Pubstar

Pubstar Privacy Policy

Effective September 30, 2026

The short version: Pubstar is a private portal where our studio and the creators we work with share the status of their published work. We collect the account and profile details you give us, use them only to run the studio, and never sell them or use them for ads.

Who we are

Pubstar is made and run by Happy Heart Software, based in Ohio, USA ("we", "us", "the studio"). This policy covers Pubstar only.

What we collect

Your account: your email address and password. Your password is handled by our sign-in provider, and we never see it.
Your profile: the details you choose to add, such as your full name, creator name, location, portfolio link and bio.
Creator and catalog records: details the studio keeps about you and your work, such as titles, status, sales channels and preview images or PDFs that the studio uploads.
Messages: when you use a contact or catalog-update form, your name, email and message are delivered to our inbox. Forms sent from the portal also include your account email, creator name and, for update requests, the title and status of that work.

Who can see it

Pubstar isn't public. You can see only your own profile, records and previews. Studio administrators can see all creator profiles, records and previews so they can manage the catalog. Preview files are kept in private storage and opened through links that expire after an hour.

How we use your information

To run your account and show you the status of your work.
To market and distribute your work as agreed with you.
To reply to your messages, and to send sign-up and password-reset emails.

Pubstar doesn't use ads, analytics or tracking. We don't sell your information or share it for advertising.

Services involved

Supabase provides sign-in, our database and file storage, and sends account emails. Your browser keeps your sign-in session in its local storage.
Vercel hosts Pubstar and may keep request logs, including IP addresses, for security.
Web3Forms delivers form messages to our email, which is hosted by Google Workspace.

How long we keep it

We keep your account, profile and records while you work with the studio, and for as long as we need them for business and legal records after that. Messages are kept in our email for as long as we need them to work with you.

Deleting your data

You can edit your profile in the portal at any time. To close your account, or to have your records and preview files deleted, email contact@happyheartsoftware.com and we'll do it for you.

Children

Pubstar isn't directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child has sent us information, contact us and we'll delete it.

Your choices and rights

You can ask us what personal information we hold about you, and ask us to correct or delete it. Email contact@happyheartsoftware.com and we'll help. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights, and we'll honor them.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we'll post the new version here and update the date at the top. If a change affects information we already hold, we'll tell you in the app before it takes effect.

Contact us

Questions about your privacy? Email contact@happyheartsoftware.com.

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