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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 20, 2025

Welcome to Shark Snip ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our application.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect includes:

  • Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name and email address, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the application.
  • Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the application, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the application.
  • Uploaded Data: Datasets and any associated metadata you voluntarily upload to our service. These files are stored securely and are subject to the visibility settings you control.

2. Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you to:

  • Create and manage your account.
  • Securely host and serve your uploaded datasets according to your specified permissions.
  • Email you regarding your account or order.
  • Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the application.
  • Notify you of updates to the application.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not share, sell, rent, or trade your information with third parties for their commercial purposes. Datasets you have marked as 'private' will not be accessible by any other users. Datasets marked as 'public' or 'shared' will be accessible to other users as per the functionality of the Data Hub.

4. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

5. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@sharksnip.com