Pay to Exist
Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2025

The Short Version

We collect only what we need to let you exist. We don't sell your data. We don't track you across the internet. We're not building a profile on you to sell ads. This is refreshingly simple.

What We Collect

When you create an account and pay to exist, we collect:

  • ·Your email address (to identify your account)
  • ·Your display name (shown on your bubble)
  • ·Your optional message and URL (shown on your bubble)
  • ·Your payment amount (to size your bubble)
  • ·Your optional avatar image

Payment Processing

Payments are processed by Stripe. We never see or store your credit card details. Stripe has their own privacy policy which you can review on their website.

What We Don't Do

  • ·Sell your data to third parties
  • ·Track you across other websites
  • ·Show you targeted advertising
  • ·Use your data for AI training
  • ·Pretend any of this is more complicated than it is

Public Information

Your bubble is public. Your display name, message, URL, avatar, and contribution amount are visible to everyone who visits the site. That's the point — you're paying to exist publicly.

Data Retention

Your bubble exists as long as you want it to. You can delete your account at any time, which will remove your bubble and all associated data. We don't keep backups of deleted accounts.

Cookies

We use essential cookies to keep you logged in. That's it. No tracking cookies, no analytics cookies, no "personalization" cookies. Just the bare minimum.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email us at thearchitect@paytoexist.com

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