1. Personal Data We Collect
At Backwards, we are committed to protecting your privacy. We collect the following personal data:

• Identifiable information: such as your name, email address, and phone number.
• Social media identifiers: Facebook and Instagram account details.
• This data is collected through our website forms and as you interact with our services.

2. How We Collect Data

• Directly from you: through the completion of forms on our website to join the waitlist for our community.
• Through third-party services: We utilise Facebook Insights and Google Analytics to analyse the behaviour of our visitors and improve our marketing efforts.

3. Purpose of Data Collection

• Community Management: Managing your membership and providing community services.
• Marketing and Analytics: Using analytics data to target and optimise our marketing campaigns.

4. Data Sharing

• Sponsors: We share your information with our sponsors who help provide and improve services for our community members.
• Investors and Sponsors: Anonymous data is shared to demonstrate community growth and dynamics.

5. Data Protection
We implement robust security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure. These include encryption, secure server deployment, and comprehensive internal policies.

6. Your Data Rights (GDPR Compliance)
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:

• Access, correct, or request the deletion of your personal data.
• Withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
• You can exercise these rights by contacting us at help@backwards.world.

7. Data Retention
We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fullfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. This includes retaining data for six months post-membership to handle any residual issues.

8. Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are used to collect and track information and to improve and analyse our service. You may instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

9. International Data Transfers
Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

10. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and informing you via email or prominent notice on our service.

11. Contact Us
For more information about our privacy practices, or if you have questions or concerns, please contact us via email at help@backwards.world.