Last Updated: October 9, 2026
Sea Lab Studios is the trading name of Jean-François Roberge, an independent developer based in Naxos, Greece. This policy explains what personal data we handle across our website (sealabstudios.com), our newsletter, our digital guides, and our two mobile apps, Verbos and Naxos Insider. In this policy, "we" and "us" mean Sea Lab Studios.
Contact for anything related to your data: admin@sealabstudios.com.
1. Information We Collect
- Information you send us: If you email us, we receive your name, your email address and the content of your message. We use it only to reply and provide support.
- Website usage data: Our website uses Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors use the site (pages viewed, approximate location, device and browser type, and the link or campaign that brought you here). This data is aggregated and does not identify you by name.
- Hosting data: Our website is hosted on Cloudflare, which processes technical data such as your IP address in order to deliver the site and protect it from abuse.
- Newsletter: Our newsletter is delivered through Substack. If you subscribe, Substack collects your email address under its own privacy policy. We see your email address and basic subscription statistics. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any issue.
- Guide purchases: Our digital guides are sold through Gumroad. Gumroad handles payment and checkout under its own privacy policy. We do not see or store your payment card details. We receive your name, email address and order details so that your purchase can be delivered and supported.
Mobile Application Privacy Addendum
Mobile Application Data: This section applies to users of both Verbos and Naxos Insider. Neither app requires you to create an account. To provide and improve our services, we collect certain information:
- In-App Purchase Data: We use RevenueCat to manage and process in-app purchases and subscriptions. We collect information related to your purchase history to verify your 'Pro' status and unlock premium features within the app. Payments themselves are processed by Apple or Google; we never see your payment card details.
- Analytics & Diagnostics: We use Firebase Analytics / Google Analytics (GA4) to collect app usage data, and Sentry to collect crash and error diagnostic data. This helps us improve performance and stability.
- Device Identifiers: We collect device and app-instance identifiers for analytics and purchase verification purposes.
- Data Security: All data transmitted between the app and our third-party partners is encrypted in transit using industry-standard protocols.
- User Rights: You have the right to request the deletion of your data by contacting us at admin@sealabstudios.com.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information above to deliver and support our apps, guides and newsletter, to verify purchases, to understand how our products are used so we can improve them, and to keep our services secure and stable. We do not sell your personal data. We do not use it for advertising profiles.
3. Third-Party Partners
We rely on trusted providers to operate our services. Each handles data under its own privacy policy:
- RevenueCat — in-app purchases and subscriptions
- Google (Firebase Analytics / Google Analytics GA4) — app and website usage analytics
- Sentry — crash and error monitoring
- Cloudflare — website hosting and security
- Substack — newsletter delivery
- Gumroad — sale and delivery of digital guides
- Apple App Store and Google Play — app distribution and payment processing
Some of these providers are located outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Where this happens, transfers rely on the safeguards those providers put in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.
4. Legal Basis (EU/EEA Visitors)
We process your data to perform our contract with you (for example, delivering a purchase), because you have asked us to (for example, replying to your email or sending the newsletter), and for our legitimate interest in running, securing and improving our products. Where required, we rely on your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
5. Data Retention
- Purchase history: kept as long as needed to keep your 'Pro' access active and to meet our accounting and legal obligations.
- Crash and usage analytics: kept according to the standard retention periods of our providers (Firebase/GA4 and Sentry), and used only to identify and resolve technical issues and understand usage.
- Support emails: kept for up to 24 months after our last exchange, then deleted.
- Newsletter subscription: kept until you unsubscribe.
6. Your Rights
Depending on where you live (including the EU/EEA under the GDPR, and Canada under PIPEDA), you may have the right to access your data, correct it, delete it, restrict or object to its processing, receive a copy of it, and withdraw consent. To exercise any of these rights, email admin@sealabstudios.com. We will reply within 30 days. If you are in the EU/EEA, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority, or with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (dpa.gr), as we are based in Greece.
7. Children
Our apps and website are not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
8. Cookies
Our website uses analytics cookies from Google Analytics to measure visits. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, or use a browser extension that blocks analytics, without affecting your ability to read the site.
9. Changes to This Policy
If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we will also tell newsletter subscribers.
10. Contact
Sea Lab Studios (Jean-François Roberge), Naxos, Greece
Email: admin@sealabstudios.com