Privacy Policy — LecturAI

    We take your privacy seriously. This policy explains exactly what data we collect, how we use it, and how you can control it. We will never sell your personal data.
  

1. Who We Are

LecturAI ("we", "our", "us") is an AI-powered lecture summarization platform. When you use LecturAI at lectur.ai, this Privacy Policy applies.

2. Data We Collect

Data Type	What We Collect	Why
Account data	Email address, password (hashed)	Authentication and account management
Uploaded files	Audio/video files you upload for processing	To provide the transcription and summarization service
Usage data	Minutes processed, features used, timestamps	Enforce usage limits, improve the service
Payment data	Processed by Stripe — we never see your card details	Subscription billing
Support messages	Messages you send via the contact form	To respond to your support requests
Log data	IP address, browser type, request logs	Security, debugging, abuse prevention

3. How We Use Your Data

To process your uploaded files and generate AI summaries, transcripts, and quiz questions
To manage your account, enforce usage limits, and process payments
To send transactional emails (e.g., account verification, billing receipts)
To improve our AI models and service quality (using anonymized, aggregated data only)
To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or security threats
To comply with legal obligations

4. File Retention Policy

We take file privacy seriously:

Uploaded media files (video/audio) are automatically deleted within 24 hours of processing completion.
Generated outputs (transcripts, summaries) are retained in your account until you delete them or close your account.
We do not use your uploaded content to train AI models or share it with third parties.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with:

Groq Inc. — AI processing (text-based prompts derived from transcripts; no raw audio/video is sent)
Stripe Inc. — payment processing
Hosting infrastructure — cloud server providers under appropriate data processing agreements
Legal authorities — only when required by applicable law

6. Cookies and Tracking

We use minimal, essential cookies to:

Maintain your authentication session
Remember your preferences

We do not use advertising cookies, third-party tracking pixels, or sell data to ad networks. If we add analytics, we will use privacy-respecting tools (e.g., anonymized, cookieless analytics).

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
Deletion — request deletion of your account and associated data
Correction — update or correct your personal information
Data portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format
Object to processing — opt out of certain data uses

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@lectur.ai. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including:

HTTPS/TLS encryption in transit
Bcrypt password hashing (passwords are never stored in plaintext)
Strict file access controls with automatic deletion
Rate limiting and abuse detection

No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. In the unlikely event of a data breach affecting your personal information, we will notify you as required by applicable law.

9. Children's Privacy

LecturAI is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. International Transfers

LecturAI may process data in jurisdictions outside your country. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for any international data transfers.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify registered users of material changes by email. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent version.

12. Contact Us

For privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights:

Email: privacy@lectur.ai
Support: lectur.ai/#support