sbtmuller

My apologies and I should have used a different word and my point is just to remind people that data is synced when signed in.

I had a feeling of a twist just because initially I found https://support.getpostman.com/hc/en-us/articles/203815791-W... which gave me impression that they do not collect payload under any circumstances.

I would hope that they add a clarification in that page because if I did not contact them then I would not have know about the sync feature and also would not have thought anything about GDPR issue. This is just a reminder note, not saying that Postman is hiding about it.

Update: This post is just a reminder that Postman collects your request data only when you're signed in. So please be aware of GDPR or similar legal requirements in your region.

When I first try to find information about it, I did a search and found this: https://support.getpostman.com/hc/en-us/articles/203815791-W...

Later I found out that they have a sync feature, so it is probably why they need to collect and store request data if you're signed in. This is just a reminder for those who are unaware about it, not saying that Postman is hiding anything about it.

https://learning.postman.com/docs/postman/launching-postman/...

I'm not saying that they are hiding, but I believe most people saw this page and felt Postman does not collect request data under any circumstances. It felt like a sudden twist of story after I've contacted them and realized they have the sync feature. If I did not contact them then I would not have know they do collect request data when user is signed in.

https://support.getpostman.com/hc/en-us/articles/203815791-W...

How are they able to make this feature work if they do not store your request/response data?

https://learning.postman.com/docs/postman/launching-postman/...

I'm surprised to see their claim in that help center post.

"Postman does not track any content of your requests/responses."

That post was 2 years ago, so it's probably outdated.

See my reply to coderintherye

See my reply to coderintherye

See my reply to coderintherye

This is their reply when I contacted them earlier asking if they collect HTTP request payload:

Thank you for writing in. Sure - If you do not create an account or use Postman without signing in then we will not collect any of the data. We will only store the actual requests that are sent when the user signs into the application. That said - the data is encrypted in rest and in transit using industry best standard encryption algorithms. Hope this clarifies!

https://www.postman.com/licenses/privacy/

Under "Information you provide to us": Content you provide through our products: The Services include the Postman products you use, where we collect and store content that you post, send, receive and share. This content includes any information about you that you may choose to include: we collect feedback you provide directly to us through the product and we collect clickstream data about how you interact with and use features in the Services.