Spectacl
Privacy Policy
Last Updated: March 16, 20261. Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
- Account: A unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
- Company: (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Sinus Digital B.V., headquartered in the Netherlands.
- Personal Data: Any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
- Service: Refers to the Website and related analytical tools operated by Spectacl.
- Service Provider: Any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company.
2. Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
2.1 Types of Data Collected
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Usage Data (IP address, browser type, device identifiers, time spent on pages)
2.2 Internal Access to Content
To provide, maintain, and troubleshoot the Service, authorized personnel of the Company may have access to the prompts, configurations, and analytical results associated with Your account. We use this access strictly for operational purposes, such as resolving technical issues, preventing abuse, and improving system performance. We do not use Your specific content for our own marketing purposes without Your explicit consent.
2.3 Aggregated and Anonymized Benchmarks
To provide platform-wide insights and comparative benchmarks, Spectacl may aggregate and anonymize data derived from usage of the Services across all users. This includes, but is not limited to, aggregated statistics on platform domain citation frequencies, model response patterns, and visibility trends.
Aggregated data is stripped of all user-identifying information and cannot be used to identify individual users, their organizations, or the specific prompts or entities they research. No individual user's inputs, configurations, or research subjects are disclosed to other users.
By using the Services, you agree that Spectacl may include anonymized, aggregated derivatives of your usage data in such platform-wide analyses and benchmarks, and may display these to other users of the Services.
3. GDPR Privacy (European Union Residents)
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We may process Personal Data under the following conditions:
- Consent: You have given Your consent for processing for specific purposes.
- Performance of a contract: Necessary for the agreement with You.
- Legal obligations: Necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
- Legitimate interests: Necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company.
Your Rights under the GDPR
You have the right to request access, correction, erasure, and data portability. You also have the right to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise these rights, please contact hello@spectacl.org.
4. CCPA/CPRA Privacy Notice (California Residents)
This section applies solely to visitors and users who reside in the State of California.
Categories of Personal Information Collected
We collect identifiers (name, email), commercial information (subscription records), and internet activity.
Your Rights
- Right to Know: Disclosure of what data we collect.
- Right to Delete: Deletion of personal information collected.
- Right to Opt-Out: We do not sell your personal data.
- Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.
Strictly Necessary / Functional Cookies
We only use cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the Service. These include:
- Authentication: We use cookies to identify you when you are logged in.
- Session Management: We use cookies to maintain your active session.
- Preferences: We use cookies to remember your selected workspace (Space ID) to ensure a consistent experience across page reloads.
We do not use marketing, advertising, or third-party tracking cookies. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service.
6. Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
7. Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain EU jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.