POCKET BARD PRIVACY NOTICE
Last updated November 12, 2025
This privacy notice for Pocket Bard Inc. ("Company ," "we," "us," or "our" ), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share ( "process") your information when you use our services ("Services"), such as when you:
Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. By using our Services, you affirmatively consent to the data processing practices described herein, including the use of tracking technologies. You may withdraw consent at any time as described below, though this may limit Service functionality. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at support@pocketbard.app.
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
Our Commitment to Privacy
At Pocket Bard, we believe your data belongs to you. We collect only what is necessary to deliver and improve our services, never using your information for unrelated purposes such as AI training or resale. Guided by GDPR as the global gold standard, we extend its protections to all users—regardless of where they live—ensuring transparency, security, and respect in every interaction. Our goal is simple: earn and keep your trust by treating your personal information with care, clarity, and integrity.
This summary provides key points from our privacy notice, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for. You can also click here to go directly to our table of contents.
What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with Pocket Bard Inc. and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. Click here to learn more.
Do we use tracking technologies? We may use tracking technologies such as Meta Pixel, cookies, web beacons, or similar tools to analyze user interactions and improve our Services. These are deployed only with your explicit consent, obtained via a prominent consent banner on first access. No tracking occurs without consent. Click here to learn more.
Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information.
Do we receive any information from third parties? We do not receive any information from third parties.
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Click here to learn more.
In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties. Click here to learn more.
How do we keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Click here to learn more.
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Click here to learn more.
How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by filling out our data subject request form available here , or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Want to learn more about what Pocket Bard Inc. does with any information we collect? Click here to review the notice in full.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
5. TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES AND COOKIES
6. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
7. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?
8. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
9. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
10. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
11. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
12. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
13. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
14. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
15. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.
Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:
Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.
Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make purchases, such as your payment instrument number, and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is stored by Google Play Store and Apple App Store . You may find their privacy notice link(s) here: https://policies.google.com/privacy and https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ .
Application Data. If you use our application(s), we also may collect the following information if you choose to provide us with access or permission:
This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our application(s), for troubleshooting, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This may also include data collected via tracking technologies, such as Meta Pixel or similar tools, which capture user interactions (e.g., clicks, form submissions, or page views) for analytics purposes. Such tracking is only enabled after obtaining your affirmative consent via a consent management tool. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
The information we collect includes:
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:
Pocket Bard Inc. values your privacy and creative ownership. We do not sell your personal data, app usage data, or any content you create, upload, or provide through the Pocket Bard service. We do not process user data to train, retrain, or improve artificial intelligence or machine learning models, except to the limited extent strictly necessary to operate, maintain, and improve the specific features of the Pocket Bard service you use. Any automated processing of your data is solely for delivering, securing, and enhancing the functionality of Pocket Bard, and not for developing unrelated AI technologies.
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION? (Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency)
In Short: We only process your personal information when we have a valid legal basis to do so. This ensures that our practices are lawful, fair, and transparent.
Pocket Bard processes your data according to the principles of lawfulness, fairness, and transparency, as outlined below.
We process your personal information under the following legal bases:
Transparency: You can access this Privacy Policy at any time within the Pocket Bard app or on our website.
In Short: We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable data, such as email addresses, from children without parental consent.
To create a Pocket Bard account, parental consent is required for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect or process personal information from users under this age without parental or guardian consent.
If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child without proper parental consent, we will delete that data promptly.
5. TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES AND COOKIES
In Short: We use tracking technologies, including but not limited to Meta Pixel (provided by Meta Platforms, Inc.), cookies, web beacons, pixels, scripts, and similar tools, solely for essential analytics, performance monitoring, and Service improvement. No such technologies are deployed without your explicit, opt-in consent.
We, or our authorized third-party providers, may use tracking technologies to collect and analyze information about your interactions with our Services. For example:
· Meta Pixel or equivalent tools may track events such as page views, form interactions, or conversions to measure ad effectiveness and user behavior.
· Cookies and beacons may store preferences or session data.
These technologies do not capture sensitive information and are not used for cross-site tracking, targeted advertising, or AI training without separate consent. We do not share tracked data with third parties except as necessary for Service operation (e.g., with analytics providers bound by data processing agreements).
Consent and Opt-Out: Upon first accessing our Services, you will be presented with a consent banner requiring affirmative action (e.g., clicking "Accept") to enable tracking. You may withdraw consent at any time via your account settings or by contacting support@pocketbard.app, which will disable non-essential tracking. Essential cookies (for functionality) may remain, but you can manage them via browser settings. We honor Do-Not-Track signals where feasible. For more details, see our cookie policy at https://www.pocketbard.app/privacy-policy.html.
6. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties.
We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
7. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY? (Data Transfers and Third Parties)
In Short: Yes, we may transfer your information internationally, but we take safeguards to protect it. Our servers are primarily located in the United States, and your information may also be processed by trusted third parties in other countries. These countries may not have data protection laws as comprehensive as those in your country. However, we take all necessary measures to protect your personal information in line with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
Third-Party Services We Use:
We use certain trusted third-party services to operate and improve Pocket Bard. Depending on your use of our services, some personal data may be shared with them for the purposes listed below:
Each of these providers processes your data only to the extent necessary to deliver their services to us, and they are contractually obligated to handle your information securely. You can view their privacy policies directly:
International Safeguards:
When data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK, we rely on recognized safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) to ensure that your rights remain protected.
8. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION? (Data Retention)
In Short: We keep your personal information only as long as necessary, and you can request deletion at any time.
We retain personal information for as long as it is needed to provide Pocket Bard services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements. Specifically:
When no ongoing legitimate business need exists, we will delete or anonymize your personal information. If deletion is not immediately possible (for example, data stored in secure backups), we will isolate and protect it until deletion is possible.
You may also request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at support@pocketbard.app.
9. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE? (Data Security)
In Short: We use technical and organizational safeguards to protect your personal data.
Pocket Bard takes the security of your information seriously. We have implemented appropriate safeguards designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. These measures include:
Despite these efforts, no electronic transmission over the Internet or data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If a security breach occurs that affects your personal information, we will take all legally required steps to notify you and mitigate the impact.
10. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), and Canada , you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.
Regardless of where you live, Pocket Bard extends the protections of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to all users. This means you have the right to:
To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@pocketbard.app. We will respond within one month of receiving your request, with the option to extend by an additional month for complex or multiple requests.
In some regions (like the EEA, UK, and Canada ), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section " HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE? " below.
We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: https://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.
If you are located in Switzerland, the contact details for the data protection authorities are available here: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html.
We encourage you to contact us first at support@pocketbard.app so we can try to resolve your concern directly.
If we rely on your consent to process personal information, you may withdraw it at any time by contacting us at support@pocketbard.app. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal, nor does it affect processing conducted under lawful bases other than consent.
If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can contact us using the contact information provided: support@pocketbard.app
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.
11. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ( "DNT" ) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.
12. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.
If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with Services, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Services. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Services, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g. , backups, etc.).
The California Code of Regulations defines a "resident" as:
(1) every individual who is in the State of California for other than a temporary or transitory purpose and
(2) every individual who is domiciled in the State of California who is outside the State of California for a temporary or transitory purpose
All other individuals are defined as "non-residents."
If this definition of "resident" applies to you, we must adhere to certain rights and obligations regarding your personal information.
What categories of personal information do we collect?
We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12) months:
|
Category |
Examples |
Collected |
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A. Identifiers |
Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, and account name |
YES
|
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B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute |
Name, contact information, education, employment, employment history, and financial information |
NO
|
|
C. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law |
Gender and date of birth |
NO
|
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D. Commercial information |
Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and payment information |
NO |
|
E. Biometric information |
Fingerprints and voiceprints |
NO |
|
F. Internet or other similar network activity |
Browsing history, search history, online behavior , interest data, and interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems, and advertisements | YES (via consented tracking technologies only) |
NO
|
|
G. Geolocation data |
Coarse Location Data (Based on IP Address. ex: country, region) |
YES
|
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H. Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information |
Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our business activities |
NO
|
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I. Professional or employment-related information |
Business contact details in order to provide you our Services at a business level or job title, work history, and professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us |
NO
|
|
J. Education Information |
Student records and directory information |
NO
|
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K. Inferences drawn from other personal information |
Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and characteristics |
NO
|
We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances where you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:
How do we use and share your personal information?
More information about our data collection and sharing practices can be found in this privacy notice .
You may contact us by email at support@pocketbard.app, or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document.
If you are using an authorized agent to exercise your right to opt out we may deny a request if the authorized agent does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf.
Will your information be shared with anyone else?
We may disclose your personal information with our service providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider. Each service provider is a for-profit entity that processes the information on our behalf.
We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as for undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to be "selling" your personal information.
Pocket Bard Inc. has not disclosed or sold any personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months. Pocket Bard Inc. will not sell personal information in the future belonging to website visitors, users, and other consumers.
Your rights with respect to your personal data
Right to request deletion of the data — Request to delete
You can ask for the deletion of your personal information. If you ask us to delete your personal information, we will respect your request and delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions provided by law, such as (but not limited to) the exercise by another consumer of his or her right to free speech, our compliance requirements resulting from a legal obligation, or any processing that may be required to protect against illegal activities.
Right to be informed — Request to know
Depending on the circumstances, you have a right to know:
In accordance with applicable law, we are not obligated to provide or delete consumer information that is de-identified in response to a consumer request or to re-identify individual data to verify a consumer request.
Right to Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of a Consumer’s Privacy Rights
We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.
Verification process
Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in our system. These verification efforts require us to ask you to provide information so that we can match it with information you have previously provided us. For instance, depending on the type of request you submit, we may ask you to provide certain information so that we can match the information you provide with the information we already have on file, or we may contact you through a communication method (e.g. , phone or email) that you have previously provided to us. We may also use other verification methods as the circumstances dictate.
We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request. To the extent possible, we will avoid requesting additional information from you for the purposes of verification. However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention purposes. We will delete such additionally provided information as soon as we finish verifying you.
Other privacy rights
To exercise these rights, you can contact us by email at support@pocketbard.app, or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.
13. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
14. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at support@pocketbard.app or by post to:
Pocket Bard Inc.
157A 1st St. Unit 347
Jersey City,, New Jersey 07302
United States
15. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please submit a request form by clicking here.