Upload & Data Retention Policy

Last updated: 26 May 2026

1. You own your uploads

Uploaded documents remain yours. Lay The Terms does not claim ownership of your contracts, screenshots, PDFs, images, URLs, or text.

2. What happens when you upload

When you upload a document, screenshot, image, URL, or text, we process that content to generate your analysis report. Processing may include:

• Text extraction from PDFs and Word documents.
• OCR (optical character recognition) for image-based content where applicable.
• Clause detection and risk classification using our rule-based engine.
• Deep Report generation using cloud AI providers for detailed analysis.

3. What we store

• The uploaded document content (to generate and display the report).
• The generated report (to display results and allow history access).
• Metadata such as upload time, file type, and report type.
• Anonymised analytics to improve clause detection accuracy.

4. Retention periods

We aim to retain uploaded content only as long as necessary:

• Account-linked uploads and reports: retained while your account is active, unless you request deletion.
• Anonymous uploads: may be deleted sooner than account-linked uploads.
• Backups and logs: some data may remain in security records and backups for a limited period after deletion.
• Anonymised analytics: kept indefinitely in aggregated, non-identifiable form.

5. Deletion requests

You may request deletion of uploaded files and generated reports by contacting privacy@laytheterms.com. We will action deletion requests within a reasonable timeframe, subject to technical and legal constraints.

Please note that some data may remain in backups, logs, or security records for a limited period even after deletion.

6. Security

Uploaded content is handled through secured infrastructure with encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls, and restricted administrative access. No online service can guarantee absolute security.

7. Recommendations before uploading

We recommend removing unnecessary personal, financial, medical, identity, or highly sensitive information before uploading documents. If a document contains information you would not share with a third-party service, consider redacting it first.

8. Third-party processing

Uploaded content may be processed by trusted infrastructure, storage, OCR, and AI service providers where necessary to deliver the service. See our Privacy Policy for the list of providers.

9. Contact

For upload and data retention enquiries: privacy@laytheterms.com