Legal
Data Processing Addendum
Last updated: 2026-06-07
Privian is in beta. This page describes our current practices and policies in plain language. Material updates will be noted here and on /updates.
A Data Processing Addendum (DPA) is available for business customers who need a written processor commitment in addition to our standard Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. This page describes how data is processed by Privian. The signed DPA itself is provided on request — see "How to request a signed DPA" below.
1. Roles
For personal data you send through the Privian gateway, you act as the data controller and Privian acts as a data processor. Privian processes personal data only on your documented instructions — the configuration you set in your account, your gateway requests, and the BYOK provider destinations you choose.
For account-level data (your own contact details, billing information, support correspondence), Privian acts as an independent controller as described in the Privacy Policy.
2. Customer-controlled provider destinations (BYOK)
Privian operates on a Bring Your Own Key model. The LLM provider that receives a request is selected by you and authenticated using your own credentials. Once a request leaves Privian, the receiving provider becomes an independent processor under your direct relationship with that provider. Privian does not act as a sub-processor of the LLM provider, and the LLM provider's terms, privacy notices and processing locations govern that hop.
3. Subprocessors
Privian uses a small list of subprocessors to operate the service. The current list is maintained at /legal/subprocessors. We will update that page when we add or change a subprocessor and will provide notice to business customers under signed DPAs in accordance with the executed agreement.
4. Security measures
Technical and organizational measures are described in detail at /security/data-handling. Summary:
- BYOK provider credentials encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM; plaintext discarded immediately after encryption.
- Gateway API keys stored as SHA-256 hashes.
- Masking of configured sensitive entities before the prompt leaves Privian; rehydration in-memory before responses return to your application.
- No retention of raw prompt or response bodies.
- Role separation between the gateway runtime and the LiteLLM execution component; LiteLLM does not handle customer auth, billing or credential storage.
- Access to production infrastructure restricted to authorized Privian operators.
5. Data subject requests
Where you receive a request from a data subject relating to personal data processed through Privian, Privian will assist you, taking into account the nature of the processing and the information available, to fulfil your obligations. Operationally this is bounded by what Privian actually retains — primarily account, billing and sanitized usage metadata. Raw prompts and responses are not retained, so they cannot be retrieved or exported from Privian after the request has completed.
6. Breach notification
Privian will notify affected business customers of a personal data breach affecting their data without undue delay after becoming aware of it, and in any event within the timeframe agreed in the executed DPA. Notice will include the nature of the breach, categories of data involved (to the extent known), measures taken, and a point of contact for follow-up.
7. International transfers
Where personal data is transferred outside the EU / EEA — for example to subprocessors operating from the United States — such transfers rely on appropriate safeguards (for example Standard Contractual Clauses) provided by those subprocessors. The signed DPA includes the relevant international transfer annex required by the executed agreement.
8. Sub-processor changes
When we intend to engage a new sub-processor or replace an existing one, we will update the public list at /legal/subprocessors and, for business customers under a signed DPA, provide notice as required by that DPA.
9. Term
The DPA applies for as long as Privian processes personal data on your behalf. On termination of the underlying service, Privian will delete or return personal data in accordance with the executed DPA, subject to legal retention obligations.
10. How to request a signed DPA
Business customers who require a counter-signed DPA can request one by emailing support@privian.io with the legal entity name and the email of the signatory. We will return a DPA based on this overview within a reasonable timeframe.