1. Introduction

FidoHQ ("Fido," "we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal and business information when you use our website, application, and services at fidohq.ai.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide

Account information (name, email address) via Google OAuth or email/password signup
Business information (business name, address, industry, revenue, years in operation)
Financial information provided during funding workflows (requested loan amount, use of funds, personal financial details)
Chat messages and conversations with the Fido AI assistant

Information from connected services

Plaid: Bank account balances, transaction history, and account metadata from financial institutions you connect

Information collected automatically

Usage data and interaction patterns within the application
Error and performance data via Sentry for service reliability

3. How We Use Your Information

To provide and operate our services, including AI-powered financial analysis and conversational guidance
To prepare and submit funding applications to lending partners on your behalf
To generate financial context and operating insights from connected accounts
To process payments and manage your subscription via Stripe
To send operational notifications related to your account and applications
To improve our services, including AI model performance

4. How We Share Your Information

We share your information only in the following circumstances:

Lending partners: When you submit a funding application, your business and personal information is transmitted to our lending marketplace partner (LendFlow) to match you with loan offers. This includes business details, financial data, and personal information you provided during the application process.
Payment processor: Stripe processes your payment information. We do not store credit card numbers or bank account details for billing purposes.
Infrastructure providers: We use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host our application and process data, including AI features powered by Amazon Bedrock. We use Supabase for authentication and data storage.
Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, subpoena, or legal process.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We do not share your data with advertisers.

5. Data from Plaid

When you connect a bank account through Plaid, we access your account balances and transaction history to provide financial analysis and enrich funding applications. Your use of Plaid is also subject to the Plaid End User Privacy Policy.

Bank access tokens are stored securely on our servers and are never exposed to your browser. You may disconnect your bank accounts at any time through the Bank Accounts page.

6. AI and Data Processing

Fido uses AI services (Amazon Bedrock) to analyze your business data and facilitate conversations. Your data is processed by AI models to provide personalized business guidance. We do not use your data to train AI models.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including:

Encryption in transit (TLS/HTTPS) for all communications
Row-level security on all database tables ensuring users can only access their own data
Secure token storage for third-party service credentials
Authentication via JWT tokens with verified sessions

8. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. Chat history, financial data, and application records are retained to support ongoing business operations. You may request deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

Access the personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of your information
Disconnect third-party services (such as Plaid) at any time
Cancel your subscription and stop future billing

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@fidofinancial.ai.

10. Children's Privacy

FidoHQ is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We and our partners use cookies and similar technologies to understand site usage and measure advertising. These fall into categories you can control: analytics (e.g. Google Analytics) and advertising (e.g. Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, and X). Cookies strictly necessary to run the site are always active.

You can change your choice at any time using the link in our footer. We also honor the Global Privacy Control browser signal: if your browser sends it, we automatically treat it as a request to opt out of analytics and advertising cookies.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on our website with a revised "Last updated" date.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at privacy@fidofinancial.ai.