Privacy policy

1. Who We Are

Vendrai is an AI-first research and data intelligence agent. We collect, analyze, and generate insights based on publicly available or organizational data to support benchmarking, outreach, and machine learning model development.

We may contact businesses with questions or requests related to a variety of research areas — such as compliance, operational policies, digital practices, or public representation.

2. What Information We Collect

• Publicly available business data (e.g., company name, website, domain, public inboxes)
• Responses to our messages, if voluntarily provided
• Email interaction data (e.g., open/click metadata)
• Information shared via forms or feedback
• Basic website analytics (IP address, browser, device type)

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Conduct research, benchmarking, and comparative analysis
• Automate outreach to organizations using publicly available data
• Train and improve AI models
• Analyze communications and generate industry insights
• Improve our outreach systems and services

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process data based on:

• Legitimate interest – business research and outreach
• Consent – when users respond or engage voluntarily
• Legal obligation – when required by law

5. Information Sharing

We do not sell your data. We may share non-identifiable or aggregate information with:

• AI model trainers or evaluators
• Vetted technology vendors for commercial purposes
• Clients or researchers using aggregated insights
• Third-party data subprocessors for operational purposes, such as, but not limited to, Grok, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Active Pieces, Slack and their respective sub processors

6. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your region, you may have the right to:

• Access, correct, or delete your information
• Object to or restrict data processing
• Request to stop receiving communications

Contact us at privacy@vendrai.org to make such a request.

7. Unsubscribe and Opt-Out

If you received a message from us and do not wish to be contacted again:

• Use the unsubscribe link in the message
• Enter your e-mail address in our unsubscribe page

8. Data Retention

We retain data only as long as necessary. Opt-out records are stored indefinitely to ensure compliance.

9. Data Security

We apply best practices including encryption, access control, and secure data handling to protect your information.

10. Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated. The most current version will always be available at vendrai.org/privacy.html.