Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 16, 2026

1. Introduction

ReplyZen.app ("we", "us", "our") — operated by a private individual residing in the European Union (data controller for your account data; contact: info@replyzen.app) — operates the replyzen.app website and the ReplyZen AI-powered review management platform. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you use our Service.

By creating an account or using ReplyZen.app, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Account Information

When you register, we collect your email address and name. If you sign in via Google OAuth, we receive your Google profile information (name, email, profile picture).

2.2 Review Platform Data

When you connect a review platform (Google Business Profile, Trustpilot, Facebook, Google Play, Booking.com, or other supported platforms), we access the following data through the respective platform API (Google Business Profile API; Google Play Developer API via a service account you invite to your Play Console), through the ReplyZen mobile app running on your phone under your own platform login (see Section 14), or — for public review pages only — by fetching the page from our servers:

  • Business locations — name, address, and identifier of your business locations
  • Reviews — reviewer name, rating, review text, and timestamp
  • Review replies and comments — existing owner replies and comment threads under your reviews
  • Business page posts — posts published on your connected business page and the comments under them

This data is used solely to display reviews in your dashboard and generate AI-suggested replies. OAuth tokens (access and refresh tokens) are encrypted at rest. You can disconnect a platform account at any time, which will remove all cached data from that platform from our system.

2.3 Payment Information

Payments are processed by our third-party payment processors (LemonSqueezy and/or Stripe). We do not store your credit card number, CVV, or full payment details. We only receive transaction confirmations, subscription status, and billing email.

2.4 Usage Data & Analytics

We automatically collect information about how you interact with the Service, including pages visited, features used, reply generation counts, and error logs. This data is used to improve the Service.

With your consent (via the cookie banner), we collect the following analytics data for all visitors:

  • IP address — for geographic location (country, city) and fraud prevention
  • Browser & OS — browser name, operating system, device type (desktop/mobile/tablet)
  • Screen resolution — display dimensions and color depth
  • Language & timezone — browser language preference and timezone
  • Device fingerprint — a hashed combination of browser properties (canvas rendering, WebGL renderer, installed plugins, hardware characteristics) used to identify unique devices. This is not a cookie — it is computed from publicly available browser APIs and cannot identify you personally
  • Referrer URL — the website that directed you to our Service
  • UTM parameters — marketing campaign tracking tags from the URL

If you decline cookies via our consent banner, no analytics data is collected. Analytics data is automatically deleted after 90 days.

2.5 AI-Generated Content

When you use the AI reply generation feature, the following is sent to our AI provider (Google Gemini by default, or your chosen BYOK provider): the review or comment text, the reviewer's public display name and rating as shown on the platform, your business name and the business description, tone, language, optional keywords and example replies you configured for the location. We do not send your account details, payment data, or any other personal data, and this data is not used to train AI models.

2.6 Data of Your Customers

Some features process data of your own customers, which you provide or which they submit through pages you share: the optional e-mail address a customer enters on your "leave a review" page, the e-mail address attached to a coupon, and the identity of staff members you allow to verify coupons. For this data you are the data controller and ReplyZen.app acts as your processor; we use it only to provide the respective feature and delete it together with your account.

3. How We Use Your Information

  • To provide, maintain, and improve the ReplyZen.app Service
  • To generate AI-suggested replies to your reviews from connected platforms
  • To publish replies to the connected platform on your behalf (only when you explicitly approve)
  • To send notifications about new reviews and comments (via email, Telegram, WhatsApp and/or push notifications in the mobile app, if enabled by you)
  • To process payments and manage subscriptions
  • To send service-related communications (account verification, security alerts, plan changes)
  • To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or security incidents
  • To comply with legal obligations

4. Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored on secure servers located within the European Union. All data is encrypted in transit using TLS/SSL. Sensitive values (API keys, authentication tokens) are encrypted at rest using industry-standard encryption. Access to our infrastructure is restricted and protected by firewall rules and access controls.

While we implement industry-standard security measures, no method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but are committed to protecting your data to the best of our ability.

5. Third-Party Services

We share data with the following third-party services only as necessary to provide the Service:

  • Google — OAuth authentication, Google Business Profile API (reviews, replies), Google Play Developer API (app reviews, replies) and Firebase Cloud Messaging (push notifications to the mobile app: we store a device push token)
  • Trustpilot, Facebook, Booking.com — accessed by the ReplyZen mobile app on your phone under your own login; your platform session never leaves your phone
  • Sentry (Functional Software, Inc., EU data region) — error and crash reports from the website and the mobile app (error message, stack trace, app version, device model and OS version). We do not send names, e-mails or IP addresses to Sentry
  • Proxy network providers (DataImpulse, Zyte) — used by our servers only to fetch public review pages; no account data, cookies or logins are sent through them
  • Telegram, WhatsApp (Meta) — optional notification delivery, only if you enable it and provide your Chat ID / phone number
  • LemonSqueezy / Stripe — Payment processing and subscription management
  • AI Providers — Google Gemini (default), or your chosen BYOK provider (Anthropic, OpenAI, etc.) — only review text is sent, no personal data

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third party for marketing purposes.

6. Data Retention

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. Review data is cached locally and synced periodically with connected platforms. When you delete your account (via Settings → Delete Account), all your personal data, connected accounts, reviews, and generated replies are permanently deleted within 30 days.

We may retain anonymized, aggregated data (e.g., total number of replies generated) for analytics purposes, which cannot be used to identify you.

7. Your Rights (GDPR & International)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, or other jurisdictions with data protection laws, you have the following rights:

  • Access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Rectification — Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Erasure — Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
  • Data Portability — Request a machine-readable export of your data
  • Restriction — Request that we limit how we process your data
  • Objection — Object to processing of your data for certain purposes
  • Withdraw Consent — Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent
  • Lodge a Complaint — File a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, email us at info@replyzen.app. We will respond within 30 days.

8. International Data Transfers

Our servers are located within the European Union. When AI reply generation is used, review text may be transmitted to AI providers whose servers may be located outside the EU. These transfers rely on Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions as applicable. When you use your own API keys (BYOK), data transfers to your chosen AI provider are governed by your relationship with that provider.

9. Data Breach Notification

In the event of a personal data breach that poses a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify affected users without undue delay and no later than 72 hours after becoming aware of the breach, in accordance with GDPR Article 33. We will also notify the relevant supervisory authority as required by law.

10. AI Transparency

ReplyZen.app uses artificial intelligence to generate suggested review replies. In compliance with the EU AI Act, we disclose that: AI-generated content is clearly labeled as suggestions; no automated decisions with legal effects are made; all AI output must be reviewed and approved by you before publishing. The AI processes the review or comment text, the reviewer's public name and rating, and the business settings listed in Section 2.5 — nothing is used for AI training.

11. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to maintain your session and remember your preferences. We also use browser fingerprinting (a non-cookie tracking method) for analytics purposes, subject to your consent via the cookie banner on first visit. For detailed information, please see our Cookie Policy.

12. Children's Privacy

ReplyZen.app is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 16, we will delete it promptly.

13. Google API Services — Limited Use Disclosure

ReplyZen.app's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Specifically:

  • We only use Google data to provide and improve the user-facing features of ReplyZen.app (review management dashboard, AI reply generation, reply publishing)
  • We do not transfer Google user data to third parties except as necessary to provide the Service (AI reply generation), with user consent, for security purposes, or to comply with applicable law
  • We do not use Google user data for advertising, marketing, or to build user profiles for any purpose unrelated to the Service
  • We do not sell Google user data to any third party
  • A human can review Google user data only for security purposes, to investigate abuse, to comply with legal requirements, or with the user's affirmative consent

14. ReplyZen Mobile App

The ReplyZen mobile app (Android; iOS planned) runs on your own phone and synchronizes your connected business pages with your ReplyZen dashboard, acting on your behalf under your own platform login. It is required for scanning reviews and publishing replies.

What the app collects

  • Business page content — reviews, comments, replies, and posts visible on the pages of the business profiles you have connected (Google, Trustpilot, Facebook, and other supported platforms)
  • Ownership status — whether you are signed in to a platform as the owner of the business profile you are connecting (required to prevent linking profiles you do not own)
  • Technical status — a periodic heartbeat (app version, device model, sync status) and a push-notification token so the dashboard can show whether synchronization is active and wake the app when you request an action
  • Crash reports — if the app crashes, a report (error message, stack trace, app version, device model, OS version) is sent to Sentry so we can fix the problem; it contains no personal data

What the app does NOT collect

  • Your passwords, private messages, or platform session credentials (cookies) — these are stored only on your phone and never leave it
  • Your location, contacts, photos, or any content from apps and websites unrelated to the platforms you connected
  • Data from business pages you have not connected to your ReplyZen account

How app data is used and transmitted

Collected content is transmitted exclusively to replyzen.app over an encrypted HTTPS connection, is linked only to your own ReplyZen account, and is used solely to display your reviews, comments, and posts in your dashboard and to generate AI-suggested replies — the single purpose of the app. The app checks for new reviews in the background on a schedule that depends on your plan and when our server sends it a push notification; you can restrict background activity at any time in your phone settings. Actions on platforms (publishing, editing, or deleting a reply) are performed only for actions you explicitly initiate in the dashboard or in the app.

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify registered users of significant changes via email or an in-app notification. Your continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

16. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

info@replyzen.app