Privacy Policy - Prospect

Overview

Prospect ("we", "us", "our") operates the website prospect.wiki and the Prospect platform. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our service.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. We do not sell your data. Ever.

Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your email address and name. Authentication is managed by a secure third-party provider — we do not store passwords in plaintext. You may optionally provide a profile avatar.

Research Data

When you use Prospect, we store the data you create through the platform:

Queries you enter to generate learning paths
Learning paths, nodes, and graph structures generated from your queries
Chat conversations within paths
Public or private sharing preferences for your paths

Payment Information

Payment processing is handled entirely by a trusted third-party payment processor. We do not store your credit card numbers or full payment details. We receive only your subscription status, plan type, and a customer identifier via secure webhooks.

Usage Data

We may collect information about how you interact with the platform, including pages visited, features used, browser type, device type, and IP address. This data is collected via an analytics provider when enabled.

Cookies

We use the following cookies:

Session cookies — essential authentication cookies required for the service to function. Cannot be disabled.
Analytics cookies — for understanding usage patterns. Optional.

How We Use Your Information

To provide and operate the Prospect platform
To generate AI-powered learning paths from your queries
To process your queries through our AI providers and web search provider
To process payments and manage subscriptions
To enable sharing of paths you choose to make public
To improve our service, fix bugs, and analyze usage patterns
To communicate service updates or respond to support requests

Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party services to operate:

AI providers: Multiple AI services process your queries to generate learning path content
Web search provider: Search queries may be sent to a web search service to retrieve real-time results
Secure cloud database: Data storage and authentication
Payment processor: Payment handling
Analytics provider: Product usage tracking
Hosting provider: Website hosting

These services process data as needed to provide our service. We do not sell your data to any third party.

Data Retention

Account data: Retained while your account is active. Deleted upon account deletion request.
Research paths: Retained while your account is active. Public paths may remain accessible if shared via URL until you make them private or delete them.
Payment records: Retained as required by financial regulations.
Usage analytics: Retained in aggregated and anonymized form.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal data:

Database-level security policies ensure users can only access their own data
Secure webhook verification for payment events
All data is transmitted over HTTPS
We do not sell your personal data to third parties

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access — Request a copy of your personal data
Deletion — Request deletion of your account and all associated data
Correction — Update your profile information at any time
Data portability — Export your paths in PDF or Markdown format (available on Pro plan)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@prospect.wiki.

Children's Privacy

Prospect is not intended for users under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Your continued use of Prospect after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at hello@prospect.wiki.