Structural Design,
Engineered to
Move Faster

Last updated: January 2025

1. Controller

The data controller for this website is [YOUR FULL NAME], [YOUR ADDRESS], Italy, VAT: [PARTITA IVA], email: [YOUR EMAIL] ("we", "us", "StructAuto").

2. Data We Collect

• Account registration: full name, work email, company/firm name, hashed password.
• License requests: name, email, company, reason for request.
• Contact form: first name, last name, email, company, inquiry type, message.
• Purchase: email address transmitted to Stripe; we do not store card data.
• Session cookie: an HTTP-only session identifier (sid) placed after login, valid for 8 hours.

We do not collect IP addresses beyond what is logged automatically by our hosting infrastructure, and we do not use analytics or advertising cookies.

3. Legal Basis (GDPR Art. 6)

• Art. 6(1)(b) — contract performance: processing your name and email to deliver your license and manage your account.
• Art. 6(1)(c) — legal obligation: retaining payment records for 10 years (Art. 2220 Codice Civile; D.P.R. 633/72; D.P.R. 600/73).
• Art. 6(1)(f) — legitimate interests: keeping contact-form messages to answer your enquiries.

4. Data Processors (Sub-Processors)

• Stripe, Inc. — payment processing (USA, EU-US Data Privacy Framework). stripe.com/privacy
• Render Services, Inc. — backend hosting (USA). render.com/privacy
• Neon / Supabase — database hosting. Servers located in EU region where available.
• SMTP provider (e.g. Gmail / SendGrid) — transactional email delivery.

5. Data Retention

• Account data (name, email, company): Kept for as long as your account is active. If your account has had no login activity for 3 years, we will email you a 30-day notice before deleting it. You can delete your account at any time from My Account → Privacy & Account Data.
• Payment records (email, amount, plan, Stripe session ID): Retained for 10 years from the transaction date as required by Italian accounting law (Art. 2220 Codice Civile; D.P.R. 633/72; D.P.R. 600/73). These records are preserved even if you delete your account. After 10 years the email field is anonymised.
• License records: Retained indefinitely in anonymised form for auditing purposes; the link to your account (user_id) is severed on account deletion.
• Contact-form messages: Deleted immediately when your account is deleted, or after 2 years from submission, or immediately on written request — whichever comes first.
• License requests (free-license form): Anonymised (name, email and company replaced with [deleted]) immediately on account deletion. Fully deleted after 1 year from submission, or immediately on written request.
• Password-reset tokens: Deleted immediately after use, or after 1 hour if unused.
• Session cookie (sid): Expires automatically 8 hours after login; destroyed immediately on logout.

6. Your Rights (GDPR Art. 15–22)

As a data subject under the GDPR you have the following rights. To exercise any of them, email [YOUR EMAIL]. We will respond within 30 days.

• Right of access (Art. 15): You can request a copy of all personal data we hold about you, the purposes of processing, and who we share it with.
• Right to rectification (Art. 16): You can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data. You can also update your name and company directly in your account.
• Right to erasure / "right to be forgotten" (Art. 17): You can delete your account and personal data at any time via My Account → Privacy & Account Data → Delete My Account. Alternatively, email us. Upon deletion: your account row, contact-form messages, password-reset and verification tokens are permanently deleted; license-request entries are anonymised; the link between your account and any license records is severed. Payment transaction records (amount, plan, Stripe session ID, email) cannot be erased before 10 years due to legal obligation under Art. 17(3)(b) GDPR and Art. 2220 Codice Civile — these records are retained even after account deletion.
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18): You can ask us to pause processing of your data — for example, while you contest its accuracy — without deleting it.
• Right to data portability (Art. 20): You can request a machine-readable copy (JSON/CSV) of the personal data you provided to us that we process by automated means on the basis of contract or consent.
• Right to object (Art. 21): You can object at any time to processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)). We will stop unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds that override your interests.
• Right not to be subject to automated decision-making (Art. 22): We do not make any automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects about you.
• Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77): You may complain to the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali): garanteprivacy.it, or to the supervisory authority in your country of residence.

7. International Transfers

Some processors (Stripe, Render) are based in the United States. Transfers are covered by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and/or the EU-US Data Privacy Framework as applicable.

8. Changes to This Policy

We will post any material changes on this page and, where appropriate, notify you by email.

Last updated: January 2025 — Governing law: Italian law

1. Seller

[YOUR FULL NAME], [YOUR ADDRESS], Italy. Partita IVA: [PARTITA IVA]. Email: [YOUR EMAIL].

2. Product & License Grant

Capacity Design of CB Frames (CDCBF) is a Windows desktop application for seismic steel brace capacity design per AISC 341/360 and ASCE 7. Upon payment, we grant you a perpetual, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to install and use the software on one (1) computer (Standard plan). The license key is delivered by email immediately after payment.

No physical goods are shipped. You receive a license key and access to downloads from your customer account.

3. Third-Party Software Requirements (SAP2000)

Capacity Design of CB Frames communicates with your SAP2000 structural model via the SAP2000 COM API. SAP2000 Version 23 or later is required to run this software. The SAP2000 COM API interface and its associated runtime dependencies must be installed on your computer.

This license does not include SAP2000 or any other third-party software. Purchasing a license for Capacity Design of CB Frames does not grant you any rights to use SAP2000, CSI products, or any other software. You are solely responsible for obtaining a valid, commercial license for SAP2000 directly from Computers and Structures, Inc. (CSI).

By purchasing and using this software, you represent and warrant that you hold a valid commercial license for SAP2000 as required by CSI's terms of use. We take no responsibility whatsoever for any use of Capacity Design of CB Frames in conjunction with an unlicensed, pirated, or otherwise unauthorized copy of SAP2000 or any other software. Any such use is a violation of these Terms and terminates your license immediately.

4. Permitted & Prohibited Use

You may use Capacity Design of CB Frames for your own internal structural engineering calculations. The following are strictly prohibited:

• Redistribution: You may not distribute, share, or make the software or license key available to any third party, whether for free or for payment.
• Resale: You may not resell, rent, lease, or lend the software or the license key.
• Reverse engineering: You may not decompile, disassemble, reverse-engineer, or attempt to derive the source code of the software by any means.
• Modification: You may not modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works based on the software.
• Transfer: You may not transfer the license key to another person or device without our prior written consent.
• AI training: You may not use the software, its outputs, or documentation to train, fine-tune, or distil any machine-learning model intended to replicate or compete with its functionality.
• Copyright removal: You may not remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, trademark, or proprietary-rights notices.

Any violation of these restrictions terminates your license immediately without notice and without refund.

5. Professional Responsibility

Capacity Design of CB Frames is a calculation aid, not a substitute for professional judgement. The engineer of record is solely responsible for verifying all results, applying appropriate engineering judgment, and meeting all applicable code requirements. We make no warranty that the software is suitable for any particular project.

6. Warranty & Support

We warrant that the software will perform materially as described for 12 months from purchase. During this period you are entitled to free updates and email support. After 12 months the license remains valid but support and updates are not included unless renewed. No other warranty is given.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability for any claim arising from the software shall not exceed the amount you paid for the license. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including lost profits or design errors.

8. EU Consumer Rights — 14-Day Withdrawal Waiver

Directive 2011/83/EU Art. 16(m) permits suppliers of digital content to exclude the 14-day right of withdrawal where the consumer has given explicit prior consent and acknowledged the loss of that right before supply begins. By ticking the consent box at checkout you give that consent. You may not claim a refund after the license key has been delivered on this basis.

Defective or misdescribed products remain subject to Italian consumer law (D.Lgs. 206/2005).

9. Refund Policy

Because the digital license is delivered immediately and the 14-day withdrawal right is waived at checkout, we do not offer refunds except where required by mandatory consumer protection law (e.g. if the software is materially defective and we cannot remedy it within a reasonable time). Contact us at [YOUR EMAIL] to raise a defect claim.

10. Intellectual Property

Capacity Design of CB Frames and all associated documentation, flowcharts, and algorithms are the intellectual property of [YOUR FULL NAME]. Purchasing a license does not transfer any IP rights.

11. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These terms are governed by Italian law. Any dispute shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of [YOUR CITY], Italy, subject to mandatory consumer-law provisions that may apply in your country of residence.

Last updated: January 2025

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• Name: sid
• Purpose: Strictly necessary — identifies your authenticated session so you remain logged in to My Account or the Admin Panel.
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• Duration: 8 hours from login, then automatically deleted.
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Contact

For questions about this policy: [YOUR EMAIL]

Business Details

• Trading name: StructAuto
• Legal name: [YOUR FULL NAME]
• Business form: Individual (Partita IVA / ditta individuale)
• Address: [YOUR ADDRESS], Italy
• VAT number (Partita IVA): [PARTITA IVA]
• Contact email: [YOUR EMAIL]

Professional Qualifications

Structural engineer. [Professional registration body and number, if applicable]

Dispute Resolution

In the event of a dispute arising from a consumer purchase, EU consumers may also use the European Commission's Online Dispute Resolution platform: ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. Our email for ODR purposes: [YOUR EMAIL].

Platform Disclosure (EU DSA Art. 24)

Average monthly active users of this website are below 45 million. This service is not designated as a Very Large Online Platform under the EU Digital Services Act.

Copyright

© 2025 [YOUR FULL NAME]. All rights reserved. Unauthorised reproduction of any content on this website is prohibited.