Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2025-01-08

Surf Buddy ("we", "us", "our"), operated by Romain Fouilland, respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect and use your personal data when you use our service.

1. Data We Collect

We may collect, use, store and transfer the following types of personal data:

  • Identity Data: First name, last name, username
  • Contact Data: Email address
  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information, login data
  • Usage Data: How you use our website and services
  • Content Data: Surf videos and media uploaded to our service
  • Payment Data: Billing information (processed securely by Stripe)

2. How We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you
  • Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests
  • Where we need to comply with a legal obligation

3. Third-Party Links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.

4. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know.

Regarding videos and media you upload to Surf Buddy:

  • Access to uploaded content is strictly limited to authorized personnel for specific purposes such as service improvement or technical support
  • All uploaded content is stored securely and protected against unauthorized access
  • When possible, we anonymize data used for service improvement

5. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements.

6. Your Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. These include the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data
  • Request correction of your personal data
  • Request erasure of your personal data
  • Object to processing of your personal data
  • Request restriction of processing your personal data
  • Request transfer of your personal data
  • Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at romain@surfbuddycam.com.

7. Third-party Links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or would like to exercise your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

Romain Fouilland

Email: romain@surfbuddycam.com