Privacy

Who we are

FreeWillWave ("the Wave") is operated by MyNewMe LLC, a company registered in New Mexico, USA, at freewillwave.com. This policy explains what personal data we collect, why, and the choices you have.

What we collect

We collect the minimum needed to run the Wave:
• your email address — your sign-in identity, never shown publicly;
• the country and primary language you choose to declare;
• the optional public profile fields you fill in (display name, bio, links);
• a record of any voluntary contributions you make.

What we never do

We never use your IP address to locate you — your country is only ever what you declare. Your primary language is used only in aggregate world statistics, and is never shown on your individual profile or in live feeds.

Payments

Payments are processed by Stripe. Once Stripe Managed Payments is enabled, Stripe acts as the merchant of record for purchases. We never receive or store your card details.

Service providers

We rely on a small set of processors to run the Wave: Supabase (database and authentication), Stripe (payments), and Resend (transactional email). Each processes data only as needed to provide its service.

Public versus private

Aggregate counts — per country and per language — are public. Your email address and your sign-in activity are never public.

Retention, deletion and your rights

While your Free Human account is active, we keep your data for as long as the account exists. You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data at any time by writing to us (see below).

What happens when you delete your account

When you delete your account:
• your sign-in account and the active link between your login and your profile are deleted;
• your direct contact and presentation information (display name, bio, links, declared country, email, notifications and preferences) is erased or neutralised;
• your permanent Free Human number remains;
• the minimum structural position needed to preserve the Wave — your place in the referral chain — may remain in pseudonymised form;
• this retained node is no longer used to contact you or to publicly identify you;
• structural and historical aggregate results may remain;
• financial and accounting records may remain where the law requires it;
• creating a new account later does not automatically reclaim your previous Free Human number or node;
• ordinary deletion is irreversible.

This retained structural node is pseudonymised personal data, not anonymous data: it no longer carries your name or contact details, but it remains tied to a permanent identifier. Only aggregate statistics that cannot reasonably identify a person are described as anonymous.

Why we keep the structural node

We retain the pseudonymised structural node on the basis of our legitimate interests (GDPR Article 6(1)(f)): to preserve the integrity and historical accuracy of the Wave, to keep the referral chain consistent, to keep Free Human numbers consistent, to prevent manipulation or duplicated identities, and to preserve aggregate results already generated. We do not rely on consent as the principal basis for this permanent structural retention. Financial and accounting records are kept to comply with our legal obligations (GDPR Article 6(1)(c)).

How long we keep things

• your sign-in account and the active login–profile link: deleted when deletion completes;
• your direct profile, presentation and contact information: erased or neutralised during deletion;
• ordinary notification data and preferences: deleted;
• restricted security and deletion-audit records: kept for a limited, documented security period;
• payment and accounting records: kept for the period required by applicable law;
• the pseudonymised structural node: kept while FreeWillWave actively operates and the structural purpose remains necessary.
We review whether the structural node is still necessary at least once a year. When the project ends or the purpose disappears, this data is deleted, aggregated or further anonymised.

Your rights

You may ask us to: access your data; correct it; delete it; restrict its processing; object to processing based on our legitimate interests (including the continued retention of your pseudonymised structural node); and receive a copy in a portable form where applicable. You may also ask us to review whether keeping your pseudonymised structural node is still necessary. You may lodge a complaint with your competent data-protection supervisory authority at any time.

Children

FreeWillWave is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal data.

Changes

We may update this policy as the Wave evolves. Material changes will be reflected here with a new "last updated" date.

Governing language

This document is provided in English. Where FreeWillWave offers a translation for convenience, the English version is authoritative and prevails in case of any discrepancy.

Translations are provided for information only and have no contractual value; only the English version is binding.