Privacy Policy & Data Ethics

1. Principles of Data Minimization

INV Daily collects only the minimum technical data necessary to operate, protect, and deliver our venture capital news wire and research assistant. We do not sell user data, run advertising networks, or perform cross-site tracking.

2. Anonymous Security & Rate Limiting Token (vw_client_token)

To protect our open news wire and AI intelligence assistant from automated denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, scraping bots, and brute-force flooding, we utilize an anonymous HTTP-only cookie session identifier:

• Cryptographic Pseudorandom Token: The token is generated using cryptographically strong pseudorandom UUIDs. It contains no personally identifiable information (PII) or user account information.
• Ephemeral In-Memory Counter: Our rate limiter associates this anonymous token with a volatile in-memory sliding window counter (e.g. 15 queries per minute for the intelligence assistant). Counters reset automatically in memory and are never written to disk.
• Retention Period: The security token cookie is set with an expiration of 180 days (6 months), after which your browser automatically refreshes it.

3. Local Client Storage (localStorage)

INV Daily allows investors, founders, and market researchers to curate custom dossiers, save bookmarked funding rounds, and configure filter settings.

All bookmarks and saved search parameters are stored exclusively in your browser’s local storage (invdaily_bookmarks). This data remains strictly on your device. It is never uploaded, synced to a cloud profile, or monetized. You can clear this data at any moment by clearing your browser cache or resetting your cookie preferences.

4. AI Assistant Queries & Guardrails

When you submit a natural language inquiry into the INV Daily Investment Assistant:

• Your prompt is evaluated against domain guardrails strictly to determine whether it relates to startup funding, investor syndicates, or hiring velocity.
• Queries are cross-referenced in real-time against verified database records. We do not use your confidential search prompts to train public foundation models.
• No user account or persistent profiling is attached to inquiries.

5. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Under global privacy regulations (including EU GDPR, UK Data Protection Act, and California Consumer Privacy Act), you retain fundamental rights regarding your digital footprint: