Athena - EU Policy Meeting Briefs

1. Introduction

Athena Intelligence ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our service at athenaintel.eu.

We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

2. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect:

Email address
Name (if provided via Google or LinkedIn)
Profile picture (if provided via social login)

Uploaded Documents

When you upload PDF documents for analysis, we temporarily process the content to generate your intelligence brief. Documents are processed by our AI system and are not stored permanently after brief generation.

Payment Information

Payment processing is handled by Stripe. We do not store your credit card details. Stripe may collect payment information in accordance with their privacy policy.

Usage Data

We automatically collect:

Brief generation history (mode, language, date)
Credit usage and transaction history

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

Provide and maintain our service
Process your document analysis requests
Process payments and manage your subscription
Send important service updates
Respond to your inquiries and support requests
Improve our service and develop new features

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate Athena:

Clerk - Authentication and user management
Stripe - Payment processing
OpenAI - AI-powered document analysis
Supabase - Database and storage
Vercel - Hosting and infrastructure

Each of these services has their own privacy policy governing the use of your information.

5. Data Retention

We retain your account information and generated briefs for as long as your account is active. Uploaded PDF documents are processed temporarily and not stored permanently.

You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

6. Your Rights (GDPR)

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

Access - Request a copy of your personal data
Rectification - Request correction of inaccurate data
Erasure - Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
Portability - Request transfer of your data
Objection - Object to processing of your data
Restriction - Request restriction of processing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@athenaintel.eu.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes encryption in transit (HTTPS) and secure storage practices.

8. International Data Transfers

Your data may be processed by third-party services located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers in compliance with GDPR.

9. Cookies

We use essential cookies required for authentication and service functionality. We do not use tracking or advertising cookies.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: hello@athenaintel.eu