Privacy Policy

Last updated: placeholder — legal content to be finalized before launch.

Data we collect

When you apply for access, we collect your email address, optional company name, a description of what you're building, your current infrastructure, how many nodes you need, preferred region, and payment term preference. If you join the founding cohort, we collect a payment method through Stripe (we never see or store the card number itself).

How we use your data

We use your application data to review and qualify your request, communicate with you about your application status, and provision service if accepted. We use your payment method to charge for service when the deployment activates (spec §7).

Third parties

• Stripe — payment processing (stripe.com/privacy)
• Cloudflare — hosting, CDN, analytics (cookieless), and Access for admin authentication
• Resend — transactional email delivery

Data retention

Application data is retained for the duration of your relationship with Smelt Cloud plus seven years for tax and accounting compliance. You may request deletion at any time; we will delete any data not required for legal or operational reasons.

Contact

Questions about your data? Email privacy@smelt.cloud.