Privacy Policy
Effective: April 1, 2026 · Last updated: April 1, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how MarketIntell ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our platform, API, and related services (the "Service"). We are committed to transparency and minimal data collection.
1. What We Collect
We collect the following information:
- Name — Required at signup. Used to identify your account.
- Email address — Optional. Used for account recovery only if provided.
- API key hash — A SHA-256 hash of your API key, used for authentication. We never store your plaintext API key.
- Query content — The questions and prompts you submit to the Service.
- Session data — Conversation sessions including queries and responses.
- Usage metrics — Query counts, timestamps, rate limit consumption, and general usage patterns.
2. What We Don't Collect
MarketIntell is designed with minimal data collection in mind. We explicitly do not collect:
- Passwords — We use API-key-only authentication. There are no passwords.
- Financial account information — We have no access to your bank, brokerage, or exchange accounts.
- Wallet addresses — We do not collect, store, or track your cryptocurrency wallet addresses.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide the Service — Process your queries, return results, and maintain your sessions.
- Improve quality — Analyze usage patterns and anonymized query data to improve AI response quality and platform reliability.
- Prevent abuse — Enforce rate limits, detect automated scraping, and prevent misuse of the Service.
We do not sell your personal data. We do not use your data for advertising.
4. Data Retention
- Sessions are retained for 90 days from last activity, then automatically deleted.
- Queries may be retained in anonymized form to improve AI response quality. Anonymized data has all personally identifiable information stripped.
- Account data (name, email hash, API key hash) is retained for the lifetime of your account.
- Usage metrics are retained in aggregate form indefinitely for service monitoring.
5. Third-Party Services
To provide the Service, we share data with the following third-party providers:
| Provider | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Fly.io | Infrastructure hosting and deployment |
| OpenAI / Anthropic | AI model processing. Your queries may be sent to these providers. |
| CoinGecko | Market data and token pricing |
| CoinGlass | Derivatives and funding rate data |
| DeFiLlama | DeFi protocol data and TVL metrics |
| Nansen | On-chain analytics and wallet labels |
Queries sent to AI providers: Your query content is sent to OpenAI and/or Anthropic for processing. These providers have their own data handling policies. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies for more details.
7. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Request data export — Receive a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Request deletion — Ask us to delete your account and associated data.
- Revoke your API key — Immediately deactivate your API key, preventing further access.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@marketintell.ai. We will respond within 30 days.
8. Security
We take the security of your data seriously. Our security measures include:
- API key hashing — Keys are stored as SHA-256 hashes. We never store plaintext keys.
- HTTPS only — All communication with the Service is encrypted in transit via TLS.
- Rate limiting — Protects the Service and your account from abuse and brute-force attacks.
- Minimal data collection — We collect only what is necessary to provide the Service.
No system is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Children's Privacy
MarketIntell is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a minor has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at:
See also: Terms of Service