Data Practices

Last updated: March 29, 2026

Transparency is central to how we handle your data. This page details every third party that processes your personal data when you use FinanceGenius.ai, what data is shared, why, and for how long. This complements our Privacy Policy.

How Your Data Flows

You → FinanceGenius.ai (Data Fiduciary) → Third-Party Processors (on our instructions only)

We are the Data Fiduciary under DPDPA. Third parties act as Data Processors under our contractual agreements. Your data is never sold or shared with advertisers.

Third-Party Data Processors

Anthropic (Claude AI)

DATA SHARED

Chat messages, financial queries

PURPOSE

AI-powered financial advice and product recommendations

RETENTION

Not stored by Anthropic beyond the API request; stored in our database per your consent

DATA LOCATION

US-based processing; data stored in India on our servers

CONSENT REQUIRED

Service-essential (AI Chat Processing consent)

OpenAI

DATA SHARED

Search query text only (no PII)

PURPOSE

Generating embeddings for knowledge base semantic search

RETENTION

Not stored by OpenAI per their API data policy

DATA LOCATION

US-based processing; no personal data transmitted

CONSENT REQUIRED

Service-essential (part of AI Chat Processing)

Perfios

DATA SHARED

Bank statements, financial documents (consent-based)

PURPOSE

Financial statement analysis and health scoring

RETENTION

Per Perfios Data Processing Agreement; data deleted after analysis

DATA LOCATION

India

CONSENT REQUIRED

Explicit consent required before each upload

Account Aggregator (Setu)

DATA SHARED

Consent-based financial data from linked accounts

PURPOSE

Fetching financial data for product matching and analysis

RETENTION

Session-based; not stored permanently on our servers

DATA LOCATION

India

CONSENT REQUIRED

Explicit AA consent flow with RBI-mandated disclosure

SMS / OTP Provider

DATA SHARED

Phone number only

PURPOSE

One-time password for authentication

RETENTION

Transactional only; OTP records deleted after 10 minutes

DATA LOCATION

India

CONSENT REQUIRED

Required for account creation

Data Localisation

All personal data is stored on servers within India, in compliance with RBI data localisation requirements. While some AI processing involves US-based APIs, your personal data is stored exclusively in India and any data sent for processing is limited to what is strictly necessary.

Your Controls

  • Manage Consents: Settings > Manage Consents to enable/disable any optional data sharing
  • Download Your Data: Settings > Download My Data for a complete JSON export
  • Delete Your Data: Settings > Delete Account for permanent data erasure
  • Grievance: Contact privacy@financegenius.ai for any data protection concerns