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    Security & Privacy

    Your trust is our foundation. Here's exactly how Walter Grades handles your data.

    Read-Only Access

    Walter Grades can only read emails. We cannot send, delete, modify, or forward any message in your inbox. Ever.

    Encrypted at Rest

    All synced newsletter data is encrypted with AES-256. Database access requires multi-factor authentication.

    Revoke Anytime

    Disconnect Walter Grades instantly from your Google Security settings. All synced data is purged within 24 hours.

    Gmail Integration Details

    When you connect Gmail, we request the minimum permissions needed to detect and parse investment newsletters.

    gmail.readonly
    Requested

    Read email messages and metadata.

    Required to fetch newsletter content. We only process emails from senders you explicitly approve.

    gmail.labels.readonly
    Requested

    View email labels.

    Used to identify newsletter folders. We don't create or modify labels.

    gmail.send
    Not Requested

    We never request permission to send emails on your behalf.

    gmail.modify
    Not Requested

    We never request permission to modify or delete your emails.

    Sender Allowlist

    Only emails from senders on your approved list are processed. All other emails in your inbox are completely ignored and never accessed.

    What We Store

    Newsletter email content

    Only from approved senders. Used to extract recommendations.

    Extracted CTAs (trades, conditions)

    Parsed actions with full audit trail of how they were interpreted.

    Modeled positions & P&L

    Hypothetical performance based on fixed assumptions.

    Your account settings

    Display name, budget, notification preferences.

    Personal emails

    We never access non-newsletter emails.

    Contacts or calendar

    We don't request these permissions.

    Browsing history

    We don't track your activity outside Walter Grades.

    Infrastructure & Compliance

    Cloud Hosting

    Hosted on SOC 2 Type II certified cloud infrastructure with 99.99% uptime SLA.

    Encryption

    TLS 1.3 in transit. AES-256 at rest. All database connections are encrypted.

    Data Retention

    Data is retained while your account is active. Full deletion within 30 days of account removal.

    GDPR & CCPA

    We support data export and deletion requests. Contact privacy@walter.ai for requests.

    Our Commitment

    We never sell your data to third parties
    We never share newsletter content publicly
    We never execute trades on your behalf
    We never provide personalized investment advice
    We never access emails outside your approved sender list
    We never store your Google credentials directly

    Not Financial Advice

    Walter Grades is a measurement and analysis tool. We track what newsletters recommend and model hypothetical outcomes. We are not a registered investment advisor and do not provide personalized financial advice. All performance figures are modeled under fixed assumptions and do not represent actual trading results.

    Questions about our security practices?

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