Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 11, 2026

📌 Personal Project Disclaimer

ICEShare is a personal project operated by an individual as part of PIPSCOMPUTERS PTY LTD, based in Australia. This service is provided on a best-effort basis with no service level agreements or warranties. While we implement industry-standard security practices, users should evaluate their own risk tolerance before using this service for sensitive information.

1. Introduction

Welcome to ICEShare ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our emergency access sharing service at iceshare.peebee.com.au.

Operator: PIPSCOMPUTERS PTY LTD, Australia
Service Type: Personal project / Experimental service

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

  • Email Addresses: Creator and trustee email addresses for emergency access notifications
  • Encrypted Content: The sensitive information you choose to share (encrypted end-to-end)
  • Optional Labels: Descriptions you provide for your shares

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

  • IP Addresses: For security, rate limiting, and abuse prevention
  • User Agent: Browser and device information for audit logging
  • Timestamps: When actions are performed on our service
  • Cookies: Essential cookies for session management and preferences

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for:

  • Providing and maintaining our emergency access sharing service
  • Sending notification emails to creators and trustees
  • Security monitoring and fraud prevention
  • Audit logging and compliance
  • Improving our service and user experience
  • Responding to legal requirements and preventing abuse

4. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:

  • Encryption: All sensitive information is encrypted using XSalsa20-Poly1305 authenticated encryption
  • Key Management: Encryption keys are protected using HashiCorp Vault with AES-256-GCM
  • One-Time Access: Shared secrets are permanently deleted after viewing
  • TLS/SSL: All communications are encrypted in transit
  • Rate Limiting: Protection against brute force and abuse

Disclaimer: While we follow security best practices, this is a personal project without professional security audits or guarantees. Use at your own risk.

5. Data Retention

  • Encrypted Secrets: Deleted immediately after access or after 1 year if unused
  • Email Addresses: Retained until share expiration or deletion
  • Audit Logs: Retained for 90 days for security purposes
  • Bounce Records: Retained for 6 months to prevent delivery failures

6. Third-Party Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to third parties. We may share information only:

  • With your explicit consent
  • To comply with legal obligations
  • To protect our rights and prevent fraud
  • With service providers bound by confidentiality agreements

This site may display advertisements via Google AdSense. Please see Google's privacy policy for information about ad-related data collection.

7. Cookies and Tracking

We use essential cookies to:

  • Maintain your session
  • Remember your cookie consent preferences
  • Provide security features

We may use Google AdSense which places cookies for advertising purposes. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings or our cookie consent banner.

8. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access your information
  • Revoke or delete your shares at any time
  • Request data deletion
  • Opt-out of non-essential communications
  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

10. Australian Privacy Compliance

As an Australian-operated service, we comply with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) to the best of our ability as a personal project.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@iceshare.peebee.com.au
Operator: PIPSCOMPUTERS PTY LTD, Australia