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Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 2026
Overview
FinIQ ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you use the FinIQ platform at finiq.cloud.
By using FinIQ, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
Information you provide:
- →Email address (used for account creation and login)
- →Financial documents you upload for analysis
- →Organisation name, sector, and reporting period you enter
Information collected automatically:
- →Basic usage data (pages visited, analysis count)
- →IP address and browser type for security purposes
2. How We Use Your Information
- →To provide the FinIQ analysis service
- →To manage your account and credit balance
- →To process payments via Stripe
- →To improve the quality of the service
- →To communicate with you about your account or the service
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.
3. Your Uploaded Documents
Your documents are deleted immediately after analysis is complete. We do not store your financial documents.
- →Documents are processed in memory and passed to the Anthropic API for analysis
- →Documents are never stored on disk after analysis completes
- →Your data is never used to train AI models (Anthropic API policy)
- →Analysis results (the generated report) are stored against your account so you can access them later
4. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services to operate FinIQ:
Anthropic API
Powers the AI financial analysis. Your document content is sent to Anthropic for processing. Anthropic's usage policies prohibit training on API data.
Privacy policy →Stripe
Handles payment processing. We do not store your card details — these are handled entirely by Stripe.
Privacy policy →5. Data Retention
- →Uploaded documents: deleted immediately after analysis
- →Analysis results: retained until you delete your account
- →Account data (email, credits): retained while your account is active
- →Payment records: retained as required by applicable law
6. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including encrypted data transmission (HTTPS) and access controls. However, no system is completely secure and transmission of data is at your own risk.
See our Security Policy for more detail.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- →Access the personal data we hold about you
- →Request correction of inaccurate data
- →Request deletion of your account and associated data
- →Object to or restrict certain processing
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@finiq.cloud.
8. Cookies
FinIQ uses minimal cookies — primarily a session cookie for authentication. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by updating the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Service constitutes acceptance.
10. Contact
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact us at hello@finiq.cloud.
FinIQ operates under the laws of New Zealand.