YOUR INFORMATION
Privacy Policy.
Last updated 8 November 2026
Surfstats Software cc, South Africa, operates this LaserStudio website and handles information submitted through it.
For privacy enquiries, access, corrections or deletion requests, use our privacy contact form. This notice covers the features implemented on this website; a separate forum or checkout provider may also publish a notice for its service.
1. What we collect and why
| Activity | Information | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Enquiries and partner applications | Name, email, selected topic, message and consent time | Respond to your request and review affiliate or reseller interest |
| Beta applications | Contact details, Windows/machine information, experience, project ideas, accepted terms and submission time | Select testers, administer invitations and record participation |
| Beta feedback | Linked application, build, weekly report, rating and time; invitation and reward records | Improve the software and administer the beta offer |
| Licence management | Licence key in transit; returned product, entitlement and device information | Retrieve licence status and perform requested device deactivation |
Supplying information is voluntary, but required fields are needed to process the request you choose to make. Please do not send payment card details, passwords or confidential customer work. We do not subscribe enquiry or beta applicants to general marketing merely because they contact us.
2. Licence keys and desktop information
My licence sends your key over HTTPS through this website to the configured Surfstats licensing server. The key remains in page memory until cleared or you leave and is not stored in website enquiry records or browser storage. Beta feedback uses a key to verify the invitation without saving it in the report. Treat a licence key as a password. The licensing service maintains its own entitlement, device activation and audit records. Desktop activation sends a hashed device identity and device name; those identifiers are not proof of anonymity.
3. Cookies and browser storage
The website uses essential anti-forgery protection for forms, a temporary cookie for submission confirmation and local browser storage for your colour-theme preference. No analytics, advertising scripts or affiliate tracking cookies are included in this release. If tracking or additional optional cookies are introduced, the notice and any necessary choices must be updated before they operate.
4. Service providers, forums and payments
Authorised Surfstats personnel and providers supporting hosting and licensing may process information for those purposes. Bootstrap assets load from jsDelivr, which receives normal connection information such as your IP address. Website and server infrastructure may generate operational request logs; do not place secrets in URLs.
Following a forum link does not automatically create a forum account or transfer an enquiry into a public post. Information you choose to post on a forum may be visible to others. Download and payment links may lead to external providers whose notices and terms apply. The current website does not collect card details. Provider-backed AI is not yet connected; before it is enabled, its input sharing and retention arrangements must be disclosed.
5. How information is used and shared
We use submitted information to respond to requests, administer beta participation and approved partner arrangements, operate licensing, protect services and meet applicable obligations. Information is not made public merely because you submit a form. Providers may process data in countries other than yours; where cross-border processing applies, appropriate safeguards and applicable transfer requirements must be considered. We do not claim that this website keeps all information within South Africa.
6. Retention and security
Information should be retained only for as long as needed for the stated purpose, legitimate record keeping and applicable legal obligations, then deleted or de-identified where appropriate. Licence and transaction records may need longer retention than routine enquiries. A deletion request is assessed against those obligations. Access controls, secure configuration and HTTPS help protect information, but no system can guarantee absolute security.
7. Your choices and requests
You may request access to information we hold about you, correction of inaccurate details, deletion where applicable, or object to processing where the law permits. You may withdraw consent for future consent-based contact; this does not undo prior lawful processing or obligations to retain necessary records. We may need proportionate identity verification before acting on a request. Do not submit identity documents unless we explain why they are needed and provide an appropriate route.
Send a privacy request. You may also raise a concern with South Africa's Information Regulator ↗ or another supervisory authority available under applicable law.
8. Changes
We will update the date above when this notice changes. Significant changes in data use should be explained before the new processing starts. See also our Terms of Service.