Last Updated: October 16, 2025

Rational Partners ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share information when you use our internal application and services.

Overview
Our application is an internal tool that helps us manage our business processes and conduct audit and due diligence work for our customers. We take data protection seriously and are committed to transparency about our data practices.

Information We Collect

Account Information
‍Email addresses: We collect and store your email address, which serves as your login credential and primary identifier in our system.
Profile information: When you authenticate with Google, we access your basic profile information (name, email, profile picture) to verify your identity.

Google Drive Data
‍File information: Our application accesses information about files in your Google Drive to support our internal business processes and audit/due diligence work. This includes file names, metadata, and file structure.
‍Important: We access this data in real-time as needed and do not store the content of your Google Drive files on our servers.
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How We Use Your Information
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We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
‍Authentication and Access Control: To verify your identity and provide secure access to our applicationService Delivery: To operate our internal business processes and deliver audit and due diligence services to our customers
‍Business Operations: To manage our consulting work and internal workflows
‍Communication: To contact you about your account or our services when necessaryData Storage and SecurityWhat We Store
‍Email addresses only: We store your email address for authentication purposes.
‍No Google Drive content: We do not store the content of files from your Google Drive on our servers.

Security Measures
We implement industry-standard security practices to protect your information:Encryption of data in transit and at rest
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Secure authentication protocols
Access controls limiting data access to authorized personnel only
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Regular security assessments and updates
While we implement robust security measures, no system is completely secure. We continuously work to protect your data using commercially reasonable means.

Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties. Your data remains confidential and is used solely for the purposes described in this policy.

We may disclose information only in the following circumstances:
‍Legal requirements: When required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request
‍Protection of rights: To protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users or the public
‍Business transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, subject to confidentiality commitments

Data Retention and DeletionRetention
‍Email addresses: Retained for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services
‍Google Drive data: Accessed in real-time and not retained on our servers

Your Right to Deletion
You have the right to request deletion of your data at any time.
To exercise this right:
Email us at hello@rational.partners
‍Revoke our application's access through your Google Account settings at https://myaccount.google.com/permissions

‍We will process deletion requests within 30 days and confirm when your data has been removed from our systems.

Google API Services Compliance

Our use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
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Specifically regarding Google user data:We access only the Google Drive and profile information necessary for our application to function
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We do not use Google user data for advertising purposes
We do not allow humans to read Google user data unless we have your explicit consent, it is necessary for security purposes, or required for legal compliance
We do not share Google user data with third parties except as described in this policy

Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
‍Access: Request information about the data we hold about you
‍Correction: Request correction of inaccurate information
‍Deletion: Request deletion of your data as described above
‍Withdraw consent: Revoke access permissions at any time through your Google Account settings

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of material changes by:Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy

Posting the revised policy on our website
Notifying you via email for significant changes
Your continued use of our services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

‍Rational Partners
Email: hello@rational.partners
Website: https://rational.partners

‍For questions specific to Google data access, you may also revoke access directly through your Google Account permissions page.