The data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data is:
Beckon
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
KVK registration in progress
Email: beckon@polsia.app
For questions about this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, contact us at the email above.
When you register for Beckon, we collect:
As you use the Service, we collect:
When you use Beckon to find and reach out to prospects, the platform processes personal data about those individuals (names, email addresses, company names, LinkedIn URLs, websites). You provide this data and you are the controller of it — Beckon processes it on your behalf as a data processor.
Payment processing is handled by our payment service provider. We do not store full credit card numbers or card CVV codes. We receive and store limited payment metadata (transaction IDs, subscription status, payment method type).
If you signed up for the Beckon waitlist before the Service launched, we stored your email address to notify you of availability.
Under GDPR Article 6, we process your personal data on the following legal grounds:
| Processing purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Providing the Service (account, sessions, feature access) | Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) |
| Processing subscription payments | Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) |
| Sending transactional emails (account confirmations, invoices) | Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) |
| Security, fraud prevention, abuse detection | Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Service improvement and analytics | Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Legal obligations (tax records, dispute resolution) | Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) |
| Marketing emails (product updates, new features) | Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) — opt-in only |
We use your personal data to:
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not use your data for advertising purposes on third-party platforms.
We share data with the following categories of third-party processors, each under appropriate data processing agreements:
| Category | Purpose | Data shared |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud hosting (Render) | Application and database hosting | All application data |
| Database hosting (Neon) | PostgreSQL database | All structured data |
| Payment processor (Stripe) | Subscription billing | Email, payment details |
| AI provider | AI content generation (prospect research, email drafting) | Prompts, ICP descriptions, prospect info you submit |
| Email delivery | Transactional emails | Email address, message content |
We only engage processors who provide sufficient guarantees about their GDPR-compliant data protection measures, and we have or will have Data Processing Agreements in place with each.
Some of our processors are based outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Where data is transferred outside the EEA, we ensure it is protected by appropriate safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) as required by GDPR Chapter V.
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide the Service and fulfil our legal obligations:
| Data type | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Account data (email, name) | For the duration of the subscription + 30 days after termination, unless a longer period is required by law |
| Prospect and outreach data | For the duration of the subscription + 30 days after termination |
| Billing records | 7 years (Dutch tax law requirement) |
| Session tokens | 30 days, or until logout |
| Log data (IP, access logs) | Up to 90 days |
| Waitlist data | Until the waitlist is processed or you request deletion |
You may request earlier deletion under Section 7 (Your Rights) below.
As a data subject under GDPR, you have the following rights:
You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
You can request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten"), subject to any legal retention requirements.
You can request that we limit how we process your data in certain circumstances.
You can request your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
You can object to processing based on legitimate interests. We will stop processing unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds.
Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
How to exercise your rights: Email us at beckon@polsia.app with your request. We will respond within 30 days. We may request verification of your identity before processing the request.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) at autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl, or the supervisory authority in your EU country of residence.
We set a single functional cookie (beckon_session) when you log in. This cookie is strictly necessary to authenticate your session. It expires after 30 days or when you log out. No consent is required for this cookie under the Dutch Telecommunicatiewet (strictly necessary exemption).
We use Polsia's internal analytics beacon to measure basic page views and conversion events. This sends minimal data (page URL, event type) for internal product analytics. No third-party advertising trackers are used.
We do not place advertising or retargeting cookies. We do not share your data with ad networks.
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, destruction, or alteration. These include:
No system is perfectly secure. In the event of a personal data breach that is likely to result in risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify you and the Dutch Data Protection Authority as required by GDPR Article 33/34.
The Service is intended for business use by adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of 18. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a minor, please contact us at beckon@polsia.app and we will delete it promptly.
When you use Beckon to research and contact prospects, Beckon processes prospect personal data on your behalf. In this relationship:
You, as controller, are responsible for ensuring you have a lawful basis to contact the individuals you target. This includes complying with GDPR, the Dutch Telecommunicatiewet, and any anti-spam laws applicable in the prospect's jurisdiction.
Beckon processes prospect data only for the purpose of providing the Service to you, and will not use that data for any other purpose.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you by email and update the effective date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Continued use of the Service after the effective date of an updated Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of the changes.
For any privacy-related questions, data subject requests, or concerns, contact us at:
beckon@polsia.app
Beckon, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
We aim to respond to all privacy requests within 30 days. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to contact the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch Data Protection Authority) at autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl.