Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 5, 2026
1. Scope
Populous ("Company," "we," "us," and "our") is committed to maintaining privacy protections for users of populous.app and related Populous services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you access our website, product interfaces, connected integrations, and related services.
2. Information We Collect
We collect personal information and non-personal information. Personal information is information that can identify or reasonably be linked to you. Non-personal information is information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you.
Information you provide directly
- Name, email address, account profile details, and authentication information
- Prompts, messages, instructions, survey inputs, research criteria, and other content you submit
- Files, documents, links, screenshots, and other materials you upload or connect
- Support requests, feedback, and other communications you send to us
- Billing, subscription, or transaction information if you purchase paid features
Information collected automatically
- IP address, device information, browser type, operating system, and platform information
- Referring and exit pages, URLs, time and date of access, clickstream data, and usage logs
- Diagnostics, performance data, error reports, and information about how you interact with Populous
- Cookie identifiers and similar technologies used to operate, secure, and improve the service
Information from integrations
- Information received from third-party tools, services, and integrations that you connect, authorize, or direct Populous to access
- Metadata, content, records, permissions, or settings made available through those integrations, subject to your choices and the third party's own practices
3. How We Use Information
We use information to operate Populous and to help users make informed use of the service. This includes using information to:
- Provide, operate, maintain, and improve Populous
- Process requests, generate outputs, and support user-directed research workflows
- Enable and support integrations and connected workflows
- Authenticate users and maintain account security
- Monitor performance, troubleshoot errors, and prevent abuse or misuse
- Respond to support inquiries and other communications
- Solicit feedback, provide updates, and send administrative or service-related messages
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms
4. How We Disclose Information
We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise share personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes without your consent. We may disclose information to:
- Service providers, contractors, and vendors that help us operate, host, secure, analyze, support, or improve Populous
- Model, infrastructure, analytics, communications, payment, and support providers acting on our behalf
- Third-party tools, platforms, and integrations you choose to connect, authorize, or use
- Government authorities, regulators, or other parties where required by law or where necessary to protect rights, safety, and security
- A buyer, investor, successor, or other relevant party in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of all or part of our business
We may use and disclose aggregated or de-identified information that does not identify you. We do not sell personal information for money, and we do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
5. Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Provide and operate Populous
- Maintain security and business records
- Comply with legal obligations
- Resolve disputes
- Enforce our agreements
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, how it is used, and legal or operational requirements.
6. Your Choices
You can choose not to provide certain information, but that may limit your ability to use some features of Populous or connected integrations.
If you connect third-party services, you can also review and manage permissions and settings with those third parties.
You may opt out of promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions in those communications. We may still send administrative, transactional, or service-related messages.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Populous may use cookies and similar technologies to operate, secure, and improve our websites, interfaces, and services. These technologies may help us:
- Remember user preferences and settings
- Keep users signed in where applicable
- Understand how users interact with Populous
- Analyze performance, usage, and reliability
- Maintain security and help prevent fraud or abuse
We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. You can control cookies through your browser settings. If you disable cookies, some features of Populous may not function properly.
Some third-party service providers, such as analytics, hosting, or infrastructure providers, may also use cookies or similar technologies in connection with Populous, subject to their own privacy practices.
8. California Privacy Notice
If you are a California resident, you may have the right, subject to applicable law, to:
- Request to know the categories of personal information we have collected about you
- Request access to specific pieces of personal information
- Request deletion of personal information we collected from you
- Request correction of inaccurate personal information
- Not be discriminated against for exercising applicable privacy rights
To submit a privacy request, contact us at support@populous.app.
We will take reasonable steps to verify your request before responding, as permitted by law.
9. Sensitive Information
Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for the specific service you are using. If you choose to submit such information, you acknowledge that it may be processed as part of providing the service you requested.
10. Integration Responsibilities
You are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to connect, access, and share any data made available to Populous through third-party services or integrations. Populous is not responsible for the terms, privacy policies, or data practices of third-party services you choose to use.
11. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
12. Third-Party Services
Populous may include links to, interact with, or be compatible with third-party websites, software, services, and integrations. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by Populous. Third parties have their own terms and privacy practices, and we are not responsible for their practices.
13. Children's Privacy
Populous is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we do, we will post the updated version here and update the Effective Date above. Your continued use of Populous after the updated policy takes effect means you acknowledge the updated policy.
15. Contact Us
For questions, concerns, or privacy requests, contact us at support@populous.app.