We don’t want your data.

What we do not do

• We do not sell your data.
• We do not share your data with advertisers.
• We do not track you across other apps or websites.
• We do not build behavioral profiles.
• We do not operate hidden data pipelines.

Our position

• You should use software, not be used by it.
• Your data should remain yours, not become inventory.
• Tools should be clear, finite, and respectful of your attention.
• If a product works, you will use it. If it doesn’t, you won’t. That is enough.

1. Overview

Circle the People is designed to collect as little personal data as possible and to use that data only for the service the user asked for.

2. Data controller

Circle the People is the data controller for personal data processed through its services. For privacy questions, requests, or rights-related issues, contact policy@circlethepeople.com.

3. Data we collect

We collect only what is necessary to operate the service.

• Email address for account access, billing, and support communication.
• Minimal operational data such as service logs, reliability events, or usage counts needed to keep the system running.

We do not collect cross-site tracking data, unrelated personal data, or behavioral profiles.

4. Legal basis for processing

Where GDPR applies, we process personal data on the basis of contractual necessity to provide the service requested and legitimate interests limited to maintaining, securing, and improving core functionality. Where consent is required for something optional, it will be explicit and revocable.

5. How data is used

• To provide the service.
• To maintain system reliability and security.
• To support your account, billing, and support requests.

There are no secondary marketing uses. We do not use personal data for profiling or automated decision-making.

6. Data minimization

We intentionally design systems to collect only what is necessary, avoid long-term storage where possible, and avoid linking data across systems. If we do not need it, we do not collect it.

7. Data retention

• Data is retained only as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected.
• Data is deleted when no longer required for service, security, billing, or legal obligations.
• Users may request deletion at any time, subject to any limited retention obligations that still apply.

8. Data sharing

We do not sell personal data, share personal data with advertisers, or provide data to brokers or third-party marketing systems.

We may use limited processors only where required to operate the service, such as infrastructure hosting, payment processing, or transactional account communications. Those processors are limited to necessary data and are bound by data protection obligations.

9. Source of data

We generally collect personal data directly from you. In limited cases, a payment provider or similar processor may send us the minimum status information needed to confirm billing or operate your account.

10. International transfers

Where personal data is processed outside the EEA or UK, we use appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent legal mechanisms intended to provide a comparable level of protection.

11. Your rights

You may have the right to:

• Access your personal data.
• Correct inaccurate data.
• Request deletion.
• Restrict or object to processing.
• Request data portability.
• Withdraw consent where consent was the basis for processing.

To exercise these rights, contact help@circlethepeople.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority, including the UK Information Commissioner’s Office where applicable.

12. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect access, storage, and transmission. One of our main security choices is to reduce risk by minimizing the data we collect in the first place.

13. Children’s data

Our core services are not intended for children under 13, or the equivalent age in the relevant jurisdiction, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children in that age group without an appropriate legal basis. If a future product includes a parent-guided child-safety use case, that product will state its own guardrails clearly.

14. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, we will keep those changes clear and minimal, avoid expanding data usage without necessity, and update this page accordingly.

15. Contact

For privacy-related questions or requests, contact policy@circlethepeople.com.