Privacy Policy
Last updated 2 November 2026.
Build 8 is run by Animated International Services Ltd (RC 7221023), who decides how your personal data is used. Questions, requests or complaints go to animated.i.s.ltd@gmail.com. This policy is written to meet the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023, and the EU and UK GDPR where they apply.
What we collect, and why
| What | Why | Lawful basis |
|---|---|---|
| Your name, email, role, organisation and phone | To give you an account and let your project team reach you | Contract |
| Money records, receipts, quotes, diary entries, photos and messages you or your team add | To run the project records you signed up for | Contract |
| Questions and documents you send to the AI | To answer you. Nothing is sent to the AI unless you ask | Contract |
| Your agreement to these terms, and your email choices, with the date | To show what you agreed to | Legal duty |
| A scrambled form of your connection address, for a short time | To stop repeated sign-in attempts and abuse | Legitimate interest |
We collect nothing beyond this. We do not sell your data, show advertising, or use analytics or tracking tools.
Cookies
Build 8 uses only cookies it cannot work without: those that keep you signed in, and one that notes when you were last active so an idle session can end. Your colour choice stays on your own device. Because nothing here tracks you, there is no cookie choice to make.
AI
Parts of Build 8 use Anthropic's AI. Under Anthropic's commercial terms, what we send is not used to train its models. Build 8 uses AI, which can make mistakes. Treat its results as a guide, not fact, and check anything important with a qualified professional.
Who else handles your data
These companies process data for us, under their data processing terms:
| Company | What for | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Supabase | Database, sign-in and file storage | Ireland (EU) |
| Vercel | Runs the app | United Kingdom, company in the USA |
| Anthropic | AI answers and reading of documents you choose to send | USA |
| Sends the app's emails (Gmail) | Global |
Some of these are outside Nigeria. We transfer data to them under their contractual safeguards, including standard contractual clauses where these apply. People on your project see the records their role allows, as set out on the Project team page.
How long we keep it
- Project and money records: for the life of the project and six years after, because tax and contract law need them.
- Messages on a project: 36 months.
- Questions asked of the AI: 12 months.
- Report email logs: 24 months.
- Files uploaded for a project analysis: removed once the analysis is finished, unless you chose one as a picture or logo.
- Sign-in attempt counters: removed within a day.
- Your record of consent: kept as proof, with no other detail about you.
Your rights
You can see, correct, download or delete your data, object to its use, and withdraw consent at any time. Download and account closing are in Settings. For anything else, email us; we answer within 30 days. Closing your account removes your login and personal details. Money records already on a project stay, because the law and the other people on that project rely on them. Your name is taken off the team list, but stays where it was written into a record or an issued statement.
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (ndpc.gov.ng).
Keeping it safe
Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, each person sees only their own role's records, and files are private. If a breach puts your rights at risk, we will tell the Commission within 72 hours and tell you without delay.
Children
Build 8 is for adults running building projects. It is not for anyone under 18, and we do not knowingly collect children's data.