This Privacy Policy describes how GrantsForYou ("we", "us") collects, uses, and shares information when you use our website and services (the "Service").
1. Information We Collect
- Account information: name, email address, and password (hashed) when you sign up.
- Business profile: details you provide such as business name, industry, state, stage, revenue, employee count, ownership type, and funding purpose.
- Application content: grants you save, application drafts, and pipeline status.
- Billing information: processed by our payment provider (Paddle, our Merchant of Record). We do not store full card numbers.
- Usage data: device, browser, IP address, pages viewed, and feature interactions.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To match your business profile to relevant grant opportunities.
- To generate automated application drafts.
- To process subscriptions and prevent fraud.
- To send transactional emails (account, billing, deadline reminders).
- To improve the Service and develop new features.
- To comply with legal obligations.
3. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only with:
- Service providers who help us operate the Service (e.g. cloud hosting, email delivery, payment processing, automated content generation).
- Legal authorities when required by law or to protect our rights.
- Business transfers in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
4. Automated Processing
To generate matches and application drafts, your business profile and grant content may be sent to third-party processing providers. These providers are contractually prohibited from using your data to train their models or for their own purposes.
5. Data Retention
We retain your information for as long as your account is active and as needed to provide the Service. You can request deletion of your account at any time by emailing contact@grantsforyou.com.
6. Security
We use industry-standard security measures including encryption in transit (TLS), encrypted storage, row-level security on our databases, and access controls. No system is 100% secure, but we work hard to protect your data.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or export your personal information, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise these rights, contact contact@grantsforyou.com.
8. Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to authenticate sessions, remember preferences, and understand usage. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
9. Children
GrantsForYou is not intended for individuals under 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via email or in-app notice.
11. Contact
Questions or privacy requests? Email contact@grantsforyou.com.