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Privacy Policy

Effective date: May 13, 2026

1. What We Collect

Event hosts:

• Name and email address (account registration)
• Payment information (processed by Paddle — we do not store card details)

Event guests:

• Email address or phone number (used to send your magic link for event access)
• Photos you choose to upload

2. How We Use It

• To operate the service and authenticate your access to events
• To send magic links for guest login
• To display and store photos for the duration of the event's hosted period

We do not sell your data. We do not use your data for advertising.

3. Photo Storage

Photos are stored on AWS S3 and served via Cloudflare CDN. Event data is retained for 12 months from the date of purchase, then permanently deleted.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Paddle — payment processing (see Paddle's privacy policy)
• AWS — photo and data storage
• Cloudflare — content delivery

5. Cookies and Sessions

We use cookies to maintain your session. Guests receive a per-event session cookie scoped to the event they accessed. We do not use tracking or advertising cookies.

6. Your Rights

You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us. Guests can request removal of their uploaded photos from an event by contacting the event host or us directly.

7. Contact

Questions about your data? Email us at hello@gathered.cam.