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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 19, 2026

At ATX Tax Pilot, we believe in transparency about how we handle your data. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your rights regarding your personal information. We are committed to protecting your privacy while providing you with a powerful property tax protest tool.

1. Information We Collect

Property Information

  • Street address, city, state, and ZIP code
  • County Appraisal District (TCAD, WCAD, HCAD, BCAD, or CCAD)
  • Property characteristics (square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms, year built, lot size)
  • Current appraised value and historical valuations
  • Property type (single family, duplex, triplex, fourplex, condo, townhouse)
  • Geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) for comparable property searches

Owner Information

  • Property owner name (for protest packet personalization)
  • Email address (for packet delivery and account communications)

Property Condition Photos

  • Photographs you upload showing property damage or deferred maintenance
  • AI-generated descriptions and repair cost estimates for uploaded photos
  • Photo metadata (file size, dimensions, upload timestamp)

Payment Information

  • Payment transaction records (amount, date, status)
  • Stripe customer and payment intent identifiers

Note: We do not store credit card numbers, CVVs, or full payment card details on our servers. All payment processing is handled securely by Stripe.

Usage Data

  • Browser type and version
  • Pages visited and features used
  • Time spent on the service
  • Referral source

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Generate your protest packet: Creating personalized evidence documents with comparable sales analysis, condition-based deductions, and market trend arguments
  • Find comparable properties: Searching for recent sales in your area that support a lower valuation
  • Analyze property photos: Using AI to identify damage categories and estimate repair costs for deferred maintenance arguments
  • Process payments: Completing your purchase and maintaining transaction records
  • Communicate with you: Sending packet delivery notifications, deadline reminders, and responding to support requests
  • Improve our service: Analyzing aggregate usage patterns to enhance our AI models and user experience
  • Comply with legal obligations: Maintaining records as required by law

3. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to provide our functionality. Each service receives only the minimum data necessary to perform its specific function:

Supabase (Database & Authentication)

Stores your property data, assessment records, and uploaded photos. Hosted on secure AWS infrastructure with encryption at rest.

Supabase Privacy Policy

Stripe (Payment Processing)

Processes all credit card payments. We never see or store your full card number. Stripe is PCI-DSS Level 1 certified.

Stripe Privacy Policy

Google Places API (Address Autocomplete)

Powers the address search functionality. Receives partial address queries to provide autocomplete suggestions.

Google Privacy Policy

RentCast (Comparable Sales Data)

Provides recent sales data and property valuations for comparable property analysis. Receives your property address and characteristics.

RentCast Privacy Policy

OpenAI (Photo Analysis)

Analyzes uploaded property photos to identify damage categories and estimate repair costs. Photos are processed but not used for model training.

OpenAI Privacy Policy

Anthropic (Content Generation)

Generates persuasive executive summaries and market analysis narratives for your protest packet. Receives property data and analysis results.

Anthropic Privacy Policy

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information or property photos to third-party data brokers, advertisers, or marketing companies.

We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: With the third-party services listed above, solely to provide our functionality
  • Legal Requirements: If required by law, subpoena, or court order
  • Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets (you would be notified)
  • With Your Consent: For any other purpose with your explicit permission

5. Data Retention & Deletion

Retention Period: We retain your assessment data, photos, and generated packets for the duration of the tax year (through December 31) to allow you to re-download your packet if needed.

Automatic Deletion: Assessment data more than 18 months old is automatically purged from our systems unless you have an active dispute or legal matter pending.

Your Right to Delete: You may request immediate deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at atxtaxpilot@gmail.com. We will process deletion requests within 30 days.

Note: We may retain certain transaction records as required by financial regulations and tax law, but these will not include your property photos or personal details beyond what is legally required.

6. Cookies & Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Essential Cookies: Maintain your session and remember your preferences
  • Analytics: Understand how users interact with our service (aggregate, anonymized data)

We do not use cookies for advertising or cross-site tracking. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may affect some functionality.

7. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:

  • All data is encrypted in transit using TLS 1.3
  • Data at rest is encrypted using AES-256
  • Access to production systems is restricted and logged
  • Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments
  • Secure, SOC 2 compliant hosting infrastructure

While we take reasonable precautions, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. If you believe your account has been compromised, please contact us immediately.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate personal information
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
  • Portability: Request your data in a machine-readable format
  • Opt-Out: Opt out of marketing communications at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at atxtaxpilot@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date." Your continued use of the service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

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

Email: atxtaxpilot@gmail.com

General Inquiries: atxtaxpilot@gmail.com