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Hostvortex - GDPR Privacy Policy

At Hostvortex ("we," "our," or "us"), we are committed to safeguarding your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our services.

Information on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are located within the European Economic Area (EEA), we may collect and use your personal data. In this section, we explain how and why we collect such data, how we ensure its protection, and the measures we take to prevent misuse.

What Personal Data We Collect

Personal data refers to any information that can be used to identify a person, either directly or indirectly. This includes, but is not limited to

  • Identity Data

    Name, surname, username, date of birth.
  • Contact Data

    Email address, phone number, billing/shipping address.
  • Account Information

    Login credentials, preferences, and settings.
  • Financial Data

    Payment information, transaction history.
  • Technical Data

    IP address, device information, browser type.
  • Usage Data

    Website interactions, purchase history.
  • Marketing Data

    Preferences for receiving promotions.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

  • Contractual Necessity

    To provide our services (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
  • Legal Obligation

    Compliance with legal requirements (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).
  • Legitimate Interests

    Business analytics, fraud prevention (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
  • Consent

    For marketing communications (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw consent at any time.

How We Use Your Personal Data

  • Providing and maintaining our services.
  • Processing payments and transactions.
  • Customer support and account management.
  • Security, fraud prevention, and legal compliance.
  • Improving our website and services.
  • Sending marketing communications (with your consent).

Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary:

  • Account information

    Retained until account deletion.
  • Transaction records

    Retained for legal and tax obligations.
  • Marketing data

    Retained until you opt out.

Our cloud storage is limited to temporarily storing live stream recordings (VODs) for the account owner’s personal access. These files are automatically deleted after a predefined period. There are no options for publicly distributing stored content through our service. If users request deletion of stored content, we will process such requests within a reasonable time frame, subject to legal and technical limitations.

Sharing of Personal Data

We may share data with:

  • Service Providers

    Payment processors, hosting services, analytics tools.
  • Legal Authorities

    If required by law.
  • Business Transfers

    In case of a merger or acquisition.

Prohibited Use of Services

Users are strictly prohibited from using Hostvortex services to store, stream, or distribute content that is illegal, infringes on intellectual property rights, promotes hate speech, incites violence, or violates any applicable laws. We reserve the right to monitor compliance and take action, including content removal and account suspension, against any violations.

Sharing of Personal Data - Legal Authorities

If required by law or if we receive a legally binding request from authorities, we may provide access to stored data. Any such disclosure will be limited to what is strictly necessary and in compliance with applicable data protection laws.

Financial Data

We process payments securely through third-party payment providers. Hostvortex does not store full credit card details on its servers. Any payment disputes or chargebacks will be handled in accordance with our refund policy and payment provider agreements. When using third-party payment processors, we adhere to their compliance requirements regarding transaction monitoring, fraud prevention, and data protection. We are open to implementing additional safeguards to meet regulatory standards where necessary.

Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the following rights:

  • Right to Access

    Request a copy of your data.
  • Right to Rectification

    Correct inaccurate data.
  • Right to Erasure

    Request deletion of data.
  • Right to Restrict Processing

    Limit data processing.
  • Right to Data Portability

    Transfer your data.
  • Right to Object

    Object to certain processing.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent

    Stop consent-based processing.

Cookies

We use cookies to personalize your experience. You can disable them through your browser settings, but some functionality may be lost.

Tracking Technologies

Cookies

We use Cookies to enhance the performance and functionality of our service but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality like videos may become unavailable or you would be required to enter your login details every time you visit our service as we would not be able to remember that you had logged in previously.

Local Storage

Local Storage sometimes known as DOM storage, provides web apps with methods and protocols for storing client-side data. Web storage supports persistent data storage, similar to cookies but with a greatly enhanced capacity and no information stored in the HTTP request header.

Sessions

We use "Sessions" to identify the areas of our website that you have visited. A Session is a small piece of data stored on your computer or mobile device by your web browser.

Data Subject Rights - Access, Portability, and Deletion

We respect your rights under the GDPR. If you request access to, correction, deletion, or transfer of your personal data, we are committed to complying with your request in a timely manner.

Changes To Our Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page, and/or update the Privacy Policy modification date below.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or wish to exercise any of your rights under GDPR, please contact us at: [email protected]

Last Update 11.03.2025

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