Privacy Policy for IdeaVisor
Last Updated: August 28, 2025
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how IdeaVisor ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our AI-powered startup validation platform (the "Service").
2. Information We Collect
We collect information you provide directly to us when you use the Service, including:
- Startup Idea Details: Information about your startup idea, target customer, problem, solution, and founder background.
- Resume/Background Data: Text extracted from any PDF resume files you upload.
- Contact Information: If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
We also collect certain information automatically when you access and use the Service, such as usage data and technical information (e.g., IP address, browser type).
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our Service, including generating AI-powered validation reports.
- Improve, personalize, and expand our Service.
- Understand and analyze how you use our Service.
- Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the Service.
- Detect and prevent fraud.
4. How We Share Your Information
We may share your information in the following situations:
- With AI Service Providers: We share your submitted startup idea details (excluding personally identifiable information from resumes unless explicitly part of the idea description) with third-party AI models (via OpenRouter) to perform the analysis. These AI models process the data to generate the validation reports. We do not share your personal contact information with these providers.
- For Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
- With Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.
- With Business Partners: We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
- With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.
- Legal Obligations: We may disclose your data when required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
5. Data Security
The security of your information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
7. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you.
- The right to object to our processing of your personal data.
- The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
- The right to data portability.
- The right to withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
8. Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on 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.
9. 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. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: