Simply

Privacy Policy

Last updated: [DATE]

This policy covers simply-platform.com and every Simply app: Simply CV, Simply Family, Simply Convert and the apps that follow. They are made by Penwork Design, [ADDRESS], [COMPANY NUMBER]. Questions about your data: [EMAIL].

The short version

  • What you make (your CV, your family tree) stays in your browser unless you choose to send it somewhere.
  • What you convert in Simply Convert never leaves your browser at all.
  • You can use every app without an account. An account is only needed for Premium.
  • If you save to the cloud, your document is encrypted in your browser with your passphrase first. We only ever receive the encrypted copy and cannot read it.
  • Usage statistics are only collected if you say yes, and never include anything from your documents.

Where your work is kept

This tab
While you work, your document is kept in the browser tab (session storage). It is gone when you close the tab.
A file
Saved to your own device. We never see it.
This browser
Kept in this browser on this device (local storage) until you remove it under Save & open. Anyone using the same browser profile can open it, so don't use this on shared computers.
Encrypted cloud (Premium)
Your document is encrypted in your browser with AES-256-GCM, using a key made from your passphrase (PBKDF2-SHA-256). The passphrase never leaves your device. We store only the encrypted copy, one per app, linked to your account. Because we cannot read it, we cannot recover it if you forget your passphrase.

Simply Convert

The converters (JSON and XML, Base64, and the tools that follow) run entirely in your browser. What you paste, type or open there is not sent to us or to anyone else, and it is not stored: it is gone when you close or reload the page.

Your account (only for Premium)

  • We keep your name and email address, and either a password (stored [HOW: e.g. as a salted hash]) or your sign-in with Google, Microsoft, Apple or LinkedIn. From those we receive [WHAT: e.g. your name and email address].
  • Your sign-in lasts while the tab is open; it is not remembered after you close it.
  • Payments are handled by [PAYMENT PROVIDER]. We never see your card details; we keep which plan you have and until when.

Emails we send

We only email you about your account: a link to confirm your email address when you create an account, and a link to choose a new password when you ask for one. These emails are sent through [EMAIL PROVIDER, e.g. Mailjet], which receives your email address and the message for that purpose only. The links work once and expire; we keep only a scrambled (hashed) form of them, and the time your address was confirmed. We send no newsletters or advertising.

Features that send text to our server

Only in Simply CV, only with Premium, and only when you ask for it:

  • Import from PDF. The text is read in your browser. Email addresses, phone numbers and LinkedIn links are removed before anything is sent, and you see what will be sent first. The text is processed by [AI PROVIDER] to sort it into experience, training and skills, and is not stored.
  • AI help with your texts. The text of the one field you choose is sent to be improved and is not stored. The suggestion is shown next to your text; nothing changes until you choose it.

Usage statistics and cookies

If you accept in the banner, the apps use Google Analytics to count which screens are used and events such as "saved to a file" or "converted JSON to XML". Nothing from your documents or from what you convert (names, dates, text) is ever sent. Until you accept, Google's script is not loaded and nothing is sent. You can change your choice at any time with "Cookie settings"; it is remembered in your browser.

The fonts are served from our own sites, so showing a page does not contact any other company.

Your rights

You can ask to see, correct, export or delete the data we hold about you, and object to how we use it. To delete your account and your encrypted cloud copies, [HOW]. You can also complain to [SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY].

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version is published here with a new date.