Welcome to Spend Shrink, a service designed to help you optimize and save on your AWS spending. Protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal data is our top priority. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your information when you use our website and app.
Effective Date: October 22nd, 2024
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Account Information: When you create an account with us, we collect information such as your name, email address, company details, and other relevant identifiers. This information is essential to providing you with personalized services and secure access to our platform.
1.2 AWS Account Data: To provide customized savings insights, we require access to your AWS account data, including but not limited to usage statistics, resource configurations, billing information, and cost reports. We access and use this data solely to analyze AWS usage for cost optimization purposes.
1.3 Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our services, including IP addresses, device information, browser types, session duration, and pages visited. This data helps us improve the functionality and user experience of our services.
1.4 Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our platform. These technologies allow us to remember your preferences and gather information on how our site is used.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information collected to:
- Provide and improve our services, including personalized recommendations for cost savings on AWS;
- Communicate important updates, service information, and respond to customer support queries;
- Conduct internal analysis to optimize the performance of our services;
- Ensure compliance with legal obligations and protect our Terms of Service;
- Enhance security and prevent fraud.
3. Sharing Your Information
3.1 With Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers, such as OpenAI, to improve and expand our service offerings. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and may only use it for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.
3.2 For Legal and Safety Reasons: We may disclose your information to government authorities or other third parties if required to do so by law or if we believe such action is necessary to:
- Comply with legal obligations,
- Enforce our Terms of Service,
- Protect the rights, property, or safety of Spend Shrink, our users, or others.
3.3 Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your data may be transferred as part of the transaction. If such a transfer occurs, we will ensure the new owner honors the commitments made in this Privacy Policy.
4. Data Security
We implement industry-standard technical, administrative, and physical security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, or loss. These measures include encryption, secure data storage, regular security audits, and access controls to restrict access to your data on a need-to-know basis. Our security practices are regularly reviewed and updated to address emerging threats.
5. Your Rights and Limitations
5.1 Access and Control: While you can access and manage your account data through your settings, we do not provide the ability to export AWS account data. Upon termination of your account, you will lose access to your AWS-related data stored with us.
5.2 Opt-Out of Marketing Communications: You may opt out of receiving marketing emails from us at any time by following the unsubscribe link provided in our communications. Please note that even if you opt out of marketing, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as updates regarding your account or our services.
5.3 Data Deletion: We perform soft deletes for AWS account data, meaning that while the data may no longer be visible or accessible to users including you, it may still be stored securely for compliance, audit, or legal reasons. Full deletion may not occur immediately. As part of our soft delete procedure, we ensure full deletion of any AWS account related credentials such as assumable role ARNs and access keys.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When your data is no longer required for these purposes, it will be securely deleted or anonymized.
7. International Data Transfers
If you are accessing our services from outside of the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries where we or our service providers operate. By using our services, you consent to any such transfer of information outside your country of residence.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete such data as soon as possible.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other factors. If we make any material changes, we will notify you via email or through a notice on our website before the changes take effect. Continued use of our services after such modifications indicates your consent to the updated Privacy Policy.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: support@spendshrink.com
By using our services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection, use, and sharing of your information as described.