Privacy Policy

Updated at 2025-02-21

BePasted (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used, and disclosed by BePasted.

This Privacy Policy applies to our website, and its associated subdomains (collectively, our “Service”) alongside our application, BePasted. By accessing or using our Service, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service. This Privacy Policy was created with Termify.

Definitions and key terms

To help explain things as clearly as possible in this Privacy Policy, every time any of these terms are referenced, are strictly defined as:

• Cookie: small amount of data generated by a website and saved by your web browser. It is used to identify your browser, provide analytics, remember information about you such as your language preference or login information.
• Company: when this policy mentions "Company," "we," "us," or "our," it refers to BePasted, that is responsible for your information under this Privacy Policy.
• Country: where BePasted or the owners/founders of BePasted are based, in this case is Malaysia
• Customer: refers to the company, organization or person that signs up to use the BePasted Service to manage the relationships with your consumers or service users.
• Device: any internet connected device such as a phone, tablet, computer or any other device that can be used to visit BePasted and use the services.
• IP address: Every device connected to the Internet is assigned a number known as an Internet protocol (IP) address. These numbers are usually assigned in geographic blocks. An IP address can often be used to identify the location from which a device is connecting to the Internet.
• Personnel: refers to those individuals who are employed by BePasted or are under contract to perform a service on behalf of one of the parties.
• Personal Data: any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.
• Service: refers to the service provided by BePasted as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this platform.
• Third-party service: refers to advertisers, contest sponsors, promotional and marketing partners, and others who provide our content or whose products or services we think may interest you.
• Website: BePasted's site, which can be accessed via this URL: https://bepasted.com
• You: a person or entity that is registered with BePasted to use the Services.

Information automatically collected

BePasted collects a minimal amount of information to ensure service functionality and prevent abuse. Here's what we collect and how we handle it:

IP Addresses

For essential service functionality and abuse prevention, we process IP addresses as follows:

• Temporary Usage: Your IP address is used for rate limiting (to prevent spam) and basic security measures
• Anonymization: For any necessary storage, IP addresses are cryptographically hashed and anonymized
• Limited Retention: IP address data is automatically deleted after the configured retention period (default: 30 days)
• No Tracking: We do not use IP addresses for tracking users across sessions or sites
• No Commercial Use: We never sell, trade, or monetize IP address data

Technical Data

Some browser and device information is automatically collected when you visit our platform. This information is used solely for ensuring service functionality and does not reveal your specific identity. It includes:

• Browser and device characteristics (to ensure proper rendering)
• Operating system information (for compatibility)
• Referring URLs (for basic analytics)
• Language preferences (for localization)

This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our platform, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Paste Data

The content you submit to BePasted is stored in our database with the following privacy considerations:

• Public pastes are visible to anyone with the link
• Private pastes require a password and are encrypted
• Pastes expire according to your selected settings (time or view count)
• Expired pastes are archived for 3 months and then permanently deleted

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services with privacy considerations:

• SimpleAnalytics: A privacy-focused analytics service that does not track individual users or collect personal data
• Cloudflare Turnstile: Used for bot detection and prevention with privacy protections. Turnstile collects limited technical data about your browser for functionality. Please see Cloudflare's Privacy Policy for more information.
• Arcjet: Used for DDoS protection and rate limiting. Arcjet processes technical data (like headers and IP addresses) to protect our service. For more information, see Arcjet's Privacy Policy.
• BetterStack: Used for centralized logging and monitoring to ensure service reliability and security. BetterStack processes anonymized application logs and performance metrics without personally identifiable information. For more information, see BetterStack's Privacy Policy.

Data Retention

We have specific retention policies for different types of data:

• Active pastes: Retained until expiration (configurable, default maximum: 30 days)
• Expired pastes: Archived for a configurable period (default: 90 days), then permanently deleted
• IP address data: Anonymized for storage, deleted after the configured retention period (default: 30 days)
• Logs: Automatically rotated and limited in scope to respect privacy

Sale of Business

We reserve the right to transfer information to a third party in the event of a sale, merger or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of BePasted or any of its Corporate Affiliates (as defined herein), or that portion of BePasted or any of its Corporate Affiliates to which the Service relates, or in the event that we discontinue our business or file a petition or have filed against us a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding, provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Affiliates

We may disclose information (including personal information) about you to our Corporate Affiliates. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, " Corporate Affiliate" means any person or entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with BePasted, whether by ownership or otherwise. Any information relating to you that we provide to our Corporate Affiliates will be treated by those Corporate Affiliates in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of Malaysia without regard to its conflict of laws provision. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in connection with any action or dispute arising between the parties under or in connection with this Privacy Policy except for those individuals who may have rights to make claims under Privacy Shield, or the Swiss-US framework.

The laws of Malaysia, excluding its conflicts of law rules, shall govern this Agreement and your use of the website. Your use of the website may also be subject to other local, state, national, or international laws.

By using BePasted or contacting us directly, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, you should not engage with our website, or use our services. Continued use of the website, direct engagement with us, or following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy that do not significantly affect the use or disclosure of your personal information will mean that you accept those changes.

Your Consent

We've updated our Privacy Policy to provide you with complete transparency into what is being set when you visit our site and how it's being used. By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Links to Other Websites

This Privacy Policy applies only to the Services. The Services may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by BePasted. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed in such websites, and such websites are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by us. Please remember that when you use a link to go from the Services to another website, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other website, including those that have a link on our platform, is subject to that website's own rules and policies. Such third parties may use their own cookies or other methods to collect information about you.

Cookies

BePasted uses minimal cookies for essential functionality. These are primarily for CSRF protection and security purposes. We do not use cookies for tracking, analytics, or advertising purposes. SimpleAnalytics, our privacy-focused analytics service, operates without cookies. Any non-essential functionality that would typically require cookies has been designed to work without them to maximize your privacy.

Blocking and disabling cookies and similar technologies

You can set your browser to block cookies if you prefer, but this may affect some essential functionality of our service. Most browsers allow you to control cookie settings, typically found in the "Settings," "Preferences," or "Privacy" sections.

Kids' Privacy

We do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

Changes To Our Privacy Policy

We may change our Service and policies, and we may need to make changes to this Privacy Policy so that they accurately reflect our Service and policies. Unless otherwise required by law, we will notify you (for example, through our Service) before we make changes to this Privacy Policy and give you an opportunity to review them before they go into effect. Then, if you continue to use the Service, you will be bound by the updated Privacy Policy. If you do not want to agree to this or any updated Privacy Policy, you can delete your account.

Third-Party Services

We may display, include or make available third-party content (including data, information, applications and other products services) or provide links to third-party websites or services ("Third- Party Services").

You acknowledge and agree that BePasted shall not be responsible for any Third-Party Services, including their accuracy, completeness, timeliness, validity, copyright compliance, legality, decency, quality or any other aspect thereof. BePasted does not assume and shall not have any liability or responsibility to you or any other person or entity for any Third-Party Services.

Third-Party Services and links thereto are provided solely as a convenience to you and you access and use them entirely at your own risk and subject to such third parties' terms and conditions.

Tracking Technologies

• 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.



• Website Analytics
  
  

  We use SimpleAnalytics, a privacy-focused analytics service, to understand visitor behavior on our website. SimpleAnalytics is fundamentally different from traditional analytics platforms:

  • SimpleAnalytics does not use cookies
  • SimpleAnalytics does not collect or store personal data
  • SimpleAnalytics does not track IP addresses
  • SimpleAnalytics does not create user profiles or fingerprints
  • SimpleAnalytics does not sell your data to third parties

  The data collected includes only non-personal information like page views, referrer information (the website you came from), browser information, device type, and country-level location data (never precise locations). None of this data can identify you personally.

  This approach means we do not need to show cookie consent banners, as SimpleAnalytics is fully compliant with privacy regulations including GDPR, PECR, and CCPA by design.

  We respect "Do Not Track" browser settings. If you have this enabled, SimpleAnalytics will not collect any data from your visit.

Information about General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

We may be collecting and using information from you if you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), and in this section of our Privacy Policy we are going to explain exactly how and why is this data collected, and how we maintain this data under protection from being replicated or used in the wrong way.

What is GDPR?

GDPR is an EU-wide privacy and data protection law that regulates how EU residents' data is protected by companies and enhances the control the EU residents have, over their personal data.

The GDPR is relevant to any globally operating company and not just the EU-based businesses and EU residents. Our customers' data is important irrespective of where they are located, which is why we have implemented GDPR controls as our baseline standard for all our operations worldwide.

What is personal data?

Any data that relates to an identifiable or identified individual. GDPR covers a broad spectrum of information that could be used on its own, or in combination with other pieces of information, to identify a person. Personal data extends beyond a person's name or email address. Some examples include financial information, political opinions, genetic data, biometric data, IP addresses, physical address, sexual orientation, and ethnicity.

The Data Protection Principles include requirements such as:

• Personal data collected must be processed in a fair, legal, and transparent way and should only be used in a way that a person would reasonably expect.
• Personal data should only be collected to fulfil a specific purpose and it should only be used for that purpose. Organizations must specify why they need the personal data when they collect it.
• Personal data should be held no longer than necessary to fulfil its purpose.
• People covered by the GDPR have the right to access their own personal data. They can also request a copy of their data, and that their data be updated, deleted, restricted, or moved to another organization.

Why is GDPR important?

GDPR adds some new requirements regarding how companies should protect individuals' personal data that they collect and process. It also raises the stakes for compliance by increasing enforcement and imposing greater fines for breach. Beyond these facts it's simply the right thing to do. At BePasted we strongly believe that your data privacy is very important and we already have solid security and privacy practices in place that go beyond the requirements of this new regulation.

Individual Data Subject's Rights - Data Access, Portability and Deletion

We are committed to helping our customers meet the data subject rights requirements of GDPR. BePasted processes or stores all personal data in fully vetted, DPA compliant vendors. We store your data only for the duration specified in our Data Retention policies (configurable, defaults: maximum 30 days for active pastes and 90 days for archived pastes).

If you need to exercise your rights under GDPR to access, update, retrieve or remove data, please contact us through the contact information provided at the end of this policy.

California Residents

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires us to disclose categories of Personal Information we collect and how we use it, the categories of sources from whom we collect Personal Information, and the third parties with whom we share it, which we have explained above.

We are also required to communicate information about rights California residents have under California law. You may exercise the following rights:

• Right to Know and Access. You may submit a verifiable request for information regarding the: (1) categories of Personal Information we collect, use, or share; (2) purposes for which categories of Personal Information are collected or used by us; (3) categories of sources from which we collect Personal Information; and (4) specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you.
• Right to Equal Service. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.
• Right to Delete. You may submit a verifiable request to delete Personal Information about you that we have collected.
• Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

We do not sell the Personal Information of our users.

For more information about these rights, please contact us.

California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)

CalOPPA requires us to disclose categories of Personal Information we collect and how we use it, the categories of sources from whom we collect Personal Information, and the third parties with whom we share it, which we have explained above.

CalOPPA users have the following rights:

• Right to Know and Access. You may submit a verifiable request for information regarding the: (1) categories of Personal Information we collect, use, or share; (2) purposes for which categories of Personal Information are collected or used by us; (3) categories of sources from which we collect Personal Information; and (4) specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you.
• Right to Equal Service. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.
• Right to Delete. You may submit a verifiable request to delete Personal Information about you that we have collected.
• Right to request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

We do not sell the Personal Information of our users.

For more information about these rights, please contact us.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us:

• Email: [email protected]