Privacy Policy, Detect Technologies LLC

Effective Date: 01/01/2024    Last Updated: 04/06/2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Detect Technologies LLC (“Detect,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects information in connection with our website at detectinspections.com (the “Site”), our software platform DetectOS and related applications, programs, and services we provide to business customers (collectively, the “Services”).

Detect provides AI-powered inspection software to electric utilities, drone service providers (DSPs), and infrastructure contractors. Our Services are designed for business use. We do not knowingly market to or collect personal information from consumers acting in an individual capacity, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.

Quick summary. We collect three categories of information: (1) business contact information from people who visit the Site or contact us; (2) account and usage information from authorized users of DetectOS; and (3) inspection data (imagery, asset metadata, geolocation of infrastructure) that our customers upload or that we capture on their behalf. Our customers control the inspection data; we process it as their service provider. We do not sell personal information.

1. Scope and Application

This Policy applies to information processed through the Site and the Services. It does not apply to:

  • Third-party websites, applications, or services that link to or integrate with our Services, which are governed by their own privacy policies.
  • Information our customers process on their own systems outside DetectOS.
  • Aggregated, anonymized, or de-identified data that cannot reasonably be linked to an identified or identifiable individual.

If you are interacting with the Services as an authorized user of a Detect customer (for example, a utility, DSP, or contractor), the customer is generally the controller of any personal information processed in their account, and Detect acts as a service provider / processor. The customer’s own privacy notice governs how they handle that data. Please contact your organization for questions about its practices.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

  • Business contact information: name, business email, phone number, employer, job title, and similar details you submit through forms (e.g., “request a demo,” “download a whitepaper,” contact forms, event registrations).
  • Account information: username, password (stored in hashed form), profile information, role, and access permissions for authorized users of DetectOS.
  • Communications: the content of emails, support tickets, and other messages you send to us, and our responses.
  • Program and assessment submissions: information you provide when applying for or participating in Detect programs (such as the Data Quality Program), including company information, fleet details, certifications, and operational data.
  • Procurement information: billing contact, address, and similar information needed to issue contracts, invoices, and payments. We do not collect or store full payment card numbers; payments are processed by third-party payment processors.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

  • Device and log data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device identifiers, referring/exit pages, pages viewed, time spent, and timestamps.
  • Cookies and similar technologies: we and our service providers use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies on the Site for essential functionality, analytics, and limited marketing measurement. See Section 9 for details and your choices.
  • Service telemetry: performance, error, and security logs generated by DetectOS to operate, secure, and improve the platform.

2.3 Inspection Data Processed on Behalf of Customers

When a Detect customer uses the Services, the customer (or its authorized capture partners, such as DSPs) uploads or enables us to capture inspection data, which may include:

  • Aerial and ground imagery of utility infrastructure (transmission and distribution structures, components, and surrounding environment).
  • Geolocation, altitude, orientation, and timestamp metadata associated with that imagery.
  • Asset identifiers, structure IDs, inspection scopes, defect classifications, and other operational metadata.
  • Pilot or operator identifiers (such as user IDs and project assignments) associated with capture activity.

Inspection data is generally about physical infrastructure, not individuals. To the extent imagery or metadata incidentally captures identifiable individuals (for example, a person visible near a structure), Detect processes such information solely to provide the Services to the customer that owns the data, in accordance with the customer’s instructions and our agreement with the customer.

2.4 Information from Third Parties

  • Business data providers (e.g., enrichment services, public business directories, LinkedIn) that supplement contact records for sales and marketing purposes, where permitted by law.
  • Customers and partners who provide your information so you can be granted access to a project or program.
  • Analytics, advertising, and authentication providers that help us measure and secure the Site and the Services.

3. How We Use Information

We use the information described above for the following purposes:

  • Provide and operate the Services: authenticate users, process inspection imagery, generate findings and reports, deliver results, and provide customer support.
  • Improve and develop the Services: monitor performance, troubleshoot, conduct research and analytics, and develop new features. Where we use customer inspection data to train, evaluate, or improve machine learning models, we do so only as permitted by our agreements with the relevant customer and, where applicable, in aggregated or de-identified form.
  • Sales and marketing: respond to inquiries, send relevant communications about Detect’s products and content, host events, and measure campaign performance. You can opt out of marketing emails at any time (see Section 7).
  • Security and fraud prevention: detect, investigate, and respond to suspected misuse, abuse, security incidents, and unlawful activity; protect the rights, property, and safety of Detect, our customers, and the public.
  • Legal and compliance: comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders, and lawful requests; enforce our terms; and exercise or defend legal claims.
  • Business operations: billing, accounting, contract administration, audits, and corporate transactions.

We do not use sensitive personal information for purposes that require an opt-in or opt-out under applicable law. We do not engage in profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects on individuals.

4. Legal Bases for Processing

Where the EU/UK GDPR or a similar law applies to our processing of your personal information, we rely on the following legal bases:

  • Contract: to perform a contract with you or your organization, or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
  • Legitimate interests: to operate, secure, and improve our business and the Services, communicate with prospective business customers, and protect against fraud and abuse, where those interests are not overridden by your rights.
  • Legal obligation: to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Consent: where required, for example, certain marketing communications and non-essential cookies. You can withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

5. How We Disclose Information

We disclose information only as described below. We do not sell personal information for money, and we do not engage in cross-context behavioral advertising in a way that constitutes a “sale” or “share” under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA).

5.1 Service Providers and Sub-processors

We share information with vendors that perform services on our behalf under written contracts that limit their use of the data. Categories include:

  • Cloud infrastructure and storage providers.
  • Software development, error monitoring, and analytics providers.
  • Customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation providers.
  • Email delivery, communications, and support tooling providers.
  • Payment processors and accounting providers.
  • Security, identity, and authentication providers.

A current list of sub-processors used to process customer inspection data is available to customers on request at privacy@detect.com.

5.2 Customers and Authorized Users

If you are a user of DetectOS, your account information and activity may be visible to your employer or contracting organization, the customer that controls the workspace, and other authorized users in that workspace, in accordance with the customer’s configuration.

5.3 Affiliates and Corporate Transactions

We may disclose information to our corporate affiliates for the purposes described in this Policy. If Detect is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of assets, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to standard confidentiality protections.

5.4 Legal and Safety

We may disclose information when we reasonably believe it is necessary to (a) comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; (b) enforce our agreements, policies, and terms of service; (c) protect the security or integrity of the Services; or (d) protect the rights, property, or safety of Detect, our customers, our personnel, or others.

5.5 With Your Direction

We disclose information to other parties when you or your organization direct us to (for example, integrations you enable or recipients you specify).

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Specific retention practices include:

  • Customer inspection data: retained for the term of the customer’s contract and for the period specified in that contract, after which it is deleted or returned in accordance with our agreement with the customer.
  • Account data: retained for the life of the account and for a reasonable period afterward to support audit, security, and legal needs.
  • Marketing contacts: retained until you unsubscribe or for a reasonable period of inactivity, whichever comes first.
  • Logs and security records: typically retained for a limited period appropriate to their purpose, except where a longer period is required by law or for active security investigations.

7. Your Choices

Marketing Communications

You can opt out of marketing emails by using the “unsubscribe” link in any marketing message or by emailing privacy@detect.com. We will continue to send transactional or service-related communications (for example, security notices and account messages).

Cookies and Tracking

You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through the cookie preference controls on the Site. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Site.

Account Settings

Authorized users can update their account information through the DetectOS interface or by contacting their account administrator.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you reside, you may have rights regarding personal information we process about you. Subject to applicable law and verification of your identity, these may include the right to:

  • Know or access the personal information we process about you.
  • Correct inaccurate personal information.
  • Delete personal information.
  • Receive a copy of your personal information in a portable format.
  • Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information or targeted advertising. Detect does not sell or share personal information for these purposes.
  • Limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information. Detect does not use sensitive personal information for purposes that trigger this right.
  • Object to or restrict certain processing, where applicable.
  • Withdraw consent, where processing is based on consent.
  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (for example, an EU/UK data protection authority or, in California, the California Privacy Protection Agency).

To submit a request, email support@detectinspections.com or use the contact details in Section 14. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights. If you are an authorized user of a Detect customer, please direct rights requests concerning customer-controlled data to the customer; we will support the customer’s response as required by our contract.

8.1 Authorized Agents

California and certain other state laws permit you to designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. We may require proof of the agent’s authority and verification of your identity before fulfilling the request.

8.2 Appeals

If we deny your request, you may appeal our decision by replying to our response or emailing privacy@detect.com with the subject line “Privacy Rights Appeal.” If your appeal is denied, you may contact your state attorney general or applicable regulator.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use the following categories of cookies and similar technologies on the Site:

  • Strictly necessary: required for the Site to function (for example, security, load balancing, and remembering choices about cookies).
  • Analytics: help us understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve it. These may include providers such as Google Analytics, configured to limit the data shared.
  • Marketing measurement: help us measure the performance of our marketing campaigns. We do not use cookies to build cross-site behavioral profiles for advertising.

We honor browser-based opt-out signals, including the Global Privacy Control (GPC), where required by applicable law.

10. International Data Transfers

Detect is headquartered in the United States, and our service providers may process information in the United States and other countries. Where we transfer personal information from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland to a country that has not been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection, we use appropriate safeguards, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (and the UK Addendum where applicable), and we apply additional measures where required by applicable law.

11. Security

We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These include encryption in transit and at rest where appropriate, access controls, logging, vendor due diligence, and employee training. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information.

If you believe your account or any information has been compromised, contact us immediately at security@detect.com.

12. Children’s Privacy

The Services are intended for business use and are not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will delete it. If you believe we have collected such information, contact privacy@detect.com.

13. State-Specific Disclosures (United States)

13.1 California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

In the 12 months preceding the Effective Date, Detect has collected the categories of personal information described in Section 2 (identifiers, customer records, commercial information, internet/network activity, geolocation associated with infrastructure assets, professional or employment-related information, and inferences drawn from the foregoing for limited business purposes). The sources, purposes, and recipients of that information are described in Sections 2, 3, and 5.

No sale or sharing. Detect does not sell personal information and does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Sensitive personal information. We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes that trigger the right to limit under the CPRA.

California residents may exercise their rights as described in Section 8.

13.2 Other U.S. State Laws

Residents of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and other states with comprehensive privacy laws may have similar rights to access, correct, delete, and obtain a portable copy of their personal information, and to opt out of targeted advertising, sale of personal information, or certain profiling. Detect does not engage in those opt-out activities. To exercise applicable rights, follow the process in Section 8.

13.3 “Do Not Track”

The Site does not respond to “Do Not Track” browser signals because no industry standard has been finalized. We honor the Global Privacy Control where required.

14. Contact Us

For questions about this Policy or to exercise your privacy rights, contact us using the information below.

Entity

Detect Technologies LLC

Mailing Address

230 NE 4th St, Miami FL 33132

Privacy Email

support@detectinspections.com

Security Email

support@detectinspections.com

General Contact

joe@detectinspections.com

Website

https://www.detectinspections.com

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom and need to contact us regarding GDPR-related matters, you may use the email above. We will appoint a representative under Article 27 of the GDPR or UK GDPR if and to the extent required by applicable law.

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. If we make material changes, we will provide notice through the Site, by email, or by other reasonable means. Your continued use of the Services after the changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.