Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2026

Summary

We collect only what's needed to make Neuriq work. We never sell your data. You can export or delete everything at any time.

1. What Data We Collect

Account Data

  • Email address (from your Google account)
  • Name (optional, for personalization)

Brain Items

  • Everything you dump: text, images, web clips
  • Automatically generated metadata: topics, categories, connections
  • Timestamps of creation and modification

Integration Data

  • Google Calendar: access to calendars you select
  • Google Tasks: access to the Neuriq task list

Technical Data

  • IP address (for security and abuse prevention)
  • Browser/device information (for analytics and debugging)
  • Error reports (to fix bugs)

2. Where Data Is Stored

All your data is stored in the European Union:

  • Database: Google Firebase Firestore (EU region: europe-west3 / europe-west1)
  • Files: Google Cloud Storage (EU region)
  • Authentication: Firebase Authentication

Your data never leaves the European Union.

3. How We Use Your Data

We DO use your data for:

  • Making the Neuriq app function
  • AI processing of your input (categorization, linking, summarization)
  • Synchronization with Google Calendar/Tasks
  • Improving the app based on aggregated, anonymized patterns
  • Providing support when you request it

We DO NOT use your data for:

  • Training AI models
  • Selling to third parties
  • Advertising or profiling
  • Sharing with other users (unless you explicitly enable this in future team features)

4. AI Processing

We use Google Gemini API for AI functionality. This means:

  • Your data is sent to Google's API for processing
  • Google's API processes data statelessly (no storage, no training)
  • Processing falls under Google's AI API terms, which explicitly prohibit using customer data for model training

5. Data Retention

  • Active accounts: As long as your account is active
  • Deleted items: Immediately removed from database
  • Deleted accounts: All data removed within 30 days
  • Logs: Maximum 90 days for debugging

6. Your Rights (GDPR)

As an EU resident, you have the right to:

  • Access: Request a copy of all your data
  • Correction: Modify incorrect data
  • Deletion: Permanently delete all your data
  • Portability: Export your data in a standard format
  • Objection: Object to certain types of processing

Contact privacy@neuriq.io for requests.

7. Security

  • HTTPS/TLS for all connections
  • AES-256 encryption for stored data
  • Firebase Security Rules for strict access control
  • Regular security audits
  • No password storage (OAuth-only authentication)

8. Cookies

We use minimal cookies:

  • Essential: Session and authentication (required)
  • Analytics: Anonymized usage statistics (optional)

We do not use advertising cookies or third-party trackers.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes via email or in-app notification.

10. Contact

For privacy-related questions:
Email: privacy@neuriq.io