Privacy Policy

Last Updated & Reviewed: March 30, 2026 | Effective Date: January 1, 2026

1. Introduction & Overview

Happystack Intelligence Ltd. ("Happystackeditin", "we", "us", or "our"), operating the web domain happystackeditin.surf, is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of data governance, security, and transparency. This Privacy Policy outlines our procedures concerning the collection, storage, processing, transfer, and deletion of personal data when you visit our directory, interact with our benchmark tools, or contact our team.

2. Categories of Data We Collect

We process information under clear legal bases defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

Directly Provided Information: When you submit inquiry forms, subscribe to curated research briefings, or submit AI tool listings, we collect your name, business email address, company affiliation, and submitted message contents.
Telemetry & Usage Data: We automatically record IP addresses (anonymized at ingestion), browser architecture, device viewport metrics, referring domains, session duration, and clickstream navigation across tool reviews.
Cookie & Local State Data: We store essential configuration cookies and local storage tokens (such as your cookie preferences) to maintain interface performance without invasive cross-site fingerprinting.

3. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing

Your personal information is processed exclusively for the following legitimate purposes:

Delivering accurate comparative benchmarks and directory listings.
Fulfilling direct user inquiries and customer support requests.
Detecting and mitigating automated spam, bot abuse, and malicious DDoS attempts.
Maintaining compliance with legal obligations under UK and EU corporate governance laws.

4. Third-Party Service Processors

We do not sell, rent, or monetize your individual personal details to advertising networks. We work strictly with verified third-party cloud processors bound by Data Processing Agreements (DPAs):

Cloudflare Inc.: Content delivery network, SSL encryption, and edge firewall filtering.
AWS / Vercel Cloud Infrastructure: Highly secure serverless hosting located within ISO-certified data centers.

5. International Data Transfers

Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we guarantee that appropriate standard contractual clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission or equivalent UK adequacy frameworks are enforced.

6. Your Statutory Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

As a data subject, you possess the right to:

Request access to copies of any personal records we hold concerning you.
Demand correction of incomplete or outdated personal information.
Exercise the "Right to be Forgotten" (Erasure of data).
Object to or restrict specific automated processing activities.
Request data portability in a machine-readable format.

7. Data Protection Officer & Contact

To exercise any of your statutory rights or ask questions regarding this policy, please reach our Data Protection Officer at:

Email: [email protected]
Postal Address: Happystack Intelligence Ltd., Data Governance Team, 74-76 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1M 4DZ, United Kingdom.