Personal Data Processing Policy

Last updated: March 25, 2026

This document defines the policy regarding the processing of personal data (hereinafter the "Policy") of Chatika service, operated by Individual Entrepreneur Bazarbaeva Anastasia Stanislavovna, TIN (INN) 784042051798, address: Saint Petersburg, Kolpino, Rubezhnoe shosse, 14 (hereinafter the "Operator").

1. Principles of Personal Data Processing

The Operator is guided by the following principles when processing personal data:

  • Legality and fairness — personal data is processed on a lawful and fair basis
  • Purpose limitation — processing is limited to achieving specific, predetermined, and legitimate purposes
  • Data minimization — the scope and nature of processed data correspond to the stated processing purposes
  • Accuracy — personal data is accurate, sufficient, and, where necessary, kept up to date
  • Storage limitation — personal data is stored no longer than required by the processing purposes
  • Integrity and confidentiality — appropriate security measures are in place to protect personal data

2. Categories and Volumes of Processed Personal Data

The Operator processes the following categories of personal data:

A. Personal data of website visitors (chat widget users)

  • Full name — for addressing and lead identification
  • Email address — for communication and notifications
  • Phone number — for callback and booking confirmation (encrypted AES-256-GCM)
  • Chat message text — for providing the AI assistant service
  • IP address — for security and analytics
  • Cookie identifiers — for session management

B. Personal data of tenant employees (admin panel users)

  • Full name — for identification in the system
  • Email address — for authorization and notifications
  • Hashed password — for authentication
  • Role and permissions — for access control

Approximate volume: up to 10,000 data subject records per tenant, up to 1,000 tenants.

3. Processing Purposes by Category

Data categoryProcessing purposeLegal basis
Visitor nameLead identification, personalizationConsent (Art. 6(1)(1) of 152-FZ)
EmailNotifications, lead capture, account accessConsent, contract execution (Art. 6(1)(5) of 152-FZ)
Phone numberCallback, booking confirmationConsent (Art. 6(1)(1) of 152-FZ)
Chat messagesAI processing, response generationConsent, contract execution
IP address, cookiesSecurity, analytics, fraud preventionLegitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(7) of 152-FZ)
Account credentialsAuthentication, authorizationContract execution (Art. 6(1)(5) of 152-FZ)

4. Processing Conditions and Procedures

Personal data processing begins upon:

  • Obtaining consent of the Data Subject (for website visitors — by submitting data through the chat widget)
  • Conclusion of a service agreement (for tenant employees — upon registration in the system)

Chatika acts in a dual role:

  • As a DATA PROCESSOR on behalf of tenants (clinics, salons) who are the OPERATORS for their clients' data collected through the chat widget
  • As an OPERATOR for tenant account data (business owner emails, passwords, billing information)

The relationship between Chatika and tenants is governed by a data processing agreement (DPA) included in the Terms of Service.

5. Information Security Measures

The Operator implements the following measures to ensure the security of personal data:

Organizational measures:

  • Appointment of a person responsible for organizing PD processing
  • Development and approval of internal regulatory documents on PD processing
  • Familiarization of employees with PD processing requirements
  • Establishment of a procedure for access to personal data
  • Regular review and update of the security policy

Technical measures:

  • Encryption of sensitive data at rest (AES-256-GCM for phone numbers)
  • Encryption of data in transit (HTTPS with TLS 1.3)
  • Password hashing (bcrypt with unique salt)
  • Tenant data isolation at the database level
  • Role-based access control (RBAC) with the principle of least privilege
  • Audit logging of all operations with personal data
  • Automated backup with encryption
  • Use of certified cloud infrastructure (Yandex Cloud, Russia)
  • Regular vulnerability scanning and software updates

6. Rights and Obligations of the Operator

The Operator has the right to:

  • Process personal data in accordance with this Policy and applicable law
  • Refuse to process personal data if there are no legal grounds
  • Use automated means to process personal data

The Operator is obligated to:

  • Process personal data exclusively for the stated purposes
  • Ensure the security and confidentiality of personal data
  • Respond to Data Subject requests within 10 business days
  • Stop processing personal data upon withdrawal of consent
  • Delete personal data upon expiration of the retention period
  • Notify the authorized body (Roskomnadzor) of PD processing in accordance with the law

7. Exercising Data Subject Rights

The Data Subject has the right to:

  • Obtain information about the processing of their personal data
  • Require clarification, blocking, or deletion of personal data
  • Withdraw consent to the processing of personal data
  • Appeal the actions of the Operator to Roskomnadzor or in court

To exercise these rights, the Data Subject should send a request to:

The request must include: full name, contact email, description of the data, and the essence of the request. Response time: 10 business days.

When a Data Subject withdraws consent, the Operator ceases processing and deletes the data within 30 days, unless there are other legal grounds for processing.