Privacy Notice
Last updated: 6/11/2026
1. Who we are
MakeRain ("MakeRain", "we", "us") provides an AI Receptionist service. MakeRain acts as the data controller for personal data we process about our customers and visitors to our website.
2. Personal data we collect
- Account data — name, business name, email address, login credentials.
- Customer relationship data — signed agreements, onboarding responses, and information you provide about your business.
- Communications — emails, support messages, and call/transcript data processed by the AI receptionist on your behalf.
- Usage and device data — log data, IP address, browser type, device identifiers, and telemetry about how the service is used.
- Cookies — strictly necessary cookies to operate the service, and optional analytics cookies as described below.
Payment information (card numbers, billing address) is collected directly by our reseller Paddle. We do not store payment card data.
3. Why we use it
- To create and manage your account and deliver the service (legal basis: performance of a contract).
- To send transactional emails such as receipts, contract status, and onboarding notifications (contract).
- To secure the service and prevent fraud and abuse (legitimate interests).
- To improve and develop our products (legitimate interests).
- To comply with legal and tax obligations (legal obligation).
- For optional marketing communications, where you have consented (consent).
4. Who we share data with
- Service providers / subprocessors — hosting, database, email delivery, analytics, and customer support tooling, acting on our instructions.
- Merchant of Record (Paddle) — Paddle.com is the Merchant of Record for our sales. Paddle handles checkout, payments, subscription management, invoicing, and tax compliance, and processes the personal data necessary for those activities.
- Professional advisers — legal, accounting, and similar advisers where reasonably required.
- Authorities — where required by law, regulation, or valid legal process.
5. International transfers
Some of our service providers may process data outside your country of residence, including outside the UK / EEA. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms.
6. Retention
We keep personal data for as long as needed to provide the service and meet our legal, accounting, and reporting obligations. When data is no longer needed, we delete or anonymise it.
7. Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or port your personal data, to object to certain processing, and to withdraw consent. If you are in the UK or EEA, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. We aim to respond within one month. To exercise your rights, contact us through the support channel on our website.
8. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including encryption in transit, access controls, and least-privilege provisioning.
9. Cookies
We use strictly necessary cookies to operate the service (for example, to keep you signed in). We may use limited analytics cookies to understand how the service is used. You can manage cookies through your browser settings.
10. Changes
We may update this notice. Material changes will be communicated through the service or by email.
11. Contact
Questions about this notice or your data? Contact MakeRain through the support channel on our website.