Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Silent Run collects, uses and protects personal data through its website, waitlist forms, beta registration forms and Founding Creator application forms.

This Privacy Policy does not yet cover full app use, paid creator content, marketplace transactions, payouts, in-app purchases or creator monetisation. Separate or additional privacy information will apply when those features become available.

1. Who We Are

Silent Run is a social fishing platform in development.

The data controller is:

• Legal company name: Silent-run
• Chamber of Commerce / KvK number: 86310402
• Email: info@silent-run.com

For privacy-related questions, contact: info@silent-run.com

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following personal data when you use our website, join the waitlist or submit a Founding Creator application:

• name
• email address
• country
• age confirmation or age category
• creator name or profile name
• social media links
• YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or other creator links
• examples of your fishing content
• answers submitted through application forms
• communication history with Silent Run
• device and browser information
• IP address
• cookie and analytics data
• technical logs
• consent records
• form submission timestamps

We only ask for data that is relevant to waitlist registration, beta access, creator review, communication, safety, security and launch preparation.

3. How We Collect Personal Data

We collect personal data when you visit the Silent Run website, join the waitlist, submit a Founding Creator application, contact us by email, interact with website forms, accept website terms or privacy notices, consent to marketing emails, or use website cookies or analytics tools.

Some technical data may be collected automatically when you visit the website.

4. Why We Use Your Personal Data

a. Waitlist registration
To register your interest in Silent Run and manage beta access.

b. Founding Creator review
To review creator applications, assess content quality, check community fit and contact potential creators.

c. Beta preparation
To select beta users, plan country rollouts, test platform readiness and improve launch strategy.

d. Communication
To respond to questions, send service messages and communicate about beta access or creator onboarding.

e. Marketing
To send product updates, launch news and marketing emails where legally allowed or where you have given consent.

f. Safety and abuse prevention
To detect spam, fake applications, fraud, impersonation, misuse or security risks.

g. Analytics
To understand website traffic, form performance and user interest.

h. Legal compliance
To keep records where required and protect Silent Run's legal position.

5. Legal Bases for Processing

We process personal data based on one or more of the following legal bases:

a. Consent
For optional marketing emails, non-essential cookies and certain optional form submissions.

b. Contract preparation
Where you ask to join the waitlist, apply as a creator or request beta access.

c. Legitimate interests
For website security, application review, platform preparation, fraud prevention, analytics and business communication.

d. Legal obligation
Where we must keep records or comply with applicable laws.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.

6. Marketing Emails

We may send marketing emails only where legally allowed.

When required, we will ask for separate consent before sending newsletters, promotional emails or product updates.

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link or by contacting us.

Service-related emails about your waitlist registration, beta access, creator application, legal changes or security may still be sent where necessary.

7. Cookies and Analytics

The Silent Run website may use cookies and similar technologies.

We may use strictly necessary cookies, preference cookies, analytics cookies and marketing cookies.

Strictly necessary cookies are required for the website to work properly. Preference cookies may remember choices such as language or cookie settings. Analytics cookies help understand how visitors use the website. Marketing cookies may be used for advertising, tracking or campaign measurement, only where legally allowed.

Non-essential cookies should only be used after consent where required by law.

You can manage or withdraw cookie consent through the cookie settings on the website.

8. Founding Creator Applications

If you submit a Founding Creator application, we may review your submitted details, social links, content examples and application answers.

We use this information to assess content quality, fishing niche, country availability, community fit, originality, professionalism, safety standards and launch relevance.

Submitting an application does not guarantee beta access, creator approval, monetisation, payouts, better revenue split, platform status or partnership.

9. Minors

Users under 13 may not submit forms, create accounts or apply for Silent Run access.

Users aged 13 to 17 may only participate as Junior Users or Junior Creators where allowed by Silent Run and applicable law.

Junior Creators may only submit or upload free, non-commercial content. They may not use paid creator features, payouts, marketplace selling or monetisation.

Where required by law, parental or guardian consent may be required.

Silent Run may apply additional privacy and safety measures for minors, including limited visibility, no targeted advertising based on profiling, restricted communication features and stricter moderation.

10. Sharing Personal Data

We may share personal data with trusted third parties where necessary, including website hosting providers, email service providers, form providers, analytics providers, security and anti-spam providers, legal or professional advisers and authorities where legally required.

We do not sell personal data.

We do not share personal data with advertisers for independent use unless this is clearly disclosed and legally permitted.

11. International Transfers

Some service providers may process data outside the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or your country of residence.

Where this happens, Silent Run will use appropriate safeguards where required, such as standard contractual clauses or equivalent legal mechanisms.

Legal review required once final hosting, analytics, email and form providers are selected.

12. How Long We Keep Personal Data

We keep personal data only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Indicative retention periods: waitlist data until launch plus a reasonable follow-up period, creator application data up to 24 months after submission unless longer retention is needed, marketing consent records as long as needed to prove consent, email communication up to 24 months unless legally relevant, technical security logs usually up to 12 months, and legal records as long as required to protect legal rights or comply with law.

Retention periods may be adjusted where required by law, dispute, security issue or legal claim.

13. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to access your personal data, correct inaccurate data, request deletion, restrict processing, object to processing, withdraw consent, request data portability and complain to a data protection authority.

To exercise your rights, contact: info@silent-run.com

We may need to verify your identity before responding.

14. Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

No website or internet transmission is fully secure. You should not submit sensitive personal data unless specifically requested.

15. Third-Party Links

The Silent Run website may contain links to third-party websites or social media platforms.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or policies of third-party websites.

You should review their privacy policies before submitting personal data.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The latest version will be published on this page with an updated date.

Material changes may be communicated through the website or by email where appropriate.

17. Contact

For privacy questions, requests or complaints, contact:

info@silent-run.com

You also have the right to contact your local data protection authority.

For the Netherlands: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.
For Belgium: Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.
For France: CNIL.
For Germany: the competent German data protection authority.
For the United Kingdom: Information Commissioner's Office.