1. Welcome to Buy This Square
Your privacy matters to us. This Policy explains what information Buy This Square collects, why we use it, and how we protect it when you visit https://buythissquare.com, create an account, purchase a placement, participate in the affiliate program, or contact us.
2. Information we collect
We collect information directly connected to providing the service:
- Account information, including your username, email address, secured password hash, preferences, and account identifiers.
- Placement information, including the assigned grid position, icon, project name, destination URL, alternative text, and purchase status.
- Transaction information, such as the amount, order reference, payment status, refund status, and affiliate attribution. We do not store complete card details.
- Technical information, including session identifiers, IP address, browser or device details, request data, and security events.
- Communications, including information you send when asking for support, a refund, or a privacy request.
3. How we use your information
We use this information to:
- Create and secure accounts.
- Reserve grid space, process purchases and refunds, and publish placements.
- Operate the affiliate program and maintain commission records.
- Respond to support, legal, and privacy requests.
- Send transactional emails and optional marketing messages.
- Prevent abuse, investigate errors, and comply with legal obligations.
4. Public placement information
The grid is public by design. A published placement may display your submitted image, project name, destination URL, alternative text, and grid position to anyone, including search engines. Do not submit private or sensitive information as placement content.
Account credentials, payment references, support messages, and other non-public account information are not displayed on the grid.
5. Confidentiality and data sharing
We do not sell or rent personal information. We share it only when needed to provide the service, protect the Website, or comply with law. This may include:
- Creem, our merchant of record, for checkout, payment, tax, fraud, and refund processing.
- Resend, for delivering service and permitted marketing emails.
- Hosting, database, and security providers that process information on our behalf.
- Authorities or other parties when required by law or reasonably necessary to prevent fraud or protect rights and safety.
6. Cookies and data security
We use minimal, essential session technology to keep users signed in and protect accounts. We do not currently use third-party advertising cookies.
We apply reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect information. However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
7. Retention and your choices
We keep information only for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the service, maintain transaction and placement records, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, and meet legal or accounting obligations.
Depending on where you live, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time. Certain transaction or fraud-prevention records may need to be retained where permitted or required by law.
8. Children
The service is intended for adults and is not directed to children under 18. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can review and address it.
9. Changes and contact
We may update this Policy when the service or legal requirements change. The updated version will be posted here with a revised effective date.
For privacy questions or requests, contact support@buythissquare.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.