Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 17, 2025

1. Introduction

At Project Cart, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our service.

We only collect and use your personal data as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, and as otherwise described in this policy.

2. Data Controller

Project Cart is the data controller responsible for your personal data. If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at privacy@projectcart.com.

3. Personal Data We Collect

We collect minimal personal data necessary to provide our service. This includes:

• Account information: Your name and email address when you register
• Content you provide: Projects, items, options, descriptions, and images you upload
• External URLs: Links to products that you choose to save
• Usage data: Basic information about how you interact with our service

4. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data exclusively for the following purposes:

• To create and manage your account
• To provide the core functionality of Project Cart (managing projects and items)
• To respond to your requests or inquiries
• To maintain and improve our service
• To comply with legal obligations

We process your data based on the following legal grounds:

• Contract performance: Processing necessary to provide the service you've requested
• Legitimate interests: Improving our service and maintaining security
• Legal compliance: Processing necessary to comply with our legal obligations
• Consent: Where we specifically request and you provide consent

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, including providing our service and complying with legal requirements.

If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal data within 30 days, except where we need to retain certain information for legitimate business or legal purposes.

6. Data Sharing and Transfers

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to third parties. Your data is used exclusively to provide the Project Cart service.

We may share data in the following limited circumstances:

• Service providers: With trusted third parties who assist us in operating our service, conducting our business, or servicing you (these parties agree to keep this information confidential)
• Legal requirements: When we believe disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our policies, or protect our or others' rights, property, or safety

7. Your GDPR Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), if you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: You can request copies of your personal data
• Rectification: You can request that we correct inaccurate or complete incomplete data
• Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data in certain circumstances
• Restriction: You can request that we restrict the processing of your data in certain circumstances
• Data portability: You can request the transfer of your data to you or a third party
• Objection: You can object to our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances
• Withdraw consent: You can withdraw consent where we are relying on consent to process your data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@projectcart.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe we have violated your data protection rights.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for use by children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete such information.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@projectcart.com