Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how GistPad.com collects, uses, stores, and protects information when you use our website and services.
At GistPad.com, we believe privacy should be understandable. This policy describes the information we collect, why we collect it, how it may be processed, and the choices available when using GistPad.
Important Information
Please do not submit passwords, API keys, payment information, private credentials, personal secrets, or other highly sensitive information in a public paste.
Public pastes are intended to be visible to other people. Choose an appropriate visibility or protection option before sharing information through GistPad.
1. Independent Platform
GistPad.com is an independently developed and maintained platform. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by GistPad.dev, GitHub Inc., or Pastebin.com.
Third-party product names, trademarks, and brand names referenced on GistPad remain the property of their respective owners.
2. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use GistPad, we may collect or process the following categories of information:
Paste Content
Text, source code, files, titles, tags, and other content that you submit to GistPad may be stored on our servers to provide the service.
Technical Metadata
This may include your IP address, browser information, access or submission times, expiration settings, and other technical information required to operate and protect the service.
Account Information
When you create an account, we may process information associated with that account, such as your email address, username, authentication information, and related settings.
AI-Processed Content
Your paste content may be analyzed by AI for features such as title suggestions, tag recommendations, and detection of spam, phishing, or potentially harmful links.
3. Anonymous Usage
GistPad supports anonymous paste creation. You can use the service without creating an account, although technical information such as IP address and browser information may still be processed for service operation, security, abuse prevention, and other purposes described in this policy.
4. Paste Visibility & Sharing
GistPad provides different ways to control how your paste is shared.
Public
Your paste is visible to everyone.
Unlisted
Your paste is intended to be accessed through its link rather than through the public paste listing.
Password Protected
Access requires the password configured for the paste.
5. How We Use Information
Information processed by GistPad may be used to:
- Provide, display, host, and manage pastes.
- Provide account and authentication functionality.
- Provide AI-assisted title and tag suggestions.
- Detect spam, phishing, malicious, or harmful links.
- Monitor and prevent abuse and unauthorized activity.
- Improve website performance and develop new features.
- Maintain service security and reliability.
- Comply with legal obligations and respond to valid legal requests.
6. AI Features
GistPad uses AI-assisted functionality to improve the paste creation and organization experience.
Suggested when a suitable title is not provided.
Suggested tags can help organize your content.
Automated detection may be used for spam, phishing, and harmful links.
AI processing is part of GistPad's service functionality. Please avoid submitting confidential information that you do not want processed as part of these features.
7. Sharing of Information
GistPad does not sell, trade, or rent your personal information.
Your paste content may be publicly accessible when you choose to create a public paste.
We may disclose information where required by applicable law, valid legal process, or where disclosure is reasonably necessary to prevent harm, fraud, abuse, or security threats.
8. Data Retention
The period for which information is retained depends on the type of information and the purpose for which it is processed.
Pastes may be configured to expire after a specified period. Expired pastes and associated metadata are permanently deleted according to GistPad's retention procedures.
Anonymous pastes or related technical information may be retained temporarily where necessary for moderation, abuse prevention, spam detection, security, or legal compliance.
9. Cookies & Similar Technologies
GistPad uses a limited amount of cookie and session-based technology to operate and protect the service.
Sessions
Used to maintain login sessions and account functionality.
Functionality
Used to support features and improve the user experience.
Security & Abuse Prevention
Used to help identify suspicious activity and protect the platform.
Analytics
Certain website technologies may be used to understand usage and improve the service.
GistPad does not use cookies for cross-site advertising or tracking users across unrelated websites.
10. Security
GistPad uses reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect information and maintain the security of the platform.
No online service can guarantee absolute security. Users should avoid submitting highly sensitive credentials or secrets to shared pastes.
11. API Usage
GistPad provides an API that allows developers to create, retrieve, and manage pastes programmatically.
API users are expected to follow applicable rate limits and usage rules, avoid unauthorized access or abuse, and comply with GistPad's Terms.
View API Documentation12. Children's Privacy
GistPad is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under that age. If you believe that a child has provided personal information through the service, please contact us.
13. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live and the laws that apply to you, you may have rights relating to your personal information.
For information about privacy rights available to users in the European Union and European Economic Area, please see our dedicated GDPR Compliance page.
View GDPR Compliance →14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the service, technology, legal requirements, or our data practices. Updated versions will be published on this page together with a revised update date.
Questions About Privacy?
If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or your information, please contact the GistPad team.
Contact GistPadGistPad.com is an independent platform. By using GistPad, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
