Drafts and private reports
Wizard drafts are saved in this browser’s local storage. Completed reports and checklist progress are stored on the app server. Signed-in work belongs to your account. Guest work uses an HttpOnly browser cookie; clearing that cookie loses guest access. You can explicitly import browser-saved work into your account without overwriting an existing account workbook.
Learning workbook
Learning notes, lesson progress, and calculator inputs are saved on the app server when you select Save workbook. They belong to your signed-in account, or to your guest browser cookie if you are logged out. They are not included in shared startup reports. Ask Savannah AI can read your own notes only when you enable Use my saved work; relevant notes then go to the configured AI provider. Downloaded worksheets and plans stay wherever you save them; protect copies that contain private business information.
Accounts and research access
Public signup is closed. Accounts provided by F09 Tech store your name, email, a password hash, and server-managed login sessions. Email verification and password-reset emails are not available yet. Historical and held records require separately approved research access. Published source observations remain available without an account.
Sharing
Reports are private by default. Creating an expiring link allows anyone with that link to read the business idea, setup answers, checklist, and market data. Specific addresses and checklist progress are omitted. You can revoke all links from the report.
AI and data minimization
Ask Savannah AI sends your messages, recent conversation context, and relevant selected business records to OpenRouter or Anthropic. Research archive lookups require approved access. Enabling Use my saved work also allows your own saved plans and workbook notes to be sent; the structured street-address field and account credentials are excluded from these tools. Turning it off excludes earlier replies that used saved work from future model context, but cannot retract information already sent. Avoid typing secrets or sensitive personal information. Conversations are stored privately in your account or guest workspace until you delete them; guest conversations remain tied to the original browser and are not imported at login. The assistant can search the public web. A separate search request sends a short query to the AI provider and its search services, not the full conversation or database. Search is disabled once saved work or restricted records enter the model context; start a fresh chat for further public web research. Web sources include the lookup date, which is not their publication date. Search results can be incomplete or outdated, and AI can make mistakes. Lookup tools are read-only; file creation produces private downloadable copies without modifying source records. Market-summary insight ordering sends only aggregate observations. Provider processing follows that provider’s API policies; source-based research remains available when AI is unavailable.
Files and images in chat
Files you attach are sent to the AI provider when you send your message. Images are resized and location metadata is removed; PDFs are sent for visual reading, while Word, Excel and text files use extracted text or cell values. Macros and formulas are never executed. Reading limits and any truncation are shown with the saved file. Attachments are private to the account or guest workspace that owns the conversation. They remain available for follow-up questions and downloads until the conversation is deleted. Failed or stopped turns do not save new attachments; files still selected in the page can be sent again. Deleting a chat removes its live files, although earlier protected backups may retain copies. Uploading files does not add them to the business database. You can ask the AI to create Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PDFs and editable PowerPoint presentations. Generated files are saved privately with completed answers, remain available for follow-ups and download, and are deleted with the chat. Revisions create new copies; earlier versions remain available. Files derived from restricted research still require that access to download. File creation uses bounded document, spreadsheet and slide templates, not arbitrary code or macros. Supported spreadsheet formulas are checked and calculated before download; review AI-generated content and assumptions before use. The AI can read files and search the web in the same conversation, including follow-up questions. Search services receive short queries, which can include relevant public topics, public organization names or product names from your files; they do not receive the full uploaded files or conversation. The assistant is instructed to omit private passages, personal contacts, financial details and credentials from queries. Avoid uploading sensitive information. File claims and web evidence are cited separately. Avoid uploading secrets or sensitive personal information.
Directory and retention
The public directory omits private street addresses and personal contact details. This release has no marketing email collection or advertising analytics. Cloudflare carries public traffic, and the app uses essential cookies and limited request logs for operation and abuse prevention. Saved reports and workbooks remain until removed by the operator. Clearing cookies does not delete server copies. Contact F09 Tech through the linked website for a data request; automated deletion is not available yet.