The Archive Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 19th, 2021
Welcome to The Archive!
The Archive is a platform where fans can support and engage with creators. This updated Privacy Policy applies to users, creators, and all users of our platform, and is part of our Terms of Use.
The Archive is a global company. By using our platform, you agree that your personal information that you provide directly to us, or that we collect through your use of the platform, may be transferred to and stored in the United States and handled as described in this Policy.
Information You Provide Through Your Account
This is information that you provide to us through text fields, such as your name, payment information and benefits. The information we collect differs depending on if you make an account, are a us, or become a creator.
You may also sign up using a Facebook or Google account. We will ask permission to access basic information from your Facebook or Google account, such as your name, email, and profile picture. You can choose to stop sharing that information with us at any time by going to Facebook or Google to remove The Archive access to that account and your ability to log in.
You also have the option to add more information to your public profile, such as a location, social media links, and an about section, which we store along with any comments or messages you submit on The Archive.
Fans
A fan is someone who joins The Archive to view and support a creator’s content. As a fan you can choose to subscribe to a creator, and if you choose to do so must provide your payment information to our payment processor. You can see the privacy policy for these payment processors on the **Stripe** site. At this time, The Archive does not receive your full card number. Payment processors provide us with a token that represents your account, your card’s expiration date, card type and the last four digits of your card number. If you are required to provide your name and email address to the payment processor, then they also provide us with that information.
We collect and process information about the creators you support, the level at which you support them, what benefits you receive and how often you support them. As a fan, if you select a benefit tier with a physical benefit, then you will provide your shipping information, including phone number, so the creator or The Archive can ship you the benefit, or provide updates related to the shipment.
Creators
A creator is someone who creates and provides content for their fans through The Archive's platform. To become a creator, you must create a page that describes what you are creating and any benefits you are offering. To receive payouts you have to create an account with Stripe. Depending on your location you may have to fill out a form with some combination of your: