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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 4, 2026

Platphorm News Network (“we”, “our”, or “us”) operates the USPS Shipping API service. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our API services.

Information We Collect

API Request Data

  • Origin and destination ZIP codes or postal codes
  • Package dimensions and weight
  • Declared values for customs (international shipments)
  • Content type descriptions

Technical Data

  • IP address (anonymized for analytics)
  • JA4H HTTP fingerprint for security and rate limiting
  • Request timestamps and response times
  • Browser/client user agent string
  • API endpoint accessed
How We Use Your Information
  • To calculate and return accurate USPS shipping rates
  • To improve API performance and reliability
  • To detect and prevent abuse, fraud, and security threats
  • To enforce rate limits and fair usage policies
  • To generate anonymized usage analytics
  • To comply with legal obligations
Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:

  • All API communications are encrypted using TLS 1.3
  • Request fingerprinting uses non-reversible hashing
  • No personally identifiable shipping addresses are stored
  • Audit logs are retained for 30 days maximum
  • Rate calculations are not permanently stored
Third-Party Services

We integrate with the following third-party services:

  • USPS Web Tools API - For official shipping rate calculations
  • Vercel - For hosting and edge computing
  • Neon - For database storage (if enabled)

Each third-party service has its own privacy policy governing the data they process.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at:

Email: Michael@barbineworldwide.com

Website: platphormnews.com

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