Privacy Policy for Plavent

Last Updated: December 12, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Plavent ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our application and services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register for the application, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, when you participate in activities on the application, or otherwise when you contact us.

A. Personal Information Provided by You

The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the application, your choices, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

  • Account Information: Names, email addresses, and authentication credentials provided via our third-party authentication provider (Clerk).
  • User Content: Data you upload or input, such as CSV files containing profile information, search queries, and job configuration parameters.
  • Professional Data: Information related to professional profiles (e.g., LinkedIn URLs, employment history, education) that you submit for processing.

B. Information Automatically Collected

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the application. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as:

  • IP address
  • Browser and device characteristics
  • Operating system
  • Language preferences
  • Referring URLs
  • Device type (e.g., mobile, desktop)
  • Country/Location
  • Information about how and when you use our application (e.g., timestamps of job creations).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect or receive:

  • To facilitate account creation and logon processes: We use Clerk to handle authentication securely.
  • To provide our services: Specifically, to process profile data, execute scraping jobs, and provide AI-driven search and analytics.
  • To improve our AI models: Search queries and interactions may be used to refine our intent recognition and schema linking algorithms (powered by Google Vertex AI / GenAI).
  • To communicate with you: To send you updates, security alerts, and support messages.
  • To allow you to connect your third-party accounts: If you choose to link accounts (like LinkedIn) for streamlined data import.

4. Sharing Your Information

We may process or share your data that we hold based on the following legal bases:

  • Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose.
  • Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests.
  • Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.
  • Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so.

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. The specific third parties we use include:

  • Authentication: Clerk (Identity management).
  • Cloud Infrastructure & Hosting: Google Cloud Platform (Stores data, runs applications, and processes AI workloads).
  • Artificial Intelligence: Linked to Google Cloud services (Vertex AI).

5. Data Storage and Security

We store your personal information primarily on Google Cloud Platform servers. We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process.

  • Encryption: Data is encrypted in transit (SSL/TLS) and at rest.
  • Access Control: Access to personal data is restricted to authorized personnel and is protected by robust authentication mechanisms.

However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our application is at your own risk.

6. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., if you are a resident of the EE/UK or California), you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • Right to Access: You obtain a copy of your personal information.
  • Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal information ("Right to be Forgotten").
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You can ask us to suspend the processing of your personal information.

To exercise these rights, please contact us.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may contact us.