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This Privacy Policy explains how Tiply processes personal data when guests, hospitality professionals and businesses use the platform, and the rights available to them under the GDPR and equivalent laws.
1. Data controller
The data controller for personal data processed through Tiply is Tiply (the operator of tiplyofficial.app). You can reach our privacy team at privacy@tiplyofficial.app. Registered company details are provided on request to counterparties who require them for contracting purposes.
2. Scope
This policy applies to the Tiply website, tipping pages, the professional and business dashboards, and related email communications.
3. Categories of personal data
Tiply processes the following categories of personal data:
- Account data for professionals and business owners: email address, authentication identifiers, display name, profile photo (optional), profession, country.
- Business data: business name, locations, employees added by the business owner.
- Payout data: information required to onboard a Stripe Connect account (identity verification data is collected directly by Stripe and is not stored by Tiply).
- Tip data: amount, currency, timestamp, optional message, and the recipient professional.
- Technical data: minimal request logs, IP address (for rate limiting and abuse prevention), and browser characteristics.
4. Legal bases for processing
- Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) — operating your Tiply account, processing tips and payouts.
- Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) — record-keeping for tax, accounting and anti-fraud purposes.
- Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) — securing the platform, preventing abuse and improving the product. We balance these interests against your rights and do not use them for profiling.
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) — for optional marketing communications, where applicable.
5. Service providers and sub-processors
Tiply relies on the following categories of service providers:
- Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd. — payment processing, payouts and Connect onboarding.
- Lovable Cloud (Supabase infrastructure, EU region) — application hosting, authentication and database.
- Transactional email provider — for account emails such as invitations and password resets.
All processors are bound by data processing agreements consistent with Art. 28 GDPR. A current sub-processor list is available on request at privacy@tiplyofficial.app.
6. Data retention
- Account data: for the life of the account, plus 12 months after closure.
- Tip and payout records: 10 years, to meet accounting and tax obligations.
- Request and security logs: up to 90 days.
- Marketing preferences: until withdrawn.
7. International transfers
Tiply stores application data in the European Union. Where a processor (such as Stripe) transfers data outside the EEA, the transfer is governed by the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses and supplementary measures required by the Schrems II ruling.
8. Your rights
Where the GDPR or an equivalent law applies, you may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and object to processing based on legitimate interests. You may also lodge a complaint with your national supervisory authority.
Requests can be sent to privacy@tiplyofficial.app. We reply within one month.
9. Security
Tiply enforces row-level authorization on all user data, encrypts traffic in transit (TLS 1.2+), and stores payout onboarding data exclusively with Stripe. Access to production systems is limited to authorized personnel and logged.
10. Children
Tiply is not directed to children under 16 and does not knowingly collect their personal data.
11. Changes to this policy
Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, by notifying account holders by email.
12. Contact
Privacy questions and data subject requests: privacy@tiplyofficial.app.
This document was prepared by Tiply and reflects our current practices. Please have your legal counsel review it before signing a service agreement with Tiply. For questions, contact legal@tiplyofficial.app.