🔒 Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 2026

Catalyst Content Studios (referred to as "we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you use our SEO monitoring platform and related services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of personal information:

• Client Information: Name, email address, phone number (optional), company name, website domain.
• SEO Data: Website crawl results, search console data, analytics data (Google Analytics), PageSpeed metrics, keyword rankings.
• Usage Data: How you interact with our platform (pages visited, features used).
• Payment Information: Billing details (invoices, payment history – processed via your payment gateway).

2. How We Use Your Information

• To provide and maintain the service (audits, reports, client portals).
• To communicate with you (welcome emails, report emails, support).
• To improve our platform and client experience.
• To comply with legal obligations.

3. Third‑Party Services

We rely on the following third‑party services, which may process your data:

• Google: PageSpeed Insights, Search Console, Analytics – subject to their privacy policies.
• Claude (Anthropic): For AI summaries – data is anonymised before sending.
• DataForSEO: For competitor keyword analysis.
• SMTP Provider (Gmail): For sending emails.
• Hosting: Our VPS provider (DigitalOcean/Linode/etc.).

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. You may request deletion at any time.

5. Your Rights (POPIA)

Under South Africa's POPIA, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data.
• Rectify inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your data.
• Object to certain processing.
• Lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator.

6. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including encryption, secure sessions, and limited access.

7. Cookies

We use essential cookies for session management. We do not use tracking cookies.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available at this URL.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]