Our Commitment to Privacy
At IdeaFlo, we believe privacy is a fundamental human right. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our idea capture and expansion app, website, and services. We are committed to transparency and giving you complete control over your data and ideas.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide Directly
- Account Information: Name, email address, and other details you provide when creating an IdeaFlo account
- Ideas and Content: Your recorded thoughts, voice notes, text entries, and AI-expanded ideas
- Communication: Messages, feedback, and support requests you send to us
- Payment Information: Billing details processed securely through our payment providers (for premium features)
Information Collected Automatically
- Usage Data: How you interact with IdeaFlo, features used, and time spent capturing ideas
- Device Information: Device type, operating system, browser type, and IP address
- Technical Data: Log files, error reports, and performance metrics to improve the app
Information from Third Parties
- Authentication Services: Information from OAuth providers if you choose to sign in with third-party services
- AI Processing: Anonymous, aggregated data used to improve our AI expansion algorithms
How We Use Your Information
We use your information only for legitimate purposes to provide and improve IdeaFlo:
- Idea Processing: Capture, store, and organize your ideas securely
- AI Enhancement: Use AI to expand and develop your ideas (all processing is secure and private)
- Service Delivery: Provide, maintain, and improve the IdeaFlo app and features
- Communication: Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- Security: Protect your ideas and account against unauthorized access and threats
- Product Development: Understand user needs to enhance our AI and features (using anonymized data only)
- Legal Compliance: Meet legal obligations and enforce our terms
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information or ideas. We may share information only in these limited circumstances:
Service Providers
We work with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate IdeaFlo. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the services they provide to us. Your ideas remain encrypted and inaccessible to these providers.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of IdeaFlo, our users, or the public.
Business Transfers
If IdeaFlo is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to the same privacy protections and encryption standards.
Data Security and Protection
We implement military-grade security measures to protect your ideas and personal information:
- End-to-End Encryption: All your ideas are encrypted with keys only you control
- Zero-Knowledge Architecture: We cannot access your decrypted ideas, even if we wanted to
- Secure AI Processing: AI expansion happens in encrypted environments with no data retention
- Advanced Encryption: All data is encrypted in transit and at rest using AES-256 encryption
- Access Controls: Strict access controls limit who can interact with any user data
- Regular Security Audits: We conduct regular security audits and penetration testing
- Secure Infrastructure: Our servers are hosted in certified, secure data centers
Your Rights and Choices
You have complete control over your ideas and personal information:
Access and Portability
- Request a copy of all your ideas and personal information
- Export your ideas in multiple formats (JSON, PDF, text)
- Download your entire IdeaFlo archive at any time
Correction and Updates
- Update your account information at any time through the app
- Edit, modify, or delete any of your captured ideas
- Request correction of inaccurate information
Deletion
- Delete your account and all associated data permanently
- Delete individual ideas or entire collections
- Request complete data erasure (right to be forgotten)
AI and Processing Controls
- Choose which ideas to expand with AI
- Opt out of AI processing entirely
- Control how your data is used to improve our services
Data Retention
We retain your ideas and information only as long as your account is active or as needed to provide IdeaFlo services. When you delete your account, we will permanently delete all your ideas and personal information within 30 days, except where we are required to retain anonymized data for legal reasons. You can also delete individual ideas at any time, and they are permanently removed immediately.
International Data Transfers
IdeaFlo is operated globally with servers in secure data centers. If you are located outside your data's processing region, please note that your encrypted information may be transferred to and processed in other countries. We ensure appropriate safeguards and encryption are in place for all international transfers in compliance with applicable data protection laws.
Children's Privacy
IdeaFlo is intended for users 13 years of age and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take immediate steps to delete such information and terminate the account.
AI and Machine Learning
IdeaFlo uses artificial intelligence to help expand and develop your ideas. Here's how we ensure your privacy:
- Encrypted Processing: AI processes your ideas in encrypted environments
- No Data Retention: AI models do not store or remember your specific ideas
- Anonymous Training: We only use anonymous, aggregated patterns to improve AI (never your actual ideas)
- Your Control: You can opt out of AI features entirely while still using IdeaFlo
- Transparent Processing: You can see exactly what AI suggestions are made and accept or reject them
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use minimal cookies and tracking technologies, focused on functionality rather than advertising:
Types of Cookies We Use
- Essential Cookies: Required for login, security, and basic app functionality
- Preference Cookies: Remember your settings, themes, and app preferences
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand app usage to improve features (anonymized only)
We do not use advertising cookies or sell any data to third parties. You can control cookie settings through your browser, though disabling essential cookies may affect app functionality.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page, updating the "Last updated" date, and sending you a notification through the IdeaFlo app. Your continued use of IdeaFlo after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or want to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:
Response Time: We aim to respond to all privacy inquiries within 72 hours and fulfill data requests within 30 days as required by applicable privacy laws.