Privacy Policy

At Bey.co ("we", "us", "our"), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information about you when you use our websites, including https://bey.co and related subdomains such as donations.bey.co.

1. Who We Are

Bey.co operates a platform providing analytics, tools, creator support features, and optional digital gratuity ("tip") functionality for adult content creators. We do not process or store payment card data directly. Payments are handled by third-party payment processors.

2. What Data We Collect

a) Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor's IP address and browser user agent to help spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service. See their privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

b) Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract location data from images posted publicly.

c) Forms & Communication

We collect information you voluntarily provide through forms, including:

• Contact Forms (Contact Form 7, Fluent Forms, WPForms Lite, BEY Floating Newsletter)
• Email communications
• Creator support or inquiry submissions

Collected data may include your name, email address, message content, and optional notes. This information may be stored in our database and/or transmitted via email.

FluentCRM: If you opt into newsletters or updates, your data is stored in our CRM and used for communication purposes.

WP Mail SMTP: Emails are routed through external email delivery providers (e.g., Gmail, SendGrid, Mailgun), which may process email metadata for delivery.

d) Donations / Tips

When you use donations.bey.co or related pages to send a voluntary digital gratuity ("tip"):

• We may collect the tip amount, optional message/note, timestamp, and technical metadata (such as IP address and browser).
• Payment card information is never stored or processed by Bey.co.
• Payments are processed securely by a third-party payment processor, such as Segpay, which operates under its own privacy policy and terms. Bey.co receives confirmation of successful or failed transactions for record-keeping, fraud prevention, and creator support purposes.
• Tips are non-refundable digital gratuities and do not guarantee content delivery.

e) Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Remember user preferences
• Improve site functionality and security
• Analyze traffic and usage patterns (with consent)

You may manage or withdraw cookie consent through your browser settings or our cookie banner.

f) Analytics

MonsterInsights (Google Analytics) and Site Kit by Google collect anonymized usage data such as IP address (where applicable), device type, browser, and pages visited. Data is processed in accordance with Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

g) Security & Spam Protection

We use security and anti-spam tools including:

• Akismet Anti-Spam
• Wordfence Security
• Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
• WP 2FA
• Really Simple Security
• Google reCAPTCHA & WP Image CAPTCHA

These tools may process IP addresses, form interaction data, and login activity to protect our website.

h) User IP & Location

User IP and Location plugins may capture IP address, ISP, and approximate geolocation data for security, analytics, and personalization purposes.

i) SEO & Optimization Tools

Yoast SEO is used to optimize content. It does not directly process personal data, though anonymized usage data may be collected.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data under the following legal bases:

• Consent – cookie usage, newsletters, and voluntary submissions
• Contract – providing requested services
• Legal Obligation – fraud prevention, compliance, and record-keeping
• Legitimate Interest – improving services and protecting the platform

4. How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments: Retained indefinitely for moderation history
• Form Submissions & Notes: Retained as long as necessary for support, compliance, or dispute resolution
• Donation Records: Retained for accounting, fraud prevention, and legal compliance
• Cookies: Typically expire within 1 day to 1 year
• Analytics Data: Retained per provider policies or anonymized

5. Who We Share Your Data With

We may share data with:

• Payment processors (e.g., Segpay)
• Hosting providers, CDNs, and infrastructure partners
• Email and CRM providers
• Security and fraud-prevention services
• Analytics providers (e.g., Google)

We do not sell or rent your personal data.

6. International Data Transfers

Some service providers may process data outside the EU/EEA/UK. Where applicable, we rely on GDPR-compliant safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses.

7. Your Rights (GDPR / UK GDPR)

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Request correction or deletion
• Restrict or object to processing
• Request data portability
• Withdraw consent at any time
• File a complaint with a supervisory authority

Requests can be sent to legal@bey.co.

8. Where We Send Your Data

• Comments may be checked via automated spam detection
• Emails and forms may pass through third-party services
• Payment confirmations are received from our processor
• Analytics data may be shared with Google

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are intended for adults only. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under 18. Any such data discovered will be deleted promptly.

10. Changes to This Policy

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

11. Contact Us