Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 6, 2026

1. Information We Collect

GovClaw collects information you provide directly when using our platform:

  • Account information (name, email address)
  • Organization data (legal name, EIN, certifications, financial summaries)
  • Uploaded documents (proposals, budgets, compliance records)
  • Grant tracking data and pipeline activity
  • Chat messages sent to the AI editing assistant

2. How We Use Your Information

  • Provide grant discovery, analysis, and proposal writing services
  • Generate AI-powered summaries and scoring of grant opportunities
  • Store and organize your organizational documents securely
  • Improve our search algorithms and matching accuracy

We do NOT use your data to train AI models. Your documents and organizational data remain yours.

3. Data Storage and Security

  • Data is stored in Supabase (PostgreSQL) with encryption at rest (AES-256)
  • Files are stored in Supabase Storage with private bucket policies
  • All data transmission uses TLS 1.2+ encryption
  • Row-Level Security (RLS) ensures organization-scoped data isolation
  • API keys and secrets are stored in environment variables, never in source code
  • Infrastructure hosted on Railway (US-West region)

4. Third-Party Services

GovClaw uses the following third-party services to provide our platform:

  • Supabase - Database hosting and authentication (SOC 2 Type II compliant)
  • OpenAI - Text embeddings for semantic search (data not used for training)
  • Anthropic - AI editing assistant (data not used for training)
  • Grants.gov - Federal grant opportunity data (public data)
  • Cloudflare Turnstile - Bot protection on our public sign-up form (privacy-preserving; no cross-site tracking cookies)
  • Railway - Application hosting infrastructure

5. Data Retention and Deletion

  • Your data is retained as long as your account is active
  • You may request deletion of your account and all associated data at any time
  • Upon account deletion, all documents, proposals, and organizational data are permanently removed within 30 days
  • Backups containing your data are purged within 90 days of deletion

6. Your Rights

  • Access: Request a copy of all data we hold about your organization
  • Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information
  • Deletion: Request permanent deletion of your data
  • Portability: Export your data in standard formats (DOCX, JSON)
  • Restriction: Limit how we process your data

7. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries, data access requests, or to report a concern, contact us at privacy@govclaw.com.