Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

Account Information

If you create or use a Katman account, we may receive information necessary to identify your account, such as:

• Email address
• Name or profile information provided by your authentication provider
• Account identifier
• Subscription or license status

Authentication may be provided by third-party providers such as Auth0 and Google.

We do not need access to your Google password.

Purchase and License Information

If you purchase a paid Katman license, we may process information necessary to:

• Verify your purchase.
• Associate the purchase with your account.
• Determine whether your account has access to paid features.
• Provide customer support.

Payment card information is handled by our payment provider and is not stored by Katman unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Technical Information

Our website or services may process limited technical information necessary for security, reliability, and operation, such as IP address, browser information, device information, and security-related logs.

We do not use this information to build detailed personal profiles of our users.

2. MQTT Data

We do not collect, store, or sell your MQTT messages or MQTT broker data as part of the normal operation of Katman.

Your MQTT connections, topics, payloads, logs, templates, and related application data are primarily handled locally by the Katman desktop application.

If you choose to export, share, transmit, or otherwise send such information through another service, that action is initiated by you and may be subject to the privacy policy of the service you use.

3. Local Application Data

Katman may store information locally on your device, including:

• MQTT connection configurations.
• Broker addresses.
• Topics.
• Logs.
• Payloads.
• Templates.
• Certificates and related configuration.
• Application preferences.

The exact information stored depends on the features you use.

You are responsible for securing your device and protecting sensitive credentials and certificates stored on it.

4. Authentication

Katman may use Auth0 to provide authentication services.

When you sign in, information required for authentication may be processed by Auth0.

If you choose Google authentication, Google may process information according to Google's own privacy policy.

We receive only the information necessary to identify and manage your Katman account.

5. How We Use Information

We may use personal information to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Authenticate you.
• Verify your license or subscription.
• Provide and maintain Katman.
• Provide customer support.
• Protect our services against fraud and abuse.
• Communicate important service or security information.
• Comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information.

6. Data Sharing

We may share limited information with service providers that help us operate Katman, such as:

• Authentication providers.
• Payment and billing providers.
• Hosting and infrastructure providers.
• Software distribution providers.
• Customer support providers.

These providers receive only information reasonably necessary to provide their services.

We do not sell personal information to advertisers or data brokers.

7. Data Retention

We retain account and license information only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and comply with legal obligations.

Locally stored application data remains on your device until you delete it or remove the application or relevant data.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

• Request access to your personal information.
• Request correction of inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of your information.
• Request restriction of processing.
• Object to certain processing.
• Request portability of certain information.

To exercise applicable rights, contact us using the contact information provided on the Katman website.

9. European Economic Area

If you are located in the European Economic Area, applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), may provide you with additional rights.

Where required, we will process personal information based on an appropriate legal basis under applicable law.

You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.

10. Cookies and Website Technologies

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies where necessary for functionality, security, authentication, preferences, or other purposes.

Where required by applicable law, we will request your consent before using non-essential cookies or similar technologies.

11. Children's Privacy

Katman is not directed at children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.

12. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

However, no electronic system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

13. Third-Party Services

Katman may use third-party services such as authentication, payment, hosting, analytics, or software distribution providers.

Those providers may process information according to their own privacy policies.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When changes are material, we will provide appropriate notice where required by law.

The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when this Privacy Policy was most recently revised.

15. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us through the contact information provided on the Katman website.