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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026 · Compliant with EU GDPR · California CCPA · UK GDPR

This policy explains how VeriflyAI Lda ("VeriflyAI", "we", "our") collects, uses, stores and protects your personal data when you use our Service.

1. Data Controller

Data Controller: VeriflyAI Lda

Registered: Portugal, European Union

DPO Contact: support@veriflyai.com

2. Data We Collect

Account data: Email address, encrypted password, registration date, plan/subscription status.

Profile data: Usage counters (analyses used, documents generated), preferred language and country, subscription history.

Document content: Text you submit for analysis, answers you provide when generating documents. This content is processed by our AI models and may be temporarily cached for performance. We do not use your document content to train AI models.

Usage data: Pages visited, features used, AI task types, response times, error logs. Collected anonymously for service improvement.

Payment data: Subscription status, billing history. Payment card details are processed exclusively by Stripe — we never see or store your card number.

Technical data: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, cookies. See our Cookie Policy.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Article 6)

Contract performance (Art. 6(1)(b))

Processing your account data, usage data and document content to provide the Service you signed up for.

Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f))

Fraud prevention, security, service improvement, anonymised analytics.

Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c))

Retaining billing records as required by Portuguese/EU tax law.

Consent (Art. 6(1)(a))

Marketing communications (opt-in only). You may withdraw consent at any time.

4. How We Use Your Data

  • Providing, maintaining and improving the Service
  • Processing your document analysis and generation requests via AI
  • Managing your account, subscription and billing
  • Sending service notifications (account alerts, payment receipts)
  • Detecting and preventing fraud, abuse and security threats
  • Complying with legal obligations
  • Sending marketing communications if you opt in

We never sell your personal data to third parties.

5. Third-Party Processors

Supabase (Supabase Inc., USA)

Database and authentication provider. Your account data and document history are stored in Supabase. Data stored in EU region (eu-west-1). DPA in place. Privacy Policy

Anthropic, PBC (USA)

AI model provider (Claude). Your document text is sent to Anthropic's API for processing. Anthropic does not use API inputs to train models. Privacy Policy

Stripe, Inc. (USA)

Payment processing. Stripe is PCI-DSS certified and handles all payment data. We never receive your full card details. Privacy Policy

Vercel, Inc. (USA)

Hosting and CDN. Processes request logs containing IP addresses. EU data transfer covered by Standard Contractual Clauses.

6. International Transfers

Some processors (Anthropic, Stripe, Vercel) are based in the USA. We ensure adequate protection through:

  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) as approved by the EU Commission
  • Adequacy decisions where applicable
  • Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) with all processors

7. Data Retention

Account data: Retained for the duration of your account plus 12 months after deletion, except where legal obligations require longer retention.

Document content: Retained for the duration of your account. You may delete individual documents at any time from History.

Billing records: Retained for 10 years as required by Portuguese tax law (IRS/IVA).

AI processing logs: Anonymised and retained for 90 days for debugging.

When you delete your account, your personal data is erased within 30 days from our systems, subject to legal retention obligations.

8. Your Rights (GDPR)

As a data subject under EU GDPR, you have the right to:

Access (Art. 15)

Request a copy of all data we hold about you

Rectification (Art. 16)

Correct inaccurate or incomplete data

Erasure (Art. 17)

Request deletion ("right to be forgotten")

Portability (Art. 20)

Export your data in machine-readable format

Restriction (Art. 18)

Limit how we process your data

Objection (Art. 21)

Object to processing based on legitimate interests

Withdraw consent

At any time, for consent-based processing

Lodge a complaint

With the CNPD (Portuguese DPA) or your local authority

To exercise your rights, email support@veriflyai.com. We respond within 30 days. You may also exercise most rights directly in your account settings.

9. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) / CPRA:

  • Right to know: What personal information we collect, use, disclose or sell
  • Right to delete: Request deletion of your personal information
  • Right to opt-out: We do not sell personal information. No opt-out needed.
  • Right to non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights
  • Right to correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information

To exercise CCPA rights, contact support@veriflyai.com with subject "CCPA Request".

10. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data:

  • All data in transit encrypted via TLS 1.3
  • Database encrypted at rest (AES-256)
  • Row-Level Security on all database tables
  • Passwords hashed with bcrypt (never stored in plaintext)
  • Access controls and least-privilege principle
  • Regular security assessments

In the event of a data breach affecting your rights, we will notify you and the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours as required by GDPR Article 33.

11. Cookies

We use essential cookies for authentication and session management. See our Cookie Policy for full details.

12. Children

VeriflyAI is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us at support@veriflyai.com and we will delete it promptly.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by email and/or in-app notice at least 30 days in advance. Continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

14. Contact & Complaints

Data Protection Officer: support@veriflyai.com

CNPD (Portugal): www.cnpd.pt