Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you could be personally identified.

Data Collection on this Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section "Information about the responsible party" in this privacy policy.

2. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

Information about the responsible party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Philipp Haunstetter

[Your Address]

[Your City, Postal Code]

[Your Country]

Email: contact@thesimplecodegenerator.com

3. Data Collection on this Website

Account Registration

When you create an account on our website, we collect the following data:

Email address (required for account creation and communication)
Full name (optional, for personalization)
Account creation timestamp
Login activity and last seen timestamps

Payment Information

When you make a purchase, we process payment information through Stripe, our payment processor:

Payment amount and currency
Payment method type
Transaction status and timestamps
Stripe customer ID (for payment processing)

Important: We do not store credit card numbers, security codes, or other sensitive payment data on our servers. All payment processing is handled securely by Stripe.

QR Code Generation

Our QR code generation happens entirely in your browser (client-side). We do not store or process the content you enter into QR codes on our servers. This includes:

URLs, text, contact information, WiFi credentials
Social media profiles, email addresses, phone numbers
Any other personal information you encode into QR codes

Usage Tracking

We track basic usage statistics to manage your credit balance and improve our service:

Number of QR codes generated
QR code types used (URL, contact, WiFi, etc.)
Credit balance and transaction history
Basic request metadata (IP address, user agent, timestamps)

4. Third-Party Services

Supabase (Database & Authentication)

We use Supabase to store user accounts, payment records, and usage data. Supabase is compliant with GDPR and provides enterprise-grade security. Data is stored in secure cloud infrastructure.

Stripe (Payment Processing)

We use Stripe for secure payment processing. Stripe handles all sensitive payment information and is PCI DSS compliant. We only receive non-sensitive transaction data.

Vercel (Hosting)

Our website is hosted on Vercel's infrastructure. Vercel may collect standard web server logs including IP addresses, request timestamps, and response codes.

Resend (Email Delivery)

We use Resend to send transactional emails like account confirmations and password resets. Resend processes email addresses and message content only for delivery purposes.

5. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of access: You can request information about your stored data
Right to rectification: You can request correction of incorrect data
Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your data
Right to restrict processing: You can request limitation of data processing
Right to data portability: You can request your data in a machine-readable format
Right to object: You can object to the processing of your data

To exercise these rights, please contact us at: contact@thesimplecodegenerator.com

6. Data Security

We use technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties.

All data transmission is encrypted using HTTPS/TLS
Database connections are encrypted and secured
Payment data is processed only by PCI-compliant systems
Access to personal data is restricted to authorized personnel only
Regular security updates and monitoring

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy:

Account data: Until account deletion or 3 years of inactivity
Payment records: 10 years for tax and legal compliance
Usage logs: 12 months for service improvement and support
Email communications: Until account deletion

8. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date below.

10. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email: contact@thesimplecodegenerator.com

Website: https://www.thesimplecodegenerator.com

Last updated: August 6, 2025