Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 20, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Keep 9 ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares personal information of users ("you" or "your") of our website [Insert Website Address Here] (the "Site") and our services (the "Services"). This Privacy Policy is designed to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal information:

Personal Identifiers: This includes your name and email address, which you provide when you register for an account, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us.

Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses: We automatically collect your IP address when you access our Site.

Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activity on our Site. This may include your browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and the dates/times of those visits.

Payment Information: If you make purchases through our Services, we collect payment information, such as credit card details, through our third-party payment processor, Stripe. We do not directly store your credit card information.

Usage Data: We collect data about how you use our Services, including the features you use, the content you view, and the actions you take.

2. Purposes of Data Collection

We collect and use your personal information for the following purposes:

Providing and Improving Our Services: We use your information to operate, maintain, and improve our Site and Services. This includes personalizing your experience, troubleshooting technical issues, and developing new features.

Marketing: With your consent, we may use your email address to send you newsletters, promotional offers, and other marketing communications about our Services. You can opt-out of receiving these communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the emails.

Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze how users interact with our Site. This helps us understand user behavior, identify trends, and improve the effectiveness of our Site and Services.

Customer Support: We use your information to respond to your inquiries and provide you with customer support.

Legal Compliance: We may use your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.

Security: To protect the security and integrity of our Site and Services, including detecting and preventing fraud and abuse.

Transaction Processing: To process payments and fulfill orders when you make purchases through our Services.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for processing your personal information depends on the specific context in which we collect it. Generally, we rely on the following legal bases:

Consent: We will obtain your consent to process your personal information for certain purposes, such as marketing communications. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Contractual Necessity: We process your personal information when it is necessary to perform a contract with you, such as providing you with our Services.

Legitimate Interests: We may process your personal information when it is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our Services, provided that your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

Legal Obligation: We may process your personal information to comply with a legal obligation.

4. Sharing Your Information

We may share your personal information with the following categories of recipients:

Third-Party Service Providers: We share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in providing and improving our Services. These providers include: Google Analytics for website analytics. Stripe: For payment processing.Amazon Web Services (AWS): For data storage and hosting.

Business Partners: We may share your information with business partners who offer products or services that may be of interest to you, with your consent.

Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process.

Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, subsidiaries, or parent company for internal business purposes.

Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.

We require our third-party service providers to protect your personal information in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activity on our Site.

What are Cookies? Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are used to remember your preferences, track your browsing activity, and personalize your experience.

Types of Cookies We Use:Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the operation of our Site. They enable you to navigate the Site and use its features.Analytics Cookies: These cookies allow us to analyze how users interact with our Site. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.Functional Cookies: These cookies allow us to remember your preferences and personalize your experience.Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver targeted advertising to you based on your browsing activity. (Currently not in use, but may be implemented in the future. This policy will be updated if implemented.)

Your Choices: You can control cookies through your browser settings. You can choose to block all cookies, or to accept only certain types of cookies. However, please note that blocking cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our Site.

Google Analytics Opt-Out: You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include:

Encryption: We use encryption to protect your personal information during transmission.

Access Controls: We restrict access to your personal information to authorized personnel only.

Regular Security Assessments: We conduct regular security assessments to identify and address vulnerabilities.

Employee Training: We train our employees on data security best practices.

However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Account Information: We will retain your account information as long as your account is active. If you close your account, we will retain your information for a reasonable period of time to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Marketing Data: We will retain your email address for marketing purposes until you unsubscribe.

Analytics Data: We will retain analytics data for 5 years or until we achieve our goal of passing a law to keep 9 on the Supreme Court.

8. Your Rights (GDPR and CCPA/CPRA)

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.

Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.

Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase your personal information, under certain circumstances.

Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain circumstances.

Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.

Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information, under certain circumstances, including processing for direct marketing purposes.

Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Right to Non-Discrimination (CCPA/CPRA): You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA/CPRA rights.

Right to Correct (CCPA/CPRA): You have the right to correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.

Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information (CCPA/CPRA): You have the right to direct us to only use your sensitive personal information for limited purposes, such as providing the Services.

Exercising Your Rights:

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through our forms. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law. We may require you to verify your identity before processing your request.

9. California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), provides California residents with specific rights regarding their personal information.

Categories of Personal Information Collected: As described in Section 1, we collect personal identifiers, IP addresses, cookies and similar technologies, payment information, and usage data.

Purposes of Collection: As described in Section 2, we collect personal information for providing and improving our Services, marketing, analytics, customer support, legal compliance, security, and transaction processing.

Sources of Personal Information: We collect personal information directly from you when you provide it to us, and automatically through your use of our Site and Services.

Categories of Personal Information Disclosed for a Business Purpose: As described in Section 4, we disclose personal information to third-party service providers, business partners, legal authorities, affiliates, and in the event of a business transfer.

Sale of Personal Information: We do not sell your personal information.

Sharing of Personal Information for Cross-Context Behavioral Advertising: We do not share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Sensitive Personal Information: We may collect sensitive personal information, such as payment card details, to process transactions. We only use this information for the purposes for which it was collected.

Authorized Agent: You may designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf. To do so, you must provide the authorized agent with written permission to act on your behalf, and we may require you to verify your identity directly with us.

10. International Data Transfers

Your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, where data protection laws may be different from those in your country. We will take appropriate safeguards to ensure that your personal information is protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law. These safeguards may include using Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us through our forms. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will delete the information as soon as possible.

12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our Site and update the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of our Site and Services after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our forms.