Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Vulcan Consulting Group ("we," "us," or "our") operates the Accelerate 79ers platform at accelerate79ers.vulcanconsultinggrp.com and the company website at vulcanconsultinggrp.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information.

2. Information We Collect

Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and authentication credentials via Google Sign-In.

Financial Documents: When you use the platform, you may upload financial documents including SEC filings, annual reports, earnings transcripts, and other PDFs. These documents are processed to generate financial models and analysis.

Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with the platform, including pages visited, features used, queries submitted, and models generated.

Contact Form Submissions: When you submit a contact form on our website, we collect your name, email, and message content.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To provide and improve the Accelerate 79ers platform and its features
• To process your uploaded financial documents and generate models, analysis, and insights
• To authenticate your identity and manage your account
• To communicate with you about your account, updates, and product improvements
• To respond to your inquiries and support requests
• To analyze platform usage and improve our services

We do not sell your personal information or financial data to third parties.

4. AI and Document Processing

Our platform uses artificial intelligence to process financial documents and generate analysis. When you upload documents or submit queries:

• Documents are processed using AI models from Anthropic (Claude) and OpenAI for extraction, validation, and analysis
• Document parsing may use LlamaParse (LlamaCloud) for PDF-to-text conversion
• Extracted data is used solely to generate your requested financial models and analysis
• AI-generated outputs are tools for your own analysis and are not investment advice

5. Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored using industry-standard cloud infrastructure:

• Application hosting: Google Cloud Run and Railway
• Vector storage: Qdrant Cloud (for document search and retrieval)
• Database: PostgreSQL (account data) and SQLite (session data)
• Authentication: Google OAuth 2.0 with JWT tokens

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS), secure authentication, and access controls. However, no method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate the platform:

• Google — Authentication (OAuth 2.0), Cloud Run hosting, Analytics
• Anthropic — AI document processing and analysis (Claude)
• OpenAI — Embeddings, validation, and supplementary AI processing
• LlamaIndex / LlamaCloud — PDF parsing and document extraction
• Qdrant — Vector database for document search
• Railway — Application hosting
• HubSpot — CRM and email communications
• PostHog — Product analytics

Each third-party service processes data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

7. Cookies and Tracking

We use essential cookies for authentication and session management. We may use analytics tools (Google Analytics, PostHog) to understand platform usage. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings.

8. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data and uploaded documents
• Delete your account and associated data by contacting us
• Export your financial models and analysis in Excel format
• Opt out of marketing communications at any time
• Request correction of inaccurate personal information

9. Data Retention

We retain your account information and uploaded documents for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal data and uploaded documents within 30 days, except where we are required by law to retain certain records.

10. Children's Privacy

Our platform is not intended for use by individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your data rights, contact us at:

Vulcan Consulting Group
Email: jordan.davis@vulcanconsultinggrp.com