Privacy policy
Effective date: November 8, 2026
This policy explains what information Pist ("Pist", "we", "us") collects, why, and the choices you have. Pist is operated by Needle Space Labs, LLC, 680 Graham Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Questions: andy@needlespacelabs.com.
The short version
- We collect only what we need to run Pist: your email if you sign up or ask us to contact you, and what you choose to send us.
- We never sell or rent your personal information, and we never share it with the AI vendors we review.
- We don't use advertising trackers.
- You can ask us to see, correct or delete your information at any time.
What we collect
| When | What we collect | Why |
|---|---|---|
| You create an account | Email address, sign-in records | To let you sign in and use Pist Pro features |
| You watch tools (stack alerts) | The tools you watch, when you last viewed alerts | To show you changes to the tools you use |
| You join the waitlist | Email, role, what you're interested in | To tell you about Pist and understand our audience |
| You "Pist it" (submit a tool) | Tool name and link, where you saw it, your note, and your email if you give it | To research and index the tool, and tell you when it's checked |
| You ask about a Stack Audit | Name, email, company, team size, team type, message | To reply and scope the work |
| You visit the site | Basic technical data such as IP address, browser type and pages viewed, collected by our hosting provider | To keep the site running, secure and measured in aggregate |
We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information, and we ask you not to send it to us.
Cookies and similar technology
Pist uses only what's needed to work: storage that keeps you signed in and remembers basic preferences. We don't use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. Our hosting provider may collect aggregate visit statistics.
How we use information
To run and improve Pist; to respond to you; to send alerts and updates you asked for; to keep Pist secure and prevent abuse; and to meet legal obligations. We don't make decisions about you that have legal or similarly significant effects based solely on automated processing.
Who we share it with
- Service providers that host and run Pist for us (for example our hosting and database providers, and an email provider if we send you messages), only to provide their services to us and under contract.
- Legal reasons: if required by law, or to protect the rights and safety of Pist, our users or others.
- Business change: if Pist is merged or sold, information may transfer to the new owner under this policy.
We do not sell or "share" personal information as those terms are defined under California law, and we do not share it with vendors whose tools we review.
How long we keep it
Account and alert data: while your account is open, then deleted within 90 days of closing it. Waitlist and inquiries: until you ask us to delete them, or 24 months of inactivity. Submissions: we keep the tool information; we delete your email once we've told you the result.
Your choices and rights
You can ask us to access, correct, delete or export your personal information, and you can unsubscribe from any email using the link in it. Email andy@needlespacelabs.com. We'll respond within 30 days and won't treat you differently for using these rights.
California residents: you have the rights above under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, including the right to know, delete, correct and opt out of sale or sharing (we don't sell or share). We honor Global Privacy Control signals.
Outside the US: if you are in the EU, UK or another region with data protection laws, you have similar rights. Our legal bases are your consent (waitlist, alerts), our legitimate interest in running and improving Pist, and steps you ask us to take (inquiries). Your information is processed in the United States.
Children
Pist is not directed to children under 16, and we don't knowingly collect their information. If you believe a child has given us information, contact us and we'll delete it.
Security
We use reasonable safeguards, including encryption in transit and access controls that keep your personal information private to you and Pist's administrator. No system is perfectly secure.
Changes
We'll post any changes here with a new effective date, and tell account holders by email about material changes.