Passterity — Your Words. Delivered Forever.

1. Introduction

Passterity ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our legacy message delivery service at passterity.com (the "Service").

2. Information We Collect

Account Information

Name and email address
Password (stored securely using bcrypt hashing)
Account tier and verification status

Legacy Content

Email messages you compose for your recipients
Video messages you upload (when available)
Recipient names, email addresses, and relationships

Death Notification Information

Notifier name, email, and relationship to the account holder
Supporting documentation submitted as proof

Automatically Collected Information

Browser type and version
IP address and general location
Pages visited and usage patterns
Cookies for session management

3. How We Use Your Information

To provide and maintain the Service
To authenticate your identity and manage your account
To store and deliver your legacy messages when triggered
To verify death notifications through our admin review process
To send transactional emails (verification, password reset, delivery confirmations)
To improve and optimize the Service
To comply with legal obligations

4. How We Protect Your Information

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:

Passwords are hashed using bcrypt with a cost factor of 12
Sessions are managed with signed JWT tokens in HTTP-only cookies
All legacy message content is stored in encrypted databases
Email delivery uses authenticated SMTP via SendGrid
Access to admin functions is restricted to authorized email addresses

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share information only in these circumstances:

Legacy message delivery: When a verified death notification triggers delivery, your composed messages are sent to the recipients you designated.
Service providers: We use SendGrid for email delivery. They process emails on our behalf under their own privacy policies.
Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or governmental authority.

6. Data Retention

Your account and legacy content are retained indefinitely until you delete them or request account deletion. Delivered messages are logged for confirmation purposes. You may delete individual messages, recipients, or your entire account at any time.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access, update, or delete your personal information
Download a copy of your data
Delete your account and all associated content
Opt out of non-essential communications

To exercise these rights, contact us at admin@passterity.com.

8. Cookies

We use a single essential cookie ("session-token") to maintain your login session. This cookie is HTTP-only, secure in production, and expires after 7 days. We do not use tracking cookies or third-party analytics cookies.

9. Children's Privacy

The Service is not intended for users under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify registered users of significant changes via email. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:
admin@passterity.com