Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 13 Oct 2026

Welcome to Ostler AI (operated by Ostler Holdings, LLC DBA Ostler AI). We provide EDA-native AI solutions designed for professional engineering workflows.

Your privacy and the security of your intellectual property are paramount to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information across our landing page, our LLM inference application, and our community forum (hosted via Discourse).

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us, as well as information collected automatically through your use of our services.

A. Information You Provide

  • Account Information: When you create an account for our AI tools or our forum, we collect your name, professional email address, company name, and password.
  • Inference Data: When you use our LLM inference app, we collect the prompts, queries, and data you input into the model.
  • Forum Content: Any information you post publicly on our Discourse forum, including your profile bio, posts, and replies.
  • Communication: Information you provide when contacting us for support or sales inquiries.

B. Automatically Collected Information

  • Log Data: IP addresses, browser type, operating system, and referring URLs.
  • Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on the site, and interaction patterns with our AI tools.
  • Cookies: We use cookies to maintain session states (keeping you logged in) and to analyze website traffic.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for the following purposes:

  • To Provide the Service: To run the LLM inference, manage your account, and maintain the forum.
  • To Improve our AI: To monitor model performance and troubleshoot errors (see Section 3 for specifics on training).
  • Communication: To send technical notices, security alerts, and administrative messages.
  • Business Growth: To manage B2B leads and professional outreach.

3. AI Data Usage & Intellectual Property

Because Ostler AI operates in the EDA space, we recognize the extreme sensitivity of your data.

  • No Unauthorized Training: We may use anonymized and aggregated data to improve model performance, but we never use proprietary company-specific data to train models used by other clients.
  • Data Isolation: We implement industry-standard isolation to ensure your data is not accessible by other users of our LLM inference services.
  • Output Ownership: Subject to our Terms of Service, the outputs generated by the AI based on your inputs are yours to use.

4. The Forum (Discourse)

Our community forum is powered by Discourse. Please be aware:

  • Publicity: Information posted on the forum is public. Do not post proprietary EDA code, secret chip architectures, or private company data on the forum.
  • Forum Data: Discourse collects its own set of telemetry and user data. By using the forum, you are also subject to the standard Discourse data handling practices.

5. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal or professional data. We only share data with third parties in the following circumstances:

  • Cloud Infrastructure: We use trusted cloud providers (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) to host our models and website. These providers are bound by strict confidentiality agreements.
  • Legal Requirements: If required by law, we may disclose information to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process.
  • Service Providers: We may use third-party tools for email delivery (e.g., SendGrid) or analytics (e.g., Google Analytics).

6. Data Security

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information and your professional IP. This includes encryption of data in transit (SSL/TLS) and encryption at rest. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

7. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location (e.g., GDPR in Europe or CCPA in California), you may have the following rights:

  • Access/Export: The right to request a copy of the data we hold about you.
  • Deletion: The right to request that we delete your account and associated data.
  • Correction: The right to update inaccurate information.

To exercise these rights, please contact us.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will notify you via the email associated with your account or through a prominent notice on our landing page.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.