Introduction
Welcome to LatestRounds. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we handle data.
LatestRounds provides access to startup funding data, company enrichment, investor intelligence, and APIs — available via REST API and MCP (Model Context Protocol) server. This Privacy Policy explains what we collect and how we use it.
Information We Collect
1. Account Information
If you create an account, we may collect:
- Email address
- Authentication and session data
We do not collect names, addresses, or other personal profile data.
2. API and MCP Usage Data
When you use our API or MCP server, we collect:
- API endpoints and MCP tools called
- Request timestamps
- Request volume and usage patterns
- Credits consumed per call and running credit balance
- API key identifier (not the raw key value)
This is used for:
- Enforcing plan limits and credit quotas
- Generating your usage dashboard
- Preventing abuse
- Improving the service
We do not store or process personal data from your API query parameters unless you explicitly send it.
3. Automatically Collected Data
We may collect:
- IP address
- Browser and device info
- Pages visited
- Referrer
- Date and time
Used for:
- Analytics (aggregate only)
- Security
- Performance
Payments
Payments are handled by Stripe.
- We do not store credit card details
- Payment information is processed directly by Stripe
- We only receive billing status (for example, active or canceled) and subscription tier
Cookies
We use minimal cookies:
- Essential cookies (login and session)
- Basic analytics
No ad tracking. No selling data.
How We Use Data
We use collected data to:
- Operate the platform and APIs
- Track and enforce credit usage and plan limits
- Improve product performance and data coverage
- Detect abuse or misuse of the API or MCP server
- Communicate important updates
Data Sharing
We do not sell your data.
We may share data only:
- With service providers (hosting, infrastructure, payment processing)
- If required by law
- To protect our rights or prevent abuse
Data Retention
We retain:
- Account data (email) while the account is active
- API and MCP usage logs for operational, billing, and security purposes
- Credit transaction history for the duration of your account
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may:
- Request access to data we hold about you
- Request deletion of your account and associated data
- Opt out of non-essential communications
Contact: contact@latestrounds.com
Security
We implement reasonable safeguards to protect your data, but no system is 100% secure. API keys should be kept server-side only and never exposed in client code or public repositories.
Changes
We may update this policy. Continued use of the service means acceptance of the updated policy.
