Privacy Policy

IdeaAudit Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how IdeaAudit ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and protects your information when you use our AI-powered startup idea validation platform (the "Service"). This Policy applies to our website, web application, and all related services.

This Policy applies to all users globally, including individual users, visitors to our website, and anyone who submits startup ideas for validation. By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Policy.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction & Scope
2. Information We Collect
3. How We Use Your Information
4. Sharing Your Information
5. Data Security
6. Data Retention
7. Electronic Agreement Logs
8. Your Privacy Rights
9. AI and Automated Processing
10. Cookies and Tracking
11. Contact Information

1. Introduction & Scope

IdeaAudit provides AI-powered startup idea validation. Our Service analyzes your business ideas to provide demand scores, competition analysis, monetization assessment, and honest feedback. This Policy explains how we handle your data when you use our Service.

Our Service includes a free trial (1 validation), paid validation packs (3, 10, or 300 credits), and the Company Builder. All plans include AI processing and report generation.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

• Account Information: Email address, name (optional), password. If using social login, we receive account information from the provider.
• Payment Information: Processed securely via Stripe; we do not store credit card details.
• Startup Ideas: The business descriptions, problem statements, and idea text you submit for validation.
• Validation Reports: Reports generated by our AI, including scores, analysis, and recommendations.

Information We Collect Automatically

• Device type, operating system, and browser information
• IP address (for debugging and support)
• Electronic agreement records (accepted terms/privacy versions, acceptance timestamp, and related checkout/session context)
• Session data and interaction patterns
• Feature usage and validation frequency
• Performance metrics and error logs

3. How We Use Your Information

• Creating and managing your account
• Processing your startup ideas through our AI validation engine
• Generating validation reports, scores, and recommendations
• Processing payments and managing subscriptions
• Delivering customer support
• Sending transactional emails (account notifications, receipts)
• Improving our Service and developing new features
• Complying with legal obligations and protecting against fraud

4. Sharing Your Information

We share your information only as described below:

We do NOT sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes. We may share information when required by law, to protect our rights, or in connection with a merger or acquisition.

5. Data Security

We implement security measures to protect your information:

• Encryption in transit (TLS/SSL)
• Encryption at rest for stored data
• Secure authentication
• Access controls and role-based permissions

No method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but commit to industry-standard protections.

6. Data Retention

7. Electronic Agreement Logs

When you check the legal consent boxes at account creation or checkout, we store an audit log to prove what was accepted and when. This helps us enforce contracts, prevent fraud, and resolve billing or account disputes.

• Account identifiers (user ID, email snapshot, optional name snapshot)
• Accepted legal versions (Terms of Service and Privacy Policy versions)
• Acceptance timestamp (server time), IP address, and browser user-agent
• Checkout session reference when acceptance is tied to a Stripe transaction

This data is used for legal and security records only. It is not used for advertising personalization.

8. Your Privacy Rights

You can:

• Access: Request information about what data we hold
• Correct: Update inaccurate information
• Delete: Request deletion of your account and data
• Export: Download your validation reports
• Opt-out: Unsubscribe from marketing emails

GDPR (EU/UK): You have rights to rectification, erasure, restrict processing, data portability, and to object. You may lodge a complaint with your data protection authority.

CCPA (California): We do not sell personal information. You have the right to know, delete, and opt-out.

Contact us to exercise your rights. We will respond within 30 days.

9. AI and Automated Processing

Our Service uses AI to analyze your startup ideas and generate validation reports. Your idea text is sent to AI providers (e.g., OpenAI) for processing.

• We do NOT use your content to train or improve AI models
• AI processing is integral to our Service and cannot be disabled
• Some AI providers may retain data per their policies
• You maintain ownership of your content

10. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use:

• Essential: Session storage, localStorage for app state and preferences
• Analytics: To improve our website and user experience

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may limit some functionality.

11. Contact Information

For privacy inquiries:

Email: support@ideaaudit.com

Response Time: Within 7 business days