Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 3, 2026

COGNOSCERE LLC (“COGNOSCERE,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website cognoscerellc.com and related services including the CIFaaS intelligence platform (cifaas.cognoscerellc.com). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, subscribe to our services, or interact with our content across social media platforms.

By using our website or services, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

  • Account registration: When you create an account on our CIFaaS platform, we collect your name, email address, and organizational affiliation.
  • Newsletter subscriptions: When you subscribe to our daily briefings via Substack (cognoscerellc.substack.com), we collect your email address.
  • Contact forms: When you contact us through our website, we collect your name, email address, and message content.
  • Comments: When you leave comments on our website, we collect the information in the comment form, your IP address, and browser user agent string.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

  • Log data: Our web servers automatically record information including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and timestamps.
  • Cookies: We use essential cookies for login sessions, user preferences, and site functionality. We do not use cookies for advertising or third-party behavioral tracking. Login cookies expire after two days (or two weeks with “Remember Me” enabled).

1.3 Information from Third-Party Platforms

When we authenticate with third-party platforms (see Section 4), we receive OAuth access tokens and basic account identifiers (such as channel IDs or user IDs) necessary for publishing content. We do not collect, access, or store personal information of users on those platforms.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • Service delivery: To deliver daily intelligence briefings, analysis, and alerts to subscribers.
  • Content publishing: To publish our video briefings (Daily Brief, Tech Brief, and Business Climate Report) to social media platforms on behalf of our organization.
  • Account management: To manage user accounts on our CIFaaS platform.
  • Communication: To respond to inquiries and provide customer support.
  • Security: To detect and prevent spam, fraud, and unauthorized access.
  • Improvement: To analyze usage patterns and improve our website and services.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Data Storage and Security

Your personal information and all authentication credentials are stored on secured infrastructure hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the United States. We implement industry-standard security measures including:

  • Encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS) for all web traffic
  • Access controls limiting data access to authorized personnel only
  • Secure credential storage with environment-level isolation
  • Regular security monitoring and updates

4. Third-Party API Integrations and Platform Services

COGNOSCERE uses third-party APIs solely for the purpose of publishing our intelligence briefing videos to social media platforms. The following details describe our data practices for each integration.

4.1 YouTube (Google API Services)

We use the YouTube Data API v3 to upload video content to COGNOSCERE’s YouTube channel.

  • Data collected: OAuth 2.0 access tokens and refresh tokens obtained through the Google authorization flow. YouTube channel ID and channel name for account verification.
  • Data usage: Tokens are used exclusively for uploading COGNOSCERE’s daily intelligence briefing videos (Daily Brief, Tech Brief, Business Climate Report) and managing video metadata (titles, descriptions, thumbnails, captions). No viewer data, analytics, comments, or subscriber information is accessed.
  • Data storage: OAuth tokens are stored in environment configuration files on our secured AWS EC2 infrastructure. Tokens are never committed to source code repositories, shared with third parties, or transmitted outside our server environment.
  • Data retention: Tokens are retained only as long as the integration is active. Tokens are deleted when no longer needed.
  • Revocation: You may revoke COGNOSCERE’s access to your YouTube account at any time by visiting Google Account Permissions.
  • Compliance: COGNOSCERE’s use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. We do not use Google user data for purposes other than providing and improving the video publishing functionality described here.

4.2 TikTok (Content Posting API)

We use the TikTok Content Posting API to publish video content to COGNOSCERE’s TikTok account.

  • Data collected: OAuth access tokens, refresh tokens, and TikTok Open ID obtained through the TikTok authorization flow.
  • Data usage: Tokens are used exclusively for uploading COGNOSCERE’s daily briefing videos to our TikTok account. No viewer data, follower information, comments, or analytics are accessed.
  • Data storage: Tokens are stored in a secured file-based cache on our AWS EC2 infrastructure. Access tokens are refreshed automatically every 24 hours. Refresh tokens are stored securely and rotated as required by TikTok’s API.
  • Data retention: Tokens are retained only as long as the integration is active.
  • Revocation: You may revoke access through TikTok’s app settings at any time.

4.3 Meta Platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Threads)

We use Meta’s Graph API and Threads Publishing API to publish video content to COGNOSCERE’s Facebook Page, Instagram account, and Threads profile.

  • Data collected: Page access tokens, user access tokens, and user/page IDs obtained through Meta’s OAuth authorization flow.
  • Data usage: Tokens are used exclusively for publishing COGNOSCERE’s daily briefing videos. No follower data, user interactions, comments, messages, or analytics are accessed.
  • Data storage: Tokens are stored in environment configuration files on our secured AWS infrastructure.
  • Data retention: Tokens are retained only as long as the integration is active.
  • Revocation: You may revoke access through Facebook’s App Settings or Instagram’s Authorized Apps settings.

4.4 LinkedIn

We use the LinkedIn API to publish video content to COGNOSCERE’s LinkedIn profile.

  • Data collected: OAuth access tokens and member/organization IDs.
  • Data usage: Tokens are used exclusively for publishing video content. No connection data, messages, or profile information beyond basic account verification is accessed.
  • Data storage: Tokens are stored in environment configuration files on our secured AWS infrastructure.
  • Revocation: You may revoke access through LinkedIn’s Settings > Data Privacy > Permitted Services.

4.5 Bluesky

We use the Bluesky AT Protocol API to publish video content. Authentication uses an app-specific password stored securely on our infrastructure.

4.6 Other Third-Party Services

  • SendGrid: Used for transactional email delivery (daily briefing alerts and system notifications). SendGrid processes email addresses for delivery purposes only.
  • ElevenLabs: Used for text-to-speech audio generation. Only text content is sent; no personal user data is transmitted.
  • Anthropic (Claude AI): Used for content analysis and script generation. Only news article text is processed; no personal user data is transmitted.
  • Google Drive: Used for archiving published briefings. OAuth tokens are stored securely on our infrastructure.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share information only in the following limited circumstances:

  • Service providers: With the third-party services listed in Section 4, solely for the purposes described.
  • Legal requirements: When required by law, regulation, or legal process.
  • Protection: To protect the rights, property, or safety of COGNOSCERE, our users, or the public.

6. Data Retention

  • Account data: Retained for the duration of your account. Deleted upon account closure upon request.
  • Comments: Retained indefinitely for content continuity unless deletion is requested.
  • Server logs: Retained for 90 days for security and diagnostic purposes.
  • OAuth tokens: Retained as long as the corresponding platform integration is active. Revoked tokens are deleted immediately.
  • Email subscriptions: Retained until you unsubscribe.

7. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal retention requirements.
  • Portability: Request an export of your data in a machine-readable format.
  • Revocation: Revoke consent for any third-party platform integration at any time through that platform’s settings.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the address below.

8. Embedded Content

Our website may include embedded content from other websites (videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited that website directly, and those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, or legal requirements. We will post the updated policy on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. Continued use of our website or services after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

COGNOSCERE LLC
Email: billingsley@cognoscerellc.com
Website: www.cognoscerellc.com

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