DocsCollect Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 2026
1. What This Policy Is About
This policy explains how DocsCollect collects, uses, discloses, and protects information when you use our document management platform and related services.
It applies to account holders, authorized users, and individuals whose information is submitted via the platform.
2. Information We Collect
You provide directly:
- Name, email, company, phone
- Billing and payment details (processed by third-party payment processors)
- Job title, industry, preferences
- Support messages and feedback
Generated through use:
- Documents, files, images, and content uploaded by you or your clients
- Document requests, due dates, comments, statuses, client info
- Usage data: login times, feature activity
- Technical data: IP address, browser, device, OS, logs
From third parties:
- Payment processors: Billing and payment information, such as billing address and payment method details. Payment information is collected and processed by Polar, our payment service provider, in accordance with Polar’s terms and privacy policy. DocsCollect does not store full card numbers.
- Email providers: delivery and engagement metrics
- Analytics and hosting providers: technical and aggregated usage data
3. How We Use This Information
We use information to:
- Provide and maintain the service
- Process document requests, uploads, approvals, and reminders
- Manage your account and billing
- Provide support and respond to inquiries
- Send service-related notices and important updates
- Send marketing communications where permitted or with consent
- Improve, develop, and monitor the service
- Prevent fraud and ensure security
- Comply with law and enforce our Terms
4. When We Share Information
We do not sell personal information.
For California purposes, as of the effective date, we also do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising unless we clearly disclose otherwise and provide required opt-out options.
We may share information with:
- Service providers (hosting, payments, email, support, analytics, security)
- Legal and safety: when required by law, to enforce Terms, or to protect rights/safety
- Business transfers: in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale
Service providers are contractually restricted to using data only to provide services to us.
5. Sensitive Information
Sensitive personal information may include government IDs, financial account credentials, health data, biometrics, precise location, racial/ethnic origin, religious beliefs, etc.
We do not intentionally collect sensitive information unless necessary. You should not upload sensitive data unless:
- It is necessary and lawful for your use
- You have all required notices and consents
- You have the right to share it with us
6. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect data, including:
- Encryption in transit and at rest
- Access controls and authentication
- Monitoring, logging, and security testing
But no system is perfectly secure.
7. Data Retention
- Active accounts: data retained while account is active
- Canceled accounts: may keep data during a 30-day grace period for reactivation or export
- Backups: may be removed within a reasonable period, up to 90 days
We delete or anonymize data when no longer needed for the service or legal purposes.
8. Your Rights
California residents may have rights to:
- Know what data we collect and how we use it
- Request deletion
- Request correction
- Opt out of sale or sharing
- Limit use of sensitive information
- Not be discriminated for exercising rights
South Korea:
You may have rights to access, correct, delete, suspend processing, or withdraw consent, subject to legal exceptions.
How to submit a request:
Email: hello@docscollect.com
We may verify your identity and will respond within the time required by law.
9. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies for:
- Essential functionality and security
- Authentication
- Preferences and settings
- Analytics and performance
- Marketing (where permitted)
You can manage cookies via browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect functionality.
10. Third-Party Sites and Services
The service may link to third-party websites or integrate with third-party tools.
They have their own privacy policies; we are not responsible for their practices.
11. International Transfers
Your data may be transferred to and processed in other countries where our service providers or infrastructure operate.
Where required, we use appropriate safeguards for such transfers.
12. Children’s Privacy
The service is for business use and is not for children under 18. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 18 without lawful basis.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy. If changes are material, we will notify you by email, in the service, or by other reasonable means. Continued use after the update date means you accept the new policy, where permitted by law.
14. Contact
Questions or privacy requests:
Email: hello@docscollect.com
Website: https://docscollect.com/privacy