Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how DCToolz (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses and protects your personal data when you use our website www.dctoolz.com, our client portal, and our software licensing services.

1. Data Controller

Editor / Data Controller: DCToolz – David Carrière
Website: www.dctoolz.com
Email: contact@dctoolz.com
Jurisdiction: France

2. Personal Data We Collect

We only collect data necessary for providing and securing our services, including:

Email address and password (account creation and authentication)
Billing and subscription information (handled via Stripe)
License data (license keys, products, seat counts, subscription status)
Optional IP restrictions configured by the customer for license protection
Order history, invoices, and subscription changes
Transactional emails (confirmations, invoices, account notifications)

3. Purposes of Processing

Your data is processed for the following purposes:

Creating and managing your DCToolz account
Processing payments, subscriptions, and invoicing
Generating, validating, and managing software licenses
Providing access to the client portal and related features
Sending transactional communications (e.g. confirmations, invoices, alerts)
Enhancing security, fraud prevention, and abuse detection

4. Legal Basis

Processing is based on:

Contract performance: providing the services you subscribe to
Legal obligations: accounting and billing compliance
Legitimate interests: service security and fraud prevention
Consent: where required (e.g. optional communications)

5. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as necessary to operate your account, manage active subscriptions, and comply with legal obligations. Inactive accounts and related personal data may be deleted or anonymized after a reasonable period, unless legal retention duties apply (e.g. invoicing records).

6. Security

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including:

Encrypted connections (HTTPS / TLS)
Secure password storage (e.g. hashing with appropriate algorithms)
Restricted access to production systems

Payment data is processed exclusively by Stripe. We do not store your full payment card details on our servers.

7. Data Sharing

Your data may be shared only with:

Stripe for payment processing and subscription management
Our hosting and infrastructure providers (for secure service delivery)
Authorities or third parties when required by law or legal process

We do not sell your personal data.

8. International Transfers

Where data is transferred outside the European Union, we rely on appropriate safeguards (e.g. standard contractual clauses or equivalent mechanisms), in accordance with applicable regulations.

9. Your Rights

In accordance with applicable data protection laws (including GDPR), you have the right to:

Access your personal data
Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data
Request erasure of your data (subject to legal obligations)
Restrict or object to certain processing activities
Request data portability where applicable

You can exercise these rights by contacting us at: contact@dctoolz.com.

10. Cookies

Our services may use technical cookies or similar technologies strictly necessary for authentication, session management, and security. Analytics or tracking cookies, if implemented in the future, will be used in compliance with applicable consent requirements.

11. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.