Our commitment: your data is yours.

Sommersoft does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We do not run advertising networks, behavioral tracking, or third-party analytics. We collect only what is absolutely necessary to operate this website, and we hold it on our own self-hosted infrastructure.

01 Who We Are

Sommersoft, LLC ("Sommersoft", "we", "us", or "our") is a software company headquartered in the Greater Indianapolis, Indiana area. This Privacy Policy describes how we handle information collected through sommersoft.io and any associated subdomains (the "Site").

Questions? Email us any time: hello@sommersoft.io

02 Information We Collect

We keep data collection to an absolute minimum. The only personal information we collect is information you voluntarily provide:

  • Email address — if you submit the "Stay in the Loop" sign-up form on our homepage. Providing your email is entirely optional.
  • IP address — automatically recorded alongside your email submission for spam-prevention purposes only.

We also collect standard server access logs (IP address, request path, timestamp, HTTP status code) as part of normal web server operation. These logs are used solely for security monitoring and diagnosing technical issues. They are not linked to any personal profile and are retained for no more than 30 days.

03 What We Do Not Collect

We want to be explicit about what we don't do:

No tracking pixels or spy scripts
No behavioral or interest profiling
No third-party analytics (no Google Analytics, no Meta Pixel, no Hotjar, etc.)
No advertising networks or retargeting
No browser fingerprinting
No cookies set by Sommersoft
No location data beyond approximate region from IP
No sale or rental of your data — ever

04 How We Use Your Information

If you submit your email address, we use it only to:

  • Send you product launch announcements and early-access invitations that you signed up for.
  • Occasionally share relevant updates about Sommersoft — never more often than necessary.

We do not use your email for any other purpose. We will never send you unsolicited commercial messages unrelated to what you signed up for.

05 Data Storage & Security

Your email address and associated sign-up data are stored in a CSV file on our own self-hosted infrastructure — physical servers located in the United States, operated and controlled entirely by Sommersoft. We do not use third-party cloud storage providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, etc.) for this data.

Access to stored data is restricted to authorized Sommersoft personnel only. Our servers are protected by network-level firewalls, encrypted communications (TLS 1.2+), and access controls. While no system is perfectly secure, we take reasonable and appropriate technical measures to protect your information.

06 Third-Party Services

We use a small number of third-party services to operate this website. We are transparent about each one:

  • Cloudflare — We use Cloudflare as a content delivery network (CDN) and DDoS protection layer. All requests to sommersoft.io pass through Cloudflare's network before reaching our servers. Cloudflare may process your IP address and request metadata in accordance with their Privacy Policy. We do not use Cloudflare's analytics or advertising products.
  • Google Fonts — This site loads typeface CSS from Google Fonts servers. Your browser connects directly to Google's servers to download font files, which may result in Google logging your IP address. We are evaluating self-hosting our fonts to eliminate this entirely.
  • pay.sommersoft.io — If you click the "Client Portal & Pay Invoice" link, you will be directed to our invoicing platform (InvoiceNinja). That service operates under its own privacy terms. No data from the main sommersoft.io site is shared with the invoicing platform.

We do not embed social media widgets, comment systems, or any other scripts that would allow third parties to track you across the web.

07 Cookies

Sommersoft does not set any cookies on your device. Cloudflare may set a short-lived technical cookie (__cf_bm) for bot-management purposes; this is a first-party-style technical cookie and does not track you for advertising. You can block or clear this cookie in your browser settings at any time without affecting site functionality.

08 Data Retention

Email addresses on our mailing list are retained until you request removal. Server access logs are rotated and deleted after 30 days. We do not archive or resell historical mailing list data.

09 Your Rights

Regardless of where you live, we respect your right to:

  • Access — request a copy of any personal information we hold about you.
  • Correction — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Deletion — request that we delete your personal information from our records entirely.
  • Withdrawal of consent — unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time by replying to any email we send or by contacting us directly.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@sommersoft.io. We will respond promptly — typically within 5 business days.

10 Children's Privacy

This Site is not directed at children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted information to us, please contact us and we will delete it immediately.

11 Changes to This Policy

If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will update the "Effective" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. We will never retroactively reduce your privacy rights without providing clear notice.