identifies the current version. Material changes will be highlighted on the site or communicated through the account email where appropriate.