Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Annorth AI ("we," "our," or "us"), operated by HyperNB Technologies Pvt Ltd. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website annorth.com and our AI-powered matchmaking services (the "Service").

By accessing or using our Service, you consent to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our Service.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us to facilitate meaningful professional and social connections. This includes:

• Account Information: Email address and hashed passwords.
• Profile Data: Your name, location (city/region), and time zone.
• Social Links: URLs to your LinkedIn, Instagram, or Facebook profiles that you voluntarily paste. We do not scrape these platforms without your permission; we only store the links you provide.
• Intent & Offer Data: Text descriptions and tags regarding what you are looking for ("Intent") and what you can provide ("Offer").
• Usage Data: Information about your interactions with the Service, such as matches accepted/skipped and feedback provided.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your data primarily to power our Annorth AI matchmaking engine. Specifically, we use it to:

• Analyze your "Intent" and "Offer" to find compatible matches.
• Generate AI-powered summaries and suggested conversation starters.
• Connect you with other users based on location proximity and mutual relevance.
• Improve the accuracy of our AI models and algorithms.
• Communicate with you regarding your account, updates, or security notices.

4. AI and Third-Party Processing

Our Service utilizes Annorth AI models to process natural language and generate matches. By using the Service, you acknowledge that your anonymized Intent and Offer text may be processed by these AI models to generate results. We do not sell your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We strictly limit how your data is shared:

• With Matches: Your profile summary, social links, and Intent/Offer details are shown to users you are matched with.
• Service Providers: We may share data with trusted cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Vercel, Database providers) who assist in operating our Service, under strict confidentiality agreements.
• Legal Compliance: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights and safety of HyperNB Technologies Pvt Ltd, our users, or others.

6. Data Security

We implement industry-standard encryption and security measures to protect your data in transit and at rest. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Your Rights

You have full control over your data. You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Update or correct your profile information.
• Delete your account: You can request full deletion of your account and associated data at any time. Upon deletion, all your data is permanently removed from our active databases.

8. No Scraping Policy

We explicitly state that we do not employ automated bots to scrape data from social media platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook) associated with your profile links. All social media data present in our system is provided directly and voluntarily by users.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact HyperNB Technologies Pvt Ltd at:
privacy@annorth.com