Last Updated: June 2, 2026
Version: 1.4
Welcome to Schutzduck ("we," "our," or "us"), a product of Schutzworks. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our AI-powered business advisory service.
By using Schutzduck, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our service.
We collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:
When you use our service, we automatically collect:
We may receive information from:
We use the information we collect to:
We use trusted third-party services to operate Schutzduck:
Handles all payment information securely. We never store your full credit card details.
Stores your account information, conversation history, uploaded documents, consent records, and usage data securely.
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Powers the AI advisory responses for direct conversations AND is used to analyze conversations to improve our service. When you upload a document, extracted text is included in the conversation context sent to Anthropic. If your document contains embedded images (such as charts, diagrams, or screenshots), those images are also sent to Anthropic for visual analysis. When performing aggregate analysis (such as identifying trending topics), conversations are processed without user identifiers. Data sent to Anthropic is not used to train or improve their models. Anthropic may retain API inputs for up to 30 days for safety and abuse monitoring.
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Used solely to match your questions against our knowledge base. When you send a message, the text is converted into a mathematical representation (an "embedding") to find the most relevant advisory content. Only message text is sent — no user identifiers, account information, conversation history, or uploaded document content. Data is not stored by OpenAI and is not used to train or improve their models.
Hosts and serves the Schutzduck application. As our infrastructure provider, Vercel processes web requests necessary to deliver the service, which includes standard technical data such as IP addresses and request metadata. Vercel does not access conversation content or user account data.
Delivers service emails such as policy update notifications and account communications. Your email address is shared with Resend solely for email delivery. Resend does not access conversation content or other account data.
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information only in these circumstances:
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information:
However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your conversations and uploaded documents are completely isolated and never accessible to other users. Each user's data is stored separately and protected by row-level security controls that prevent cross-user access.
Pro plan subscribers can upload documents (PDF, DOCX, PPTX, TXT, and image files) for discussion with the AI advisor. This section explains how uploaded documents are handled.
When you upload a document, we store:
Extracted text from your document is included in the conversation context sent to Anthropic to generate relevant AI responses. If your document contains embedded images, those images are sent to Anthropic's vision capabilities for analysis. No user identifiers are sent alongside document content — only the content itself, in the context of your conversation.
These limits exist to ensure responsible service operation, not as a billing mechanism.
Uploaded documents are automatically deleted after 30 days of inactivity in the parent conversation. Documents are also deleted when you:
You do not need to take any action to clean up old documents — the 30-day automatic cleanup handles this for you. Deleted documents may persist in encrypted database backups for up to 7 days.
We do not use uploaded documents to train any AI model — ours, Anthropic's, OpenAI's, or any other provider's. Anthropic may retain API inputs for up to 30 days for safety and abuse monitoring, but does not use them for training.
We do not routinely access uploaded documents. Administrative access to document content is limited to:
We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy:
You can request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at support@schutzduck.com.
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
To exercise these rights, contact us at support@schutzduck.com. We will respond within 30 days.
Note: Some rights may be limited by legal obligations or legitimate business interests.
Schutzduck is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 18, please contact us immediately at support@schutzduck.com, and we will take steps to delete such information.
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have data protection laws different from your country. By using Schutzduck, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States and other countries where our service providers operate.
We ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and use appropriate safeguards.
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
To exercise these rights, email us at support@schutzduck.com with "CCPA Request" in the subject line.
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
Our legal basis for processing your data is your consent and our legitimate business interests in providing and improving our service.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will:
Continued use of Schutzduck after changes indicates acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Schutzworks
Email: support@schutzduck.com
Website: schutzduck.com
By using Schutzduck, you consent to this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. If you do not agree, please do not use our service.
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