Privacy Policy
This policy describes how Staged collects, uses, and protects your personal information.
1. Introduction
Staged ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at https://staged.gg and use our services.
By using our website or services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site or use our services.
2. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for your personal data is:
Staged
Email: hello@staged.gg
For any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at the email address above.
3. Data We Collect
3.1 Information You Provide
We may collect information you provide directly to us, including:
- Waitlist/Beta signup: Email address only
- Contact form: Name, email address, subject, and message content
- Discord: If you join our Discord server, Discord handles your data according to their privacy policy
3.2 Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information, including:
- Usage data: Pages visited, time spent, referring URLs
- Device information: Browser type, operating system, device type
- IP address: Used for analytics and security purposes (anonymized where possible)
3.3 Information We Do NOT Collect
We do not collect:
- Payment or financial information (we do not sell anything yet)
- Sensitive personal data (health, religion, political opinions, etc.)
- Data from children under 13 years of age
4. How We Use Your Data
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- Beta access: To notify you when beta access is available
- Communication: To respond to your inquiries and support requests
- Analytics: To understand how users interact with our website
- Improvements: To improve our website, products, and services
- Legal compliance: To comply with legal obligations
5. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with:
5.1 Service Providers
- Formspree: Form submission handling (contact form)
- Vercel: Website hosting and analytics
- Discord: Community platform (if you choose to join)
5.2 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary:
- Waitlist emails: Until you unsubscribe or the beta period ends
- Contact form data: For up to 2 years after last communication
- Analytics data: Anonymized and aggregated data retained indefinitely
You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at hello@staged.gg.
7. Your Rights
7.1 GDPR Rights (EU/EEA Users)
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of your personal data (Article 15)
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data (Article 16)
- Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("Right to be Forgotten") (Article 17)
- Restriction: Request limited processing of your data (Article 18)
- Data Portability: Receive your data in a portable format (Article 20)
- Objection: Object to processing of your data (Article 21)
- Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time (Article 7)
7.2 CCPA Rights (California Users)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Opt-out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell data)
- Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights
7.3 Exercising Your Rights
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@staged.gg. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
9. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the modified policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- Email: hello@staged.gg
- Discord: https://discord.gg/staged
- GitHub: https://github.com/staged-app/staged