Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Parent Child Charts ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect data when you use our website and services. By using our service you agree to this policy.

2. Data We Collect

We collect the following personal information:

• • Account data: Name, email address, password (hashed)
• • Birth data: Names, dates of birth, times of birth, places of birth for parent and child
• • Payment data: Transaction IDs (we do not store card numbers — handled by PayPal/Paddle)
• • Usage data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, timestamps
• • Communications: Messages sent through our contact form

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your data solely to: provide and improve our astrology report service; process payments; communicate about your orders; comply with legal obligations; and prevent fraud. We never sell your personal data to third parties.

4. Data Sharing

We share data only with: Payment processors (PayPal, Paddle) for transaction processing; AI providers (OpenAI or OpenRouter) to generate your report content — birth data is transmitted to generate reports; Hosting providers for infrastructure. All third parties are bound by data processing agreements.

5. Data Security

We use industry-standard security including HTTPS encryption, bcrypt password hashing, prepared SQL statements to prevent injection, and secure session management. Data is stored on servers within secure data centers.

6. Your GDPR Rights (EU/EEA Residents)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

• ✓ Right to Access — Request a copy of all personal data we hold about you
• ✓ Right to Rectification — Request correction of inaccurate data
• ✓ Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten") — Request deletion of your personal data
• ✓ Right to Portability — Receive your data in a machine-readable format
• ✓ Right to Object — Object to processing of your data for certain purposes
• ✓ Right to Withdraw Consent — Withdraw consent at any time without affecting legality of prior processing

To exercise these rights, contact us at admin@parentchildcharts.com. We will respond within 30 days. Our legal basis for processing is contract performance (to provide the service) and legitimate interests.

7. CCPA Notice (California Residents)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the right to:

• ★ Know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
• ★ Delete personal information held by businesses
• ★ Opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell data)
• ★ Non-discrimination for exercising CCPA rights

We do not sell personal information. To submit a verifiable consumer request, contact us at admin@parentchildcharts.com.

8. Cookies

We use essential cookies for session management and a GDPR consent cookie. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

9. Data Retention

We retain your account and report data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. You may request deletion at any time. Payment records may be retained for up to 7 years for legal/tax compliance.

10. Data Deletion Request

To request deletion of your account and all associated data, please contact us using the form below. We will process your request within 30 days (GDPR) or 45 days (CCPA).