Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 17, 2025

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy describes how AskCompanyData ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information when you use our website, askcompanydata.com (the "Service").

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Personal Information You Provide:
  • Email Address: Collected if you contact us or sign up for communications.
• Information Collected Automatically:
  • Usage Data & Analytics: We may collect information about how you interact with our Service. This can include your IP address (which may be anonymized or pseudonymized), browser type, operating system, pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, and the referring webpage. We use analytics tools, such as Umami (a privacy-focused analytics service), to help us understand and improve the Service. These tools may use cookies or other tracking technologies.
  • Chat Data: When you use our chat feature, we process the queries you submit and the conversation history. This information is used primarily to provide responses during your active session. We do not store identifiable chat conversation history after your session ends. We may retain anonymized or aggregated queries for service improvement and analytics purposes.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We may use cookies (small text files stored on your device) and similar tracking technologies to operate and personalize the Service, and to collect Usage Data (including for analytics via tools like Umami). You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for purposes including:

• Providing and Operating the Service: To deliver our services, including processing your chat queries and displaying company data.
• Improving the Service: To understand how users interact with our Service, to enhance user experience, and to develop new features. This includes analyzing Usage Data and anonymized Chat Data.
• Communicating with You: To respond to your inquiries, send service-related announcements, and provide customer support.
• Personalization: To personalize your experience on our Service (if applicable).
• Security and Fraud Prevention: To protect the security and integrity of our Service and our users.
• Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may share information with third-party vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as AI model providers (e.g., Google Gemini for chat functionality), hosting providers (our servers with Hetzner and Supabase are located in Germany), analytics providers (e.g., Umami), and communication services. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the services they provide to us.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information.
• Protection of Rights: We may disclose information when we believe it necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.

International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be processed and stored on servers located outside of your country of residence. Our primary hosting providers, Hetzner and Supabase, utilize servers located in Germany (within the European Economic Area - EEA). The EEA is recognized by the United Kingdom as providing an adequate level of data protection. If we transfer personal data to other third parties outside the UK or EEA, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place as required by applicable data protection laws.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law. Usage Data and anonymized Chat Data may be retained for longer periods for analytics and service improvement purposes.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

Third-Party Services

Our Service utilizes Google Gemini for its chat functionality. Your interactions with the chat feature are subject to Google's Privacy Policy. We use Umami for web analytics; Umami is designed to be privacy-respecting, and you can learn more about its practices on its official website. We recommend you review their policies to understand how they handle your data. You can find Google's Privacy Policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Our Service may contain links to other websites not operated by us. If you click a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children under 18 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Data Security

We use industry-standard measures to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at [email protected].