Privacy Policy

Your privacy is fundamental to how we build and operate Kydarin

Last Updated: June 27, 2025

Privacy at a Glance

  • • We collect only the data necessary to provide our AI-powered pitch simulation service
  • • Your startup information and pitch content remain completely confidential
  • • We use industry-standard security measures to protect your data
  • • You have full control over your data and can delete your account at any time
  • • We never sell your personal information to third parties

1. Information We Collect

Account Information

  • Email address and password (encrypted)
  • Profile information (name, role, company)
  • Account preferences and settings
  • Authentication tokens and session data

Startup Information

  • Company name, description, and industry sector
  • Funding stage and business model details
  • Pitch deck content and presentations
  • Financial projections and business metrics
  • Team information and founder profiles

Simulation Data

  • AI investor conversation transcripts
  • Voice recordings during practice sessions
  • Response timing and interaction patterns
  • Pitch performance scores and feedback
  • Question and answer exchanges
  • Simulation settings and preferences

Analytics and Performance Data

  • Usage statistics and session duration
  • Feature engagement and interaction data
  • Performance trends and improvement metrics
  • Comparative benchmarking data
  • Success rates and outcome tracking

Payment and Billing Information

  • Credit card information (processed by Stripe)
  • Billing address and payment history
  • Subscription status and credit usage
  • Invoice and transaction records

Technical Information

  • IP address and browser information
  • Device type and operating system
  • Log files and error reports
  • API usage and performance metrics

2. How We Use Your Information

Core Service Delivery

  • Provide AI-powered investor simulation experiences
  • Generate personalized feedback and recommendations
  • Track your progress and performance over time
  • Customize investor personas based on your industry and stage

AI and Machine Learning

  • Train AI models to improve response quality and realism
  • Analyze conversation patterns to enhance investor personas
  • Develop better feedback algorithms based on successful outcomes
  • Create industry-specific questioning patterns and objections

Analytics and Insights

  • Generate performance analytics and trend reports
  • Provide industry benchmarking and comparative analysis
  • Identify common improvement areas and success patterns
  • Create aggregated insights for product enhancement

Account Management

  • Authenticate users and maintain secure sessions
  • Process payments and manage subscription billing
  • Provide customer support and technical assistance
  • Send important account and service notifications

3. Third-Party Services

Essential Service Providers

  • Supabase: Database hosting and user authentication
  • Stripe: Payment processing and subscription management
  • ElevenLabs: Text-to-speech voice generation services
  • OpenAI: AI conversation and feedback generation
  • Vercel: Application hosting and content delivery

What Information We Share

  • Authentication data with Supabase for account management
  • Payment information with Stripe (we never store card details)
  • Text content with AI providers for response generation
  • Voice synthesis requests with ElevenLabs (no personal data)
  • Aggregated, anonymized usage statistics with hosting providers

4. Data Security & Protection

Security Measures

  • End-to-end encryption for all data transmissions
  • Secure authentication with JWT tokens and session management
  • Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments
  • Access controls and permission-based data handling
  • Encrypted storage of sensitive information
  • Rate limiting and DDoS protection

Data Confidentiality

  • Your startup information remains completely confidential
  • Pitch content is never shared with real investors or third parties
  • AI training uses anonymized and aggregated data patterns only
  • Strict employee access controls with signed confidentiality agreements

5. Data Retention & Deletion

Retention Periods

  • Account data: Retained while your account is active
  • Simulation transcripts: Stored for 2 years for improvement tracking
  • Payment records: Kept for 7 years for legal and tax compliance
  • Analytics data: Anonymized and retained indefinitely for service improvement
  • Voice recordings: Processed in real-time, not permanently stored

Account Deletion

  • You can delete your account at any time from settings
  • Personal data is permanently deleted within 30 days
  • Anonymized analytics data may be retained for service improvement
  • Legal obligations may require certain data retention (e.g., financial records)

6. AI & Voice Processing

AI Conversations

  • Your conversations with AI investors are recorded for feedback generation
  • Conversation data helps improve AI responses and realism
  • No human reviewers access your individual conversations
  • AI models are trained on aggregated, anonymized conversation patterns

Voice Processing

  • Voice input is processed in real-time for speech-to-text conversion
  • Audio data is not permanently stored on our servers
  • Voice synthesis uses text input only, not voice biometrics
  • You can disable voice features and use text-only mode

This privacy policy is effective as of June 27, 2025 and may be updated from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes via email or through the platform.