Privacy Policy

The short version

This policy covers margine.io — our marketing site and waitlist — only. We collect the minimum needed for that: mainly your email if you join the waitlist. We don't sell your data. We don't use it to train AI models. We don't run third-party advertising trackers on this site.

If you only read one section, this is it.

Who we are

Margine is operated by Valiac Software LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of New Mexico, USA ("we", "us", "our"). For privacy purposes, Valiac Software LLC is the data controller for personal information collected through margine.io. This privacy policy describes what we collect on margine.io and how we handle it. It does not cover a separate product or application; if we launch one later, we will publish a dedicated policy or update this document.

Contact: hello@margine.io

What we collect

When you browse margine.io or join the waitlist, we collect:

• Your email address when you submit the waitlist form. We use it to notify you about early access and occasional product updates. You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time.
• Technical data: IP address and timestamps in short-lived server logs, used to operate the site and prevent abuse (for example rate limiting on the waitlist form).

We do not currently run analytics on this site. If we add privacy-respecting analytics (such as Plausible) later, we will update this policy. We do not use tracking pixels, third-party advertising cookies, or data brokers.

Legal basis for processing (EU/UK visitors)

Where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies, our legal bases are:

• Consent — for sending waitlist and product update emails. You can withdraw consent at any time by unsubscribing.
• Legitimate interests — for operating the site securely, preventing abuse, and keeping short server logs. We balance these interests against your rights.
• Legal obligation — where we must retain or disclose information to comply with applicable law.

What we do with your data

We use what we collect to:

• Run this website and the waitlist
• Send emails you've opted into (waitlist and related updates)
• Respond when you contact us
• Protect the site from abuse and comply with legal obligations

What we will never do with your data

• Sell, rent, or trade it
• Use it to train AI models
• Share it with advertisers or data brokers for their own marketing
• Use it for purposes not described here without your consent where consent is required

Service providers

We use a small number of vendors to operate the site. Each receives only what they need to provide their service:

• DreamHost (United States) — web hosting for margine.io.
• Postmark (United States) — transactional email delivery for waitlist confirmations and product updates.

We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any third-party advertising trackers. If we add tools that process personal data later (for example error monitoring or analytics), we will update this policy and name them here.

Where your data is processed

The marketing site and waitlist are currently hosted in the United States (DreamHost), and emails are sent through Postmark, also in the United States. If you are in the EU, UK, or Switzerland, your personal data is therefore transferred to the United States. We rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and equivalent safeguards required by GDPR Article 46 with our service providers for these transfers.

If we move hosting (for example to an EU region for the future product), we will update this section.

How long we keep your data

• Waitlist: until you unsubscribe or we wind down the waitlist, unless we need to keep a minimal record to honor your unsubscribe request
• Server logs: typically rotated or deleted within a short period (on the order of weeks), unless needed longer for security or legal reasons

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• EU / UK (GDPR): access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority (for example, your national data protection authority in the EU, or the ICO in the UK).
• California (CCPA/CPRA): the right to know what personal information we collect (categories: identifiers such as email and IP address, and internet/network activity such as request logs), the right to delete it, the right to correct it, and the right to non-discrimination for exercising these rights. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under the CCPA, and we do not use it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
• Other jurisdictions: we extend equivalent requests from anyone worldwide where feasible.

To exercise any of these rights, email hello@margine.io. We typically respond within 30 days.

Security

We use HTTPS, technical protections on forms (including CSRF defenses where applicable), rate limiting on sensitive endpoints, and sensible hosting practices. No website is perfectly secure; if we become aware of a breach that affects your personal data, we will notify you and regulators as required by law.

Cookies

We use one strictly-necessary first-party cookie, __Host-mg_csrf, set on the waitlist form to protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF). It contains a signed, short-lived token, no personal information, and is required for the form to work. Under the EU ePrivacy Directive this cookie is exempt from consent requirements because it is strictly necessary for a service you have requested.

We do not set analytics cookies, advertising cookies, or any other tracking cookies on this site.

Children

This site is aimed at adults running businesses. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16. If you believe we have, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date above. For material changes, we will take reasonable steps to inform you — for example by email if we have your address.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email hello@margine.io.