Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 20, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.
We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
- Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
- Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority.
- Application refers to CostCrunch, the software program provided by the Company.
- Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to COSTCRUNCH INC, 5 UNION SQUARE WEST FRNT 1 1121 NEW YORK, NY 10003.
- Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
- Country refers to: Delaware, United States.
- Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone, or a digital tablet.
- Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
- Service refers to the Application or the Website or both.
- Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service, or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
- Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
- Website refers to CostCrunch, accessible from https://www.costcrunch.ai
- You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Phone number
- Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
- Usage Data
Gmail API Data Collection
Users have the option to integrate their Gmail account with our Service; this integration is entirely optional. We request access to the following Google API scopes to provide our Service:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly (Read-only access to your Gmail messages)https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.metadata (Access to email metadata such as headers, without message bodies)https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email (Access to your email address)https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile (Access to basic profile information)
We collect and process this data for the purpose of analyzing email invoices and providing insights. We do not store full email content, and all email data processing is done in compliance with Google API Services User Data Policy.
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service and may include:
- IP address, browser type, and browser version
- The pages of our Service that You visit
- The time and date of Your visit, time spent on pages, and other diagnostic data
- Device information including type, unique device ID, operating system, and mobile network details
Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service, including monitoring its usage.
- To manage Your Account, allowing access to specific features and functionalities.
- To analyze email invoices, extracting relevant data to provide financial insights and analytics.
- To comply with Google API policies, ensuring all data is used in accordance with Google's guidelines and security requirements.
- To contact You, via email or other electronic communication for Service-related updates.
- To comply with legal requirements, or respond to legal requests.
- To enhance security, preventing unauthorized access and ensuring data integrity.
Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell or share Your email data with third parties. However, we may share certain data:
- With Service Providers: To support our infrastructure, monitoring, and analytics.
- For legal compliance: When required by law enforcement, regulations, or legal proceedings.
- With Google: As per Google's policies and user consent agreements.
Data Retention and Deletion
We retain Your data only as long as necessary for the purposes stated in this policy. Users can request deletion of their Gmail-linked data at any time. If You wish to delete Your data, You may do so through our platform settings or by contacting Us at david@costcrunch.ai.
Security of Your Data
We implement industry-standard security measures, including:
- Encryption: All customer data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit via TLS.
- Application-Level Encryption: Sensitive information like access tokens and keys are encrypted at the application level before they are stored in the database.
- Access Controls: Restricted access based on role-based permissions.
- Auditing: Regular security assessments and audits.
- Data Minimization: We limit data collection to only what is necessary for providing the Service.
However, no system can guarantee absolute security, and We advise You to take personal security precautions when using Our Service.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:
