Security and privacy
Your files stay in the EU.
Phase stores your files and visit data in Germany. The viewer tells each reader what it records before the first slide.
Hosting in Germany
- Files, the database and visit data are stored on servers in Falkenstein, Germany.
- Sign-in and alert emails are sent from the EU.
- Traffic between the browser and Phase is encrypted with TLS.
Privacy of the reader
- The viewer shows a tracking notice with an accept step before the first slide.
- The viewer sets no cookies and writes nothing to the browser of the reader.
- Phase does not fingerprint readers and puts no tracking pixels in emails.
- You can share any link with tracking off.
Access to your workspace
- You sign in with a link sent to your email. The link works once and for 15 minutes.
- Each workspace has owners, admins and members.
- A private file is visible to its owner and to the members the owner names.
- Every change to a file is written to a history that nobody can edit.
Uploaded files
- Phase converts files on its own servers and sends them to no outside converter.
- The converter has no route to the public internet. It reaches only addresses inside our hosting platform, where Phase and its file storage run.
- Each conversion starts with a clean profile and with macros off.
Retention and deletion
- You set the retention period of visit data. The default is 24 months.
- You can delete the data of one reader on request.
- Deleted files stay in the trash for 30 days.
- Closing a workspace stops its links at once. Phase deletes its data 30 days later.
Roles under the GDPR
- You are the controller of the data of your readers. Phase is your processor.
- Write to [email protected] for the data processing agreement and the list of sub-processors.
Security questions answered
Does Phase have a SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certificate?
No. Phase holds neither certificate today. We answer security questionnaires by email.
Does Phase support SAML sign-in?
No. Sign-in is by email link today. SAML sign-in and an audit log are planned for larger teams.
Can Phase add a watermark or an NDA step?
No. Phase has neither today. Email verification, reader limits and expiry dates are available on the Pro plan.
Is the tracking notice legal advice?
No. The notice follows our reading of the EDPB guidelines on tracking. Ask your own counsel how the rules apply to you.
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