# Privacy Policy

**Last Updated: March 31, 2025**

## 1. Introduction

Alethos ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website alethos.io and use our services (collectively, the "Service").

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Service, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Service.

## 2. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Service:

### 2.1 Personal Information
- **Account Information**: When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and password.
- **Billing Information**: For paid subscriptions, we collect payment information, billing address, and other financial information necessary to process your payments. Note that we do not store your full credit card information on our servers; this information is processed and stored by our payment processors.
- **Profile Information**: Information you provide in your user profile, such as job title, company, and profile picture.
- **Communication Data**: When you communicate with us, we collect information such as email content, attachments, and metadata.

### 2.2 Automatically Collected Information
- **Usage Data**: Information about how you interact with our Service, including access dates and times, pages viewed, links clicked, and other actions within the Service.
- **Device Information**: Information about your device, such as IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
- **Cookies and Similar Technologies**: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. See our Cookie Policy section for more details.

## 3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect about you for various purposes, including:

- Providing, maintaining, and improving our Service
- Processing your subscription and payments
- Sending you important information about the Service, including updates, security alerts, and administrative messages
- Responding to your comments, questions, and requests
- Personalizing your experience with the Service
- Monitoring and analyzing trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Service
- Detecting, preventing, and addressing technical issues, fraud, or illegal activities

## 4. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

- **Service Providers**: With third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to your information to perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service.
- **Business Transfers**: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
- **Legal Requirements**: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
- **Protection of Rights**: To protect the rights, property, or safety of Alethos, our users, or others.

## 5. Your Privacy Rights

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

### 5.1 For Users in the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, and Similar Jurisdictions:
- **Right to Access**: You have the right to request copies of your personal information.
- **Right to Rectification**: You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate information.
- **Right to Erasure**: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information in certain circumstances.
- **Right to Restrict Processing**: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- **Right to Data Portability**: You have the right to request that we transfer your personal information to another organization or directly to you.
- **Right to Object**: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information.

### 5.2 For California Residents:
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), you have the right to:
- Know what personal information is being collected about you
- Know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
- Say no to the sale of personal information
- Access your personal information
- Request deletion of your personal information

### 5.3 How to Exercise Your Rights:
To exercise any of the rights described above, please contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

## 6. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please be aware that we transfer the information, including personal information, to the United States and process it there.

For users in the EEA, UK, and similar jurisdictions: Whenever we transfer your personal information out of these regions, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by implementing appropriate safeguards, such as using standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.

## 7. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

## 8. Data Retention

We will 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 policies.

## 9. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

## 10. Cookie Policy

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

### 10.1 Types of Cookies We Use:
- **Essential Cookies**: Necessary for the functioning of the Service.
- **Analytical/Performance Cookies**: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our Service.
- **Functionality Cookies**: Enable us to recognize you when you return to our Service.
- **Targeting Cookies**: Record your visit to our Service, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed.

### 10.2 Your Choices:
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may impact your overall user experience.

## 11. 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 at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

## 12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

- Email: privacy@alethos.io
- Address: [Your Company Address]
- Website: alethos.io/contact