Privacy Policy
Effective: July 22, 2026. Last updated: July 22, 2026.
The short version
ReadMyDeal exists so you can understand contracts. We take privacy seriously because the documents you upload are sensitive — usually drafts you haven't signed yet. Here's the short version:
- We don't sell your data. Ever.
- We don't store your contracts at all — they're processed in memory and discarded after your analysis is returned.
- Your contracts are never used to train any AI model.
- The only thing we keep is your email address, and you can unsubscribe or ask us to delete it anytime.
1. Who we are
ReadMyDeal ("ReadMyDeal," "we," "us") is operated by ReadMyDeal. You can reach us at hi@readmydeal.com.
2. Information we collect
We collect the minimum information needed to operate the service:
- Email address. Collected when you use the analyzer or sign up for updates, and stored with our email service provider (Kit). There are no user accounts or billing during the free beta; if we introduce paid plans, billing will be processed by a payment provider and we'll update this policy first.
- Contracts you submit. The text of any contract you submit is processed transiently to generate your analysis. It is not stored — see §6.
- Usage data. Standard server logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited), and aggregate analytics about how the product is used.
- Communications. If you email us, we retain that correspondence.
3. How we use your information
- To provide the service — analyze your contracts and return results to you.
- To send you product updates (you can unsubscribe anytime).
- To improve the service in aggregate (we never train AI models on your contracts — see §5).
- To prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents.
- To comply with legal obligations.
4. How we store and protect your data
All data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+). Contract text is processed in memory and never written to a database or file storage, so there is no stored contract data to protect. Your email address is held by our email service provider (Kit) under its security commitments. We use industry-standard cloud infrastructure (e.g., Vercel) for hosting.
Despite reasonable safeguards, no system is perfectly secure. If we discover a breach affecting your data, we will notify you in accordance with applicable law.
5. AI processing
ReadMyDeal uses third-party AI models (currently Anthropic's Claude API) to analyze your contracts:
- Your contract is sent to the AI provider over an encrypted connection for analysis, and the response is returned to you.
- We do not retain your contract after the analysis is returned; the AI provider handles submitted content under its commercial data-use commitments.
- Your contract is not used to train any AI model — neither ours nor the provider's.
We may use anonymized, aggregated patterns from contract analyses (e.g., "X% of producer split sheets contain perpetual rights grants") to improve our analysis framework and to produce de-identified, aggregated industry statistics and insights (for example, benchmark reports on common deal terms), but never with content that identifies a specific contract, party, or user, and never in a form that could reasonably be re-identified.
6. Data retention and deletion
Contracts you submit and the analyses we generate are not stored — they exist only in memory for the duration of your request and are discarded once your results are returned. Your analysis is shown once in your browser; if you want to keep it, save or copy it before leaving the page. Your email address is retained with our email provider until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it at privacy@readmydeal.com.
7. Sharing your information
We share your information only with:
- Service providers who process data on our behalf under contractual confidentiality (hosting, payment processing, email delivery, AI inference, analytics).
- Legal authorities when required by valid legal process. We will challenge overbroad requests where reasonable.
- A successor entity in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, with notice to you.
We do not sell your personal information.
8. Your rights
Regardless of where you live, you can:
- Ask what data we hold about you (during the free beta, that's your email address).
- Correct inaccurate information.
- Have your data deleted.
- Unsubscribe from emails at any time.
If you are in the EU/UK (GDPR) or California (CCPA), you have additional rights including the right to know what data we hold, the right to portability, and the right to non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights. Contact us at privacy@readmydeal.com to exercise any of these rights.
9. Cookies and analytics
We use a small number of cookies and similar technologies to keep you logged in, prevent fraud, and measure aggregate usage. We use privacy-respecting analytics (e.g., Plausible) that do not set tracking cookies or collect personal information. We do not use third-party advertising trackers.
10. Children
ReadMyDeal is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted information, contact us and we will delete it.
11. International users
ReadMyDeal is operated from the United States. By using the service, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States, which may have different data protection laws than your country. Where applicable, we rely on appropriate transfer mechanisms (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses).
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email or in-product before the changes take effect. The "Last updated" date at the top tells you when the policy was most recently revised.
13. Contact
Questions about this policy or how we handle your data? Email privacy@readmydeal.com.