Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 16, 2025

At BackStory - nextcept LLC, we are committed to protecting your privacy and transparency about how we handle your data. This Privacy Policy outlines what information we collect, how we use it, and your responsibilities when using our platform.

1. Information We Collect

• URLs and content you submit for analysis
• Generated AI content related to your submissions
• Account information when signing in via Email or Google (email, name, profile picture)
• Payment information handled securely via Stripe
• Technical logs including IP addresses, browser types, and access times

2. Use of AI

We use advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models to analyze, summarize, and generate related content from the articles you submit. These models may produce creative, unpredictable, or inaccurate output. While we strive for relevance and quality, we cannot guarantee the factual accuracy or reliability of AI-generated content.

3. How We Use Your Data

• To analyze and summarize submitted articles
• To generate related content and topics
• To improve the quality and relevance of results through internal training and analytics
• To process payments through Stripe for paid services
• To authenticate users via Google login

4. Data Retention

Submitted articles, summaries, and AI results are stored in our system and may be used to enhance the performance and relevance of future queries. This includes the use of embeddings to find related content.

5. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share limited information with trusted third parties for functionality:

• Stripe – for secure payment processing
• Google – for authentication and login
• Law enforcement or legal obligations as required by law

6. Your Responsibility

You are solely responsible for the content you submit. Please ensure that you have the rights to share and analyze the content. Do not upload any illegal, sensitive, or confidential material.

7. Security

We use industry-standard encryption and best practices to safeguard your data. However, no online system is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection against all threats.

8. Updates

This policy may change over time. Continued use of the service constitutes acceptance of the current policy.

If you have questions, please contact us at info@nextcept.com.