Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 30, 2025

1. Introduction

AskCasy ("we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and disclose your information.

By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please do not use our Service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

  • Account Information: Name, email address, company name, payment information (via our payment processors)
  • Configuration Information: Website settings, knowledge base content, chatbot configuration, custom branding settings
  • Communication Information: Records of your communications with our support team

2.2 Information Automatically Collected

  • Usage Data: Access times, feature usage, page view records
  • Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, device type
  • Log Data: Server logs, error reports, performance data

2.3 End Visitor Information (via Widget)

When your website visitors interact with the AskCasy Widget, we collect:

  • Conversation content (visitor questions and AI responses)
  • Session timestamps and duration
  • Contact information voluntarily provided by the visitor (e.g., name, email)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

Providing Services and Features

  • To provide, maintain, and improve our AI customer service
  • To process and store your knowledge base content
  • To generate conversation summaries and analytics reports
  • To provide customer support services

Account Management

  • To create and manage your account
  • To process subscriptions and payments
  • To send account-related notifications and updates

Service Improvement

  • To analyze usage trends and user behavior
  • To optimize performance and user experience
  • To develop new features and services

Legal Compliance

  • To comply with applicable laws and regulations
  • To respond to lawful requests from law enforcement
  • To enforce our Terms of Service

4. Important Notice: Data Usage Limits

Our Commitment

Your Data is Only for Serving You — We do not use your knowledge base content, conversation data, or any customer data to train or improve our AI models.

No Sale to Third Parties — We will never sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your data to third parties for marketing purposes.

No Model Training — Any content you upload to the knowledge base will not be used to train, fine-tune, or improve any AI models.

Data Isolation — Each customer's data is logically strictly isolated, ensuring your data cannot be accessed by other customers.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

Service Providers: We share necessary data with third-party vendors who help provide our services (such as cloud hosting, payment processing, email services), subject to contractual obligations to protect your data.
Legal Requirements: If we have reason to believe that disclosure is required by law, or to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
Business Transfers: If involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, we may transfer your information as part of that transaction.
With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.

6. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including but not limited to:

  • Transmission Encryption: All data is transmitted via HTTPS/TLS encryption
  • Storage Encryption: Sensitive data is encrypted at rest
  • Access Control: Strict access permission management
  • Security Audits: Regular security assessments and penetration testing
  • Backup & Recovery: Regular data backups to prevent accidental loss

While we strive to protect your information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but will continue to work on adopting best practices to protect your data.

7. Data Retention

We retain your data according to the following criteria:

  • Account Data: Retained for 30 days after account deletion
  • Conversation Records: Retained according to your subscription plan; retained for 30 days after subscription ends
  • Log Data: Retained for 90 days for troubleshooting and security analysis
  • Financial Records: Retained for 7 years as required by law

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

Right to Access

You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

Right to Rectification

You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

Right to Deletion

You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data ("Right to be Forgotten").

Right to Restriction

You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your data under certain circumstances.

Right to Portability

You have the right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format and transfer it to another service provider.

Right to Withdraw Consent

For processing based on consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information at the end of this policy. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in places outside your country. We will take steps to ensure your data is adequately protected, and transfers will comply with applicable legal requirements.

Specifically, for data transferred from the EU/EEA, we use Standard Contractual Clauses or other lawful transfer mechanisms to protect data.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately. If discovered, we will delete such information immediately.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any material changes will be notified to you by:

  • Posting the new policy on this page
  • Emailing you (for significant changes)
  • Displaying a notification when you next log in

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or wish to exercise your rights regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: support@askcasy.com