Privacy Notice

Last updated: April 26, 2026

This Privacy Notice explains how Squawkly ("we", "us", and "our") processes personal data when you use our website, browser extension, and related services.

1. Data Controller

Controller: Squawkly
Email: privacy@squawk.ly

2. Categories of Personal Data

  • Account data: name, email address, profile image, and provider identifiers.
  • Session data: hashed session tokens, session expiration and authentication metadata.
  • Usage data: channels, annotations, and activity events created in the product.
  • Technical data: browser type, app version, and diagnostics needed for security and support.

3. Purposes and Legal Bases

We process personal data for the following purposes and legal bases:

  • Account authentication and session security: performance of a contract and legitimate interests in platform security.
  • Core product operations (channels, annotations, activity feed): performance of a contract.
  • Fraud prevention, abuse detection, and incident response: legitimate interests.
  • Legal and regulatory compliance: legal obligation.
  • Optional communications or analytics (where applicable): consent.

4. Recipients of Personal Data

We do not sell personal data. We may share personal data with service providers acting as processors on our behalf (e.g., hosting, identity/authentication, infrastructure, analytics, and customer support), subject to confidentiality, data processing agreements, and security obligations.

5. Data Retention

We retain data only for as long as necessary to operate the service, secure accounts, meet legal obligations, and resolve disputes. Retention periods vary by data type:

  • Account data: retained while the account is active and for a limited period after closure.
  • Session/security logs: retained for security monitoring and legal compliance periods.
  • User-generated content: retained until deletion by user or account closure, unless legal obligations require longer retention.

6. Security Measures

  • HTTPS/TLS protection for data in transit.
  • Hashed session token storage and access controls.
  • Monitoring and logging for suspicious activity.

7. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may exercise the following rights:

  • Right of access.
  • Right to rectification.
  • Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten").
  • Right to restriction of processing.
  • Right to data portability.
  • Right to object, including objection to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

To exercise your rights, contact us at privacy@squawk.ly.

8. Source of Data

We collect personal data directly from you, from your interactions with the service, and from authentication providers when you choose a social login method.

9. Changes to This Notice

We may update this notice from time to time. Material updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

10. Contact

For privacy questions or requests, contact us at privacy@squawk.ly.