Subprocessors

These are the third parties that process your data on our behalf. We vet each provider for security and compliance before onboarding, and we'll notify you before adding new ones. To get notified of changes, email security@novana.io with the subject "Subscribe to New Subprocessors."

Infrastructure

These providers host and run Novana. Your uploaded files, evidence data, and AI-generated analysis flow through this infrastructure. All Customer Content is stored and processed primarily in Japan.

SubprocessorPurposeLocation
Google Cloud PlatformPrimary hosting, file storage, compute, database, and secrets managementJapan
VercelApplication hosting and serverless functionsJapan

Platform

When you upload evidence, these services analyze and process it. Your content is scrubbed for PII before reaching AI providers, processed in volatile memory during a single request, and never retained afterward.

SubprocessorPurposeLocation
OpenAILLM for evidence analysis, requirements matching, and content generation. Volatile memory only.USA
Amazon Web Services (Bedrock)LLM (Claude models) for evidence analysis and content generation. Volatile memory only — Anthropic never receives or stores your data.USA
Google AILLM for evidence analysis and content generation. Volatile memory only.Global
InngestBackground job orchestration. Data processed in transit, not retained beyond job completion.USA
Google DriveFile import integration. Read-only access; files transfer directly to Japan-based infrastructure.Global

Supporting Services

Authentication and analytics. These services support Novana's operation but never see or store your evidence, files, or student data.

SubprocessorPurposeLocation
ClerkAuthentication, identity management, and session handlingUSA
PostHogProduct analytics and observabilityUSA

Last updated: February 18, 2026

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