Data Privacy
Precog is designed with privacy at its core. We minimize data retention, use only ephemeral storage for processing efficiency, and never use customer data for AI training. This page explains our approach to data privacy.
Our Core Privacy Principles
We Use Ephemeral Storage Only
Precog is an ELT platform that moves data from your sources to your destinations. Your business data is stored temporarily in a rolling window for efficient processing, then automatically purged:
- Ephemeral Processing: Data is stored on encrypted disk for processing efficiency
- Retained for Efficiency: Temporary data is kept between runs to maintain schema and process only new/changed data (incremental loading)
- Auto-Purge: All temporary data automatically purged after 14 days
- Your Destination, Your Data: Data lands in systems you control (Snowflake, BigQuery, etc.)
This architecture minimizes risk: we can't lose or expose data we don't have.
We Never Train AI on Your Data
Precog does NOT use customer data to train AI models.
This is a firm commitment:
- Your data is never used for machine learning training
- Your data is never used to improve AI/ML models
- Your data is never shared with third parties for AI purposes
- This applies to all AI features, including semantic modeling
When you use AI-powered features in Precog (like semantic model generation), we send only metadata (schema information) to AI providers — never your actual data values.
What We Do Store
While we don't store your business data, we do maintain:
| Data Type | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Account Information | User profiles, organization settings |
| Configurations | Your source/destination settings, schedules |
| Audit Logs | Security and compliance logging |
| Usage Metrics | Platform performance, billing |
Data Flow Architecture
Credentials & Secrets
Your connection credentials (API keys, OAuth tokens, database passwords) require special handling:
- Encrypted at Rest: Credentials are stored encrypted
- Access Controlled: Only data processing operations access credentials
AI Data Handling
For AI-powered features (like semantic model generation):
- Only metadata (table names, column names, data types) is sent to AI providers
- Actual data values are never transmitted
- Your data is never used to train AI models
Your Rights
Data Access
You can request information about data we hold about you.
Data Deletion
Upon account closure or request, account data is deleted per our data retention policies.
Privacy Questions
For privacy-related inquiries including data subject access requests, contact privacy@precog.com or your account representative.