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Who we are

WPBay operates under the legal name CODE IKIGAI SRL, registered in Romania under CUI 37778967, VAT RO37778967 and EUID ROONRC.J2017003813122, with Commerce Registry number J2017003813122. The company’s registered office is located at Bistritei Street 27-29-31, Staircase 4, Floor 1, Apartment 31, 400430 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania. Our website is available at https://wpbay.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Who we share your data with

We do not share your data with any third party or service.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

In some cases, visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

DAC7 Reporting (EU Tax Transparency for Platform Sellers only)

Wpbay, as a Romania-based online marketplace and “reporting platform operator” under Council Directive (EU) 2021/514 (“DAC7”), is required by EU law to collect, verify, and report certain information about sellers who carry out “relevant activities” on our platform to the Romanian tax authorities (ANAF – Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală).

This reporting supports tax transparency and helps prevent tax evasion by enabling automatic exchange of information between EU Member States’ tax authorities. DAC7 does not impose any new tax on sellers – it only requires us to share existing data for tax assessment purposes.

What Data We Collect and Report Under DAC7

We collect and may report the following information for reportable sellers (primarily individuals or entities resident in an EU/EEA Member State, or conducting relevant activities affecting EU users, who exceed reporting thresholds such as more than 30 transactions or €2,000 in gross consideration per calendar year for goods sales; no threshold for certain personal services, property, or transport rentals):

  • Personal identification data: Full legal name, primary address, date of birth (for individuals).
  • Tax-related data: Tax Identification Number (TIN), VAT identification number (if applicable), business registration number (for entities).
  • Financial data: Financial account identifier(s) (e.g., IBAN or other bank details used for payouts).
  • Platform activity data: Member State(s) of tax residence, total consideration (gross amount paid minus fees/commissions), number of transactions/relevant activities per reporting period.

We only collect data that is strictly necessary to comply with DAC7 (“data minimization” under GDPR).

Legal Basis for Processing

The processing of your personal data for DAC7 purposes is based on our legal obligation to comply with EU and Romanian tax law (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, in conjunction with Directive (EU) 2021/514 and Government Ordinance no. 16/2023 in Romania).

Who Receives Your Data

  • We report the required information annually to ANAF by 31 January of the year following the reporting calendar year (e.g., data for 2025 reported by 31 January 2026).
  • ANAF may automatically exchange this information with the tax authorities of other EU/EEA Member States where you are tax resident or where relevant activities occur.
  • We do not share this data with third parties for commercial/marketing purposes under DAC7.

Retention Period

We retain DAC7-related data for as long as required by Romanian tax law – typically 10 years from the end of the relevant calendar year (or longer if required for audits/disputes). After this period, the data is securely deleted or anonymized unless another lawful basis applies.

Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your DAC7 data (subject to limitations where data is processed to comply with legal obligations):

  • Right to access, rectification, or erasure (erasure may be restricted if data is still needed for tax compliance).
  • Right to restriction of processing.
  • Right to data portability (where technically feasible).
  • Right to lodge a complaint with the Romanian Data Protection Authority (ANSPDCP – Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal) or your local supervisory authority.

To exercise these rights, contact us at [support@wpbay.com]. We will respond within one month (extendable under GDPR rules).

Additional Information

  • We make best efforts to verify the accuracy of collected data (e.g., via official registries or TIN validation tools), as required by DAC7.
  • If you fail to provide required information after reminders, we may restrict or close your seller account or block any withdrawing of funds from your account (as per DAC7 and our Terms of Service).
  • For full details on DAC7, see the European Commission’s DAC7 page or ANAF’s guidance (in Romanian): ANAF DAC7 section.

This processing is separate from our US tax reporting (W-9/W-8 forms), which has its own legal basis. For general data protection information, see the rest of this Privacy Policy.