Attention SpamSpy Users!
The public API is being closed, and we will no longer be accepting new beta users, or custom
implementations, as we work on rebuilding SpamSpy from the ground up to better serve your
needs.
SpamSpy's journey has been remarkable, teaching us invaluable lessons. When the community began
utilizing SpamSpy, we quickly realized the system was unprepared for near-instant response times
and geographically dispersed requests. The infrastructure required a training period, leading to
user frustration as many sought immediate solutions. SpamSpy was a user-contextualized, peer-to-peer
moderation tool, and its 2.0 version still isn't what the community needs.
Recognizing these limitations, we decided to stop accepting new customers for both the universal
API and custom implementations. This decision allows us to focus on improving SpamSpy while maintaining
and studying existing customized deployments. We have contacted RapidAPI to provide full refunds
to all users who paid for the Public API.
Our objective is to minimize the dependency on community submissions by implementing innovative
approaches, such as an abstracted method of tokenization and context analysis, to accurately assess
relevance. This will be achieved through a combination of supervised and unsupervised algorithms,
as well as a shift towards personalized reinforcement models to enhance the quality of responses.
Our commitment to innovation and ethical business practices remains steadfast. We are dedicated
to creating systems that value every individual and their unique contributions. Stay connected
with us for updates on SpamSpy's return and our journey forward. We continue to encourage you to
share your thoughts and feedback as we move forward.
Privacy Policy
Last Updated on 10/18/2022
SpamSpy Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you
visit or make a purchase from www.SpamSpy.io (the “Site”).
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including
information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed
on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual
web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and
information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information
as “Device Information.” We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser
type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you
browse the Site. Additionally when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the
Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address,
payment information (including credit card numbers), email address, and phone number. We refer to
this information as “Order Information.” When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy
Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site
(including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices
and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to: Communicate with you;
Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and When in line with the preferences you have shared
with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services. We use
the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular,
your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating
analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of
our marketing and advertising campaigns).
SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information,
as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store--you can read more
about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. We
also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site--you can read
more about how Google uses your Personal Information here:
https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Finally, we may also share your Personal Information
to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or
other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
BEHAVIOURAL ADVERTISING
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements
or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how
targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational
page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work. You
can opt out of targeted advertising by: INCLUDE OPT-OUT LINKS FROM WHICHEVER SERVICES BEING USED.
COMMON LINKS INCLUDE: FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads GOOGLE - https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
BING - https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads Additionally,
you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out
portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
DO NOT TRACK
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do
Not Track signal from your browser.
YOUR RIGHTS
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you
and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to
exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below. Additionally, if you
are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts
we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue
our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will
be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
CHANGES
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to
our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to
make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at SpamSpy@DeviatedSystems.com or by mail using the
details provided below: 1550 Middlebrook Dr, Houston, TX, 77058, United States