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Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Read Fast ("we", "us") helps you save articles, PDFs and videos and turns them into concise AI summaries delivered as an email briefing. This policy explains what personal data we collect, why, who we share it with, and the choices you have. By using Read Fast you agree to this policy.

What we collect

• Account & contact details: your email address (your login identity) and, if you use the WhatsApp features, your phone number.
• Content you add: the articles, links, documents, PDFs, videos and text you save, plus any notes you write and questions you ask our AI assistant.
• Usage & preferences: your interests, briefing schedule, reading activity, and basic settings.
• Payment information: if you subscribe, payments are processed by Stripe. We receive your subscription status but never see or store your full card details.
• Basic analytics: privacy-friendly, aggregated usage statistics (e.g. page visits) to understand how the product is used. We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.

How we use it

• To provide the core service — generating summaries, delivering briefings and reminders, answering your questions, and storing your library.
• To operate billing and your subscription.
• To maintain, debug and improve the product.
• To contact you about your account and the service.

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share it with advertisers.

AI processing of your content

To produce summaries and answers, the content you add is sent to the AI providers listed under sub-processors below, who process it to generate your results subject to their own API terms. Please don't upload content you aren't permitted to share, and avoid uploading sensitive personal data.

Sub-processors & services we use

We rely on trusted third parties to run Read Fast. Depending on the features you use, your data may be processed by:

• OpenAI — summaries, the AI assistant, and document Q&A.
• xAI — content suggestions (where enabled).
• Firecrawl — fetching the text of web links you save.
• LlamaIndex / LlamaParse — extracting text from uploaded PDFs.
• Stripe — payment and subscription processing.
• Google (Gmail) — sending briefing and reminder emails.
• Meta (WhatsApp) — WhatsApp messaging, if you use it.
• Replit — application hosting and database.

Some of these providers are based in the United States, so your data may be processed outside your country, including the US.

How long we keep it

We keep your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete a document it is removed from our database, and if you ask us to delete your account we will delete your personal data, except where we must retain limited records (for example, billing records) to meet legal obligations.

Human access

Your data is not routinely reviewed by people. In rare cases — such as debugging an error you report — a team member may need to view some data, solely to operate or fix the service.

How we protect your data

• Data is stored in a secured database and transmitted over encrypted connections.
• Access is limited to what's needed to run the service.
• We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to keep your information safe.

Your rights & choices

• Access, correct, export, or delete your personal data.
• Delete individual documents at any time inside the app.
• Unsubscribe from briefing and reminder emails (reply to ask us to stop, or remove your briefing schedule).
• Object to or restrict certain processing, where the law gives you that right (e.g. UK/EU GDPR, California CCPA).

To exercise any of these, email us at the address below and we'll take care of it.

Children

Read Fast is not intended for children under 16, and we don't knowingly collect their data.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We'll change the "last updated" date above, and significant changes will be communicated where appropriate.

Contact us

Questions, concerns, or data requests? Email us at focustech.ai@gmail.com.

Terms of Service

Last updated: June 2026

These terms govern your use of Read Fast (the "Service"). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to them. If you don't agree, please don't use the Service.

The Service

Read Fast lets you save articles, PDFs and videos and generates AI summaries and briefings from them. We may add, change, or remove features at any time, and we may set reasonable limits on use.

Your account

• You sign in with your email address. You're responsible for activity that happens under your account, so keep access to your inbox secure.
• You must be at least 16 years old to use the Service.
• Provide accurate information and don't impersonate anyone else.

Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Upload content you don't have the right to use, or that is unlawful, infringing, or harmful.
• Use the Service to break the law or violate others' rights.
• Attempt to disrupt, overload, reverse-engineer, or gain unauthorised access to the Service or other users' data.
• Resell or redistribute the Service without our permission.

Your content

You keep ownership of the content you add. You grant us a limited licence to store and process it solely to operate the Service for you (including sending it to the AI sub-processors described in our Privacy Policy). You're responsible for the content you upload and for keeping your own copies.

AI output — accuracy disclaimer

Summaries, answers, and other AI-generated output can be incomplete, outdated, or wrong. They are provided for convenience and are not professional advice. Always verify anything important against the original source before relying on it. You use AI output at your own discretion and risk.

Subscriptions, billing & cancellation

• Paid plans are billed through Stripe on a recurring basis at the price and interval shown at checkout, including any free-trial terms stated there.
• Your subscription renews automatically until you cancel.
• You can cancel anytime from the subscription manager in the app (or by emailing us). When you cancel, you keep access until the end of the current paid period.
• Except where required by law, payments are non-refundable. If something went wrong, email us and we'll try to make it right.

Availability

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available." We don't guarantee it will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that content or summaries will always be retained. We may suspend or discontinue the Service, or your access, where reasonably necessary.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Read Fast and its operator are not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, or for loss of data, profits, or content, arising from your use of the Service. Our total liability for any claim is limited to the amount you paid us in the three months before the claim. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law.

Termination

You may stop using the Service and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate accounts that breach these terms or that we must act on for legal or security reasons.

Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. We'll update the "last updated" date, and continued use of the Service means you accept the revised terms.

Contact

Questions about these terms? Email us at focustech.ai@gmail.com.