Mythings Privacy Policy
Your privacy is safe with us. This privacy statement counts for the Mythings website and the Mythings mobile application (collectively, mythings.com).
The privacy statement sets out how we will collect, handle, store, and protect information about you when you use mythings.com.
What Information Do We Collect?
In addition to information about your usage of the website, browser settings, IP address, and any information submitted via contact forms, we collect the following sensitive data from your Google Account when you authorize the Mythings application:
- Google User Data (Sensitive): We collect your email messages and settings (via thehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly scope) for the sole purpose of detecting and processing digital purchase receipts necessary for the core functionality of the Mythings app. We do not use this data for advertisements, sharing, or any purpose other than providing the receipt tracking service.
Disclosures for Sensitive Google User Data (MANDATORY SECTIONS)
- How We Share, Transfer, or Disclose Your Google User Data
We access and use your data obtained from Google APIs (email metadata and content necessary for receipt processing) only for the core functionality of Mythings. We do not sell or trade your Google user data. We may share or transfer this data only under the following limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: We use trusted third-party cloud hosting providers, specifically Google Cloud Platform, for data storage and processing. These providers are strictly bound by contractual obligations to keep this data confidential and secure, using it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- Legal Requirements: If required by law, subpoena, or other valid legal process.
- Change of Ownership: In connection with the sale, transfer, or merger of all or part of our business, provided the recipient adheres to this Privacy Policy’s guidelines concerning Google user data.
- Data Protection Mechanisms for Sensitive Google User Data
We are committed to protecting the sensitive data obtained via Google APIs. We employ the following data protection mechanisms:
- Encryption in Transit (TLS/SSL): All data transmissions between your device, our servers, and Google’s servers are secured using industry-standard TLS/SSL encryption.
- Encryption at Rest: Sensitive Google user data, including stored email metadata, is protected by AES-256 encryption, when stored on our secure servers.
- Access Control: Access to raw, sensitive data is strictly limited to authorized personnel and is controlled via strong, multi-factor authentication (MFA) and strict role-based access control (RBAC) systems.
- Data Minimization: We only process the email data strictly necessary to identify receipts, ensuring minimal sensitive data is handled or stored.
General Website Policy Content
How we use information about you The information collected on our website is used to optimize the website user experience and functionalities based on your user pattern, what you show interest in and what appears to be your intention visiting mythings.com. Our goal is to easily give you the information you are looking for, as well as giving you an inspirational and intuitive experience.
The grounds we use for processing personal information The website uses cookies to collect information automatically. Additional information on how we use cookies can be found further down this page. If contact forms are being used, your name, company and e-mail address is stored.
How personal information is stored Information about your use of the website is stored in various cookies. Read more about our use of cookies further down this page.
Voluntary consent Browsers are set to accept cookies. If you prefer not to, you can set your browser to reject cookies, or to reject third-party cookies.
NOTE: If you choose to decline cookies, you may lose access to certain features of other websites that rely on cookies to provide services or user experience, such as e-commerce and login. You can also opt out of using Google Analytics.
What are cookies? mythings.com uses cookies – a tiny data file placed in your browser in order to keep track of what is happening during your website-visit and to recognize your computer. It cannot be used to identify you. A cookie does not contain virus.
What cookies do we use on mythings.com?
- Google Analytics: mythings.com uses the Google Analytics tool to analyze user patterns and traffic trends on the website. The collected data is used to optimize and improve the user experience as well as the content of the website. According to Google’s Policy for use of Google Analytics, no personal information about the user is collected. The collected data is stored on Google’s servers, and deleted after 24 months – if you have not returned to the website during this period.
- Facebook Pixels: We use Facebook Pixels to register your visit on mythings.com so that we can advertise to you through Facebook’s network. Several sites use this cookie to allow Facebook to show you ads that are relevant to you and your past search history. In this way, Facebook can degrade ads that are not relevant or interesting to you, and improve your overall user experience with Facebook. We do not collect personal information through Facebook pixels – only the user history that is stored on the cookie locally on your machine.
How can you manage or delete your information? To address your data management needs or request the deletion of information we’ve gathered, please contact us at account@mythings.com.
Contact us Please contact us if you have any questions, or need to correct your personal information / delete your consent.