Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026. This policy explains how Deckly ("we") collects, uses, and protects personal information when you use Deckly. For any question, contact us at support@getdeckly.com.

Who this applies to

Deckly has two kinds of users: presenters, who create an account to build and run sessions, and participants, who join a live session by entering a code and a display name without creating an account.

Information we collect

Account data (presenters): name, email address, and optional organization name.
Content you upload: slide decks and the text/images extracted from them, and the activities you create.
Session data: participant display names, responses, scores, and aggregate session results.
Payment data: subscriptions are processed by PayFast. We receive confirmation of payment and your plan, but we do not receive or store your full card details.
Technical data: basic request metadata, such as IP address, used for security, rate limiting, diagnostics, and platform logs.

How we use it

To provide the service, including hosting decks and running live sessions.
To generate optional AI activity suggestions from your slide text.
To process subscriptions and enforce plan limits.
To secure the service, investigate errors, and prevent abuse.

Service providers

We share data with processors only as needed to run Deckly:

Supabase - authentication and database hosting.
Cloudflare R2 - storage of uploaded deck files and slide images.
PayFast - subscription payment processing.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen - generating activity suggestions from slide text you submit.
Application hosting provider - hosting, delivery, security, and platform logs for dodeckly.com.

Children's data

Deckly is designed for instructors and trainers. If you use it with learners who are minors, you are responsible for obtaining any consent required by South African law, such as school or parental consent. Participants join with a display name only; we ask presenters not to collect unnecessary personal information from minors.

Data retention

We keep account and session data while your account is active. When you delete your account, your profile, decks, sessions, and their child records are removed from our database. Uploaded files held in storage may remain in backups and logs for as long as reasonably necessary for security, recovery, and legal compliance.

Your rights

You may access, correct, or delete your information. Presenters can delete their account and all associated data from Settings. Depending on South African privacy law, including the Protection of Personal Information Act, you may have additional rights; contact support@getdeckly.com to exercise them.

Changes

We may update this policy and will change the "Last updated" date above. Continued use after changes means you accept the updated policy.

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