Privacy & Security

Privacy Policy

Your privacy matters to us. Explain My Letter is designed to help you understand important documents clearly, while keeping your personal information protected at every stage.

Who We Are

Explain My Letter is a document explanation service that simplifies complex letters and emails into plain English. When you use our website, we may process personal data to deliver this service safely, securely, and effectively.

What Information We Collect

We may collect and process:

Documents you upload
Basic contact details (if submitted)
Technical and usage data (e.g. browser, IP address, session activity)
Payment-related information (handled securely by third-party providers)

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

Generate summaries and detailed breakdowns of your documents
Operate, maintain, and improve the platform
Respond to support requests
Process payments
Meet legal and regulatory obligations
Prevent misuse, fraud, or abuse of the service

Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data under the following lawful bases:

Contractto provide the service you request
Legitimate Intereststo improve, secure, and maintain the platform
Legal Obligationwhere we are required to comply with applicable laws

How Your Documents Are Processed

Your documents are processed using secure systems, including:

Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools

These systems are used solely to generate clear summaries and explanations of your documents.

Data Protection

We use secure systems and encrypted processing to protect your data. Access is restricted and we follow a data minimisation approach — only processing what is necessary.

Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may use trusted third-party providers (hosting, AI processing, payment processors) who only handle data on our behalf under appropriate safeguards.

Data Retention

Uploaded documents are automatically deleted after processing and within 24 hours. We do not retain document content beyond this period unless required for legal, security, or fraud prevention purposes. Limited system logs may be retained for operational and security reasons.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access your personal data
Request correction of inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data
Restrict or object to processing
Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

To exercise your rights, contact us at: info@explainmyletter.co.uk

We are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and committed to protecting your data in line with UK GDPR.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy or your data, please contact: info@explainmyletter.co.uk

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