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Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

1. Who We Are

Zainside ("we", "us", "our") is an operational analysis platform based in Australia. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use our services. We are committed to handling your data responsibly and in compliance with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

2. Data We Collect

Account Data

Name, email address, password (stored as a secure hash). Collected when you register.

Startup Submission Data

Business names, descriptions, industry, stage, revenue figures, team size, runway, and any other details you voluntarily enter into analysis forms.

Analysis Outputs

The AI-generated reports, scores, and insights produced in response to your submissions. Stored against your account.

Usage Data

Pages visited, features used, analysis count, timestamps. Collected automatically via server logs.

Payment Data

Billing is handled by third-party payment processors. We do not store card numbers or full payment credentials on our servers.

Referral Data

If you arrive via a referral link, we record the referral source for commission tracking purposes.

3. How We Use Your Data

  • Deliver the service: Run analyses, generate reports, maintain your account history
  • Improve the platform: Understand usage patterns, fix issues, develop new features
  • Account communication: Service updates, billing notices, security alerts
  • Referral tracking: Calculate and attribute partner commissions accurately
  • Legal compliance: Meet our obligations under applicable law

We do not use your startup data to train AI models. We do not sell your data to third parties. We do not use your data for advertising profiling.

4. AI Processing and Third-Party Services

Zainside uses third-party AI processing services to generate analysis outputs. When you submit information for analysis, the data you provide is transmitted to these services for processing. These providers operate under their own privacy and data handling policies and are contractually required to process data only for the purpose of delivering the analysis service.

By using Zainside, you consent to your submitted data being processed by our AI service providers for the sole purpose of generating your analysis. We do not permit these providers to use your data for model training or any other purpose beyond service delivery.

We recommend you do not include personally identifiable information about third parties, sensitive personal data, or confidential trade secrets belonging to others in your submissions. Submit only information you are comfortable transmitting through a cloud-based analysis service.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), we collect and handle your personal information on the following bases:

  • Contract performance: To deliver the analysis services you signed up for
  • Legitimate interests: To improve the platform, maintain security, and prevent fraud
  • Legal obligation: Where required by Australian law or regulation
  • Consent: For AI processing of your submissions — given when you initiate an analysis

6. Data Retention

We retain your account and analysis data for as long as your account is active, plus a reasonable period thereafter for legal and operational purposes.

If you delete your account, we will delete or anonymise your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal or accounting purposes.

7. Your Rights

Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles, you have the following rights:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you
  • Correct personal information that is inaccurate, out-of-date, incomplete, or misleading
  • Request deletion of your personal information where we no longer have a lawful basis to retain it
  • Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent (note: withdrawal does not affect prior processing)

As a courtesy and good practice, we also offer:

  • Data portability — receive a copy of your account data in a machine-readable format on request
  • Restriction of processing — we will consider reasonable requests to limit how we use your data

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@zainside.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. These include encrypted data storage, secure authentication, and access controls. However, no system is completely secure — you use the Platform at your own risk, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Cookies

Zainside uses session cookies for authentication purposes only. We do not use tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or third-party analytics cookies. You can disable cookies in your browser, but this may prevent you from logging in.

10. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

  • Third-party AI processing service: Generating analysis outputs from your submissions
  • Stripe: Payment processing and billing — card data is handled entirely by Stripe and never stored on our servers
  • Replit: Cloud infrastructure, application hosting, and database storage
  • Resend: Transactional email delivery (account notifications, password reset)

Each third-party provider is bound by their own privacy policies and data processing agreements. We select providers who meet appropriate data protection standards.

11. International Transfers

Some of our third-party providers (including Anthropic) process data outside Australia. Where this occurs, we take reasonable steps to ensure those providers handle your information in a manner consistent with the Australian Privacy Principles. By using the Platform, you consent to this cross-border disclosure.

12. Children

Zainside is not directed at children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect data from minors. If you believe a minor has registered, please contact us immediately.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes via email or in-platform notice. Continued use of the Platform after an updated policy takes effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.

14. Complaints

If you have concerns about how we handle your data, please contact us first at privacy@zainside.com. If you remain unsatisfied, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au.

15. Contact

Data controller: Zainside (Australia)
Email: privacy@zainside.com