This Privacy Policy describes how Perkifi Inc. (“Perkifi,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects information in connection with your use of the Perkifi platform, website, and related services (collectively, the “Service”). By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this Policy.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide
- Account registration data: name, email address, organisation name, billing address
- Payment information: processed by our third-party payment processor; Perkifi does not store full card numbers
- Social media handles and profile URLs you submit for analysis
- Communications you send us (e.g., support requests, waitlist sign-ups)
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
- Usage data: pages visited, features used, agent runs initiated, session duration
- Device and browser information: IP address, browser type, operating system
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 7)
- Log data: error logs, API request logs, timestamps
1.3 Information from Third Parties
- Public social media data from platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Facebook, and LinkedIn, retrieved via public APIs or licensed data sources
- Data from analytics partners and ad networks used to improve the Service
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, operate, and improve the Service
- Process transactions and manage subscriptions
- Generate analytics reports and AI-driven insights
- Send transactional emails (account confirmation, receipts, security alerts)
- Send product updates and marketing communications, where you have consented or where permitted by law
- Detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, abuse, and security incidents
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Use
- Conduct internal research and development to improve our AI models and platform
3. Legal Bases for Processing (EEA / UK Users)
If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:
- Contract: processing necessary to perform our agreement with you (e.g., delivering the Service)
- Legitimate interests: operating and improving the Service, preventing fraud, marketing to existing customers
- Consent: where you have given explicit consent (e.g., marketing emails, certain cookies)
- Legal obligation: where we are required to process data by applicable law
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. We also retain data as necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymise it.
Upon account deletion, we will delete or anonymise your personal data within 90 days, unless we are required to retain it for legal or compliance purposes.
6. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- Access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Correction: request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Deletion: request that we delete your personal data, subject to legal retention requirements
- Portability: receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Objection: object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Restriction: request that we restrict processing in certain circumstances
- Withdraw Consent: where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time without affecting prior processing
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at legal@perkifi.com. We will respond within 30 days. We may require identity verification before fulfilling certain requests.
California residents: see Section 10 for additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA.
8. Data Security
We implement industry-standard technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include encryption in transit (TLS/HTTPS), encryption at rest, role-based access controls, and regular security audits.
No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. In the event of a data breach that affects your rights, we will notify you as required by applicable law.
9. International Data Transfers
Perkifi is operated from the United States. If you are accessing the Service from outside the US, your information will be transferred to and processed in the US. For transfers from the EEA or UK, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.
10. California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)
If you are a California resident, you have the following additional rights:
- Right to Know: request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected
- Right to Delete: request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions
- Right to Correct: request correction of inaccurate personal information
- Right to Opt Out of Sale / Sharing: we do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising
- Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: we do not process sensitive personal information beyond what is necessary to provide the Service
- Right to Non-Discrimination: we will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights
To submit a CCPA rights request, email legal@perkifi.com with the subject line “California Privacy Request.”
11. Children's Privacy
The Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us at legal@perkifi.com.
12. Third-Party Links and Services
The Service may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, or services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you use.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you by email or through a prominent notice on the Service and update the Effective Date above. Your continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes your acceptance of the updated Policy.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- Email: legal@perkifi.com
- Mail: Perkifi Inc., Attn: Privacy, United States
For EEA or UK users, if you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Also see our Terms of Use.