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How Kira protects your data: our infrastructure, encryption, access controls, certifications, and the providers we rely on.

Effective June 1, 2026Last updated June 2026

Our Approach to Security

Security is built into how Kira is designed, not added at the end. Every module, from the Email Agent reading your inbox to the Call Agent handling a phone conversation, was built with the assumption that it would eventually be trusted with genuinely sensitive information, and designed accordingly from the start rather than retrofitted once that trust was already extended.

We follow the principle of least privilege throughout the platform, meaning access to anything is scoped as narrowly as it can be while still letting the system do its job, never broader "just in case." We encrypt data by default, not as an optional setting someone has to remember to enable. We hold our own practices against recognized industry standards rather than grading ourselves on our own curve, and we are actively building out continuous monitoring and alerting as part of our security roadmap.

Where a lot of security pages stop at abstract promises, phrases like "bank-level encryption" or "enterprise-grade security" that don't actually tell you anything concrete, we'd rather show you what these commitments actually look like inside the product itself, and be specific about where we currently stand versus where we're still working to get to.

What This Looks Like in Practice, Not Just in Policy

Abstract claims like "access controls" and "least privilege" mean something concrete in how Kira actually behaves day to day, and it's worth spelling that out rather than leaving it as legal language you have to take on faith.

Any action an agent takes that could matter, sending an email, placing a call, scheduling something, moving money, requires your explicit approval before it happens. This isn't a policy commitment sitting in a document somewhere separate from the product, it's built directly into how the agents function. An Email Agent can draft a reply, but it cannot send that reply without you reviewing it first, unless you've explicitly configured it otherwise for lower-stakes routine cases. A Call Agent can place a call, but the decision to launch an outbound campaign at scale requires deliberate setup on your part, not something that happens by default.

This matters because a lot of "AI safety" language in the industry describes intentions rather than actual system behavior. We'd rather point directly to how the product is built than ask you to simply trust a paragraph of policy prose.

Infrastructure

Kira runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS), inside data centers that maintain leading physical and environmental security controls, the kind of physical safeguards, restricted facility access, environmental monitoring, redundant power, that would take years and significant resources to build independently from scratch.

Production systems are kept fully isolated from development and testing environments. This separation matters more than it might initially sound, it means a bug introduced while our team is actively building or testing a new feature has no path to accidentally affect the live systems actually running your account. Access to infrastructure itself is restricted to a deliberately small group of people who genuinely need it, and every single access is logged and reviewed, rather than trusted implicitly once granted.

Encryption

  • Data in transit is encrypted using TLS 1.2 or higher, applied to every connection by default, whether that's a message being sent through Email Agent or a call being routed through Call Agent, not something you have to opt into.
  • Data at rest is encrypted using AES-256, one of the strongest widely available encryption standards, meaning your data remains protected even in the unlikely event that physical storage was somehow compromised.
  • Secrets and encryption keys are stored outside application code and are never committed to source control.

Access Controls

  • Single sign-on (SSO) is available on Business plans, letting teams enforce their own identity requirements rather than relying solely on password strength.
  • Internal access to customer data is limited specifically to staff who need it for support or operations, and every access is logged, meaning there's an actual audit trail rather than an unverifiable assurance that access is limited.
  • Role-based access controls govern what each team member can see and do inside your workspace, so a support agent troubleshooting an issue doesn't have the same reach as an account administrator.

Certifications and Frameworks

We align our program with widely recognized frameworks and pursue independent attestation as we scale. Being transparent about exactly where we stand today, rather than implying a level of certification we haven't yet reached, matters more to us than looking further along than we actually are.

FrameworkStatusScope
SOC 2 Type IIIn progressSecurity, availability, confidentiality
ISO/IEC 27001PlannedInformation security management
GDPRCompliantEU/EEA personal data
CCPA / CPRACompliantCalifornia consumer privacy

Rather than repeating this table across multiple pages where the details can drift out of sync over time, one page updating while another gets forgotten, this page is the single source of truth for our certification status. Every other page on the site that references certifications links back here instead of maintaining its own copy.

Sub-Processors

We rely on a set of vetted providers to deliver the service, each bound by data-processing terms consistent with our obligations to you. Every additional processor is another party with some level of access to think carefully about, so we only add one when it's genuinely necessary to a feature you use, and this table reflects the providers actually in use in production today, not an aspirational subset.

ProviderServiceData receivedRegion
Amazon Web ServicesCloud infrastructure, hosting, and storageAll application data (database, file storage, logs)US
StripePayment processingBilling and payment information (card details are tokenized by Stripe; we do not store full card numbers)US
BasetenPrimary AI chat models (serves Kimi-K2.7-Code and GLM-5.2)Chat conversation contentUS (Baseten, Inc. is a US company; exact data-center region pending vendor confirmation)
BytePlus (ByteDance)AI image and video generationImage and video generation prompts and outputsSingapore
HeyGenAI avatar video generation (Social studio)Avatar scripts and the generated videoUS
MeshyAI 3D model generation3D generation prompts and reference imagesUS
OpenAIEmail search (embeddings)Email subject, preview, and body textUS
ExaWeb search for the Deep Research featureSearch query text, and page content Exa retrieves on the user’s behalf (vendor’s data-processing region pending confirmation)US
SerperWeb search (Google search results)Search query textUS
TavilyWeb search inside chatSearch query textUS
PollinationsImage generation inside chatImage generation promptsGlobal
Lusha and CoresignalBusiness contact enrichment (Lead Gen)Company and professional contact details looked up by the userUS / EU
ElevenLabsVoice generation and text-to-speechText being spoken and generated voice/audio contentUS
DuffelFlight searchFlight search parameters (origin, destination, dates, passenger count); Kira does not currently create bookings through Duffel, so no traveler names are sent todayUS
TwilioPhone calls and SMS (Telephony)Call audio and metadata, SMS content, phone numbersUS
SendblueiMessage integrationMessage content and phone numbersUS
MetaInstagram publishing and WhatsApp Business messaging (official Graph API)Social media content, message content, phone numbersUS / Global
TikTokContent posting and analytics (Social module)Social media content, post analyticsUS / Global

A note on WhatsApp: the official integration above (Meta's WhatsApp Business Cloud API) is separate from the optional "personal WhatsApp" linking feature offered in some modules, which connects an owner's own WhatsApp account as a companion device rather than calling a Meta-operated API. We're reviewing how that feature should be described here and will update this table accordingly.

Where Kira connects to Google APIs, such as Gmail, our use and transfer of information received from those APIs to any other app adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. See the full statement on our Privacy Policy.

Vulnerability Management

We scan our systems for vulnerabilities on an ongoing basis and patch according to a risk-based schedule that prioritizes severity over convenience. We welcome reports from independent security researchers through our Responsible Disclosure process, treating good-faith research as a genuine asset to our security posture rather than a nuisance to manage.

Incident Response

We maintain a documented incident-response plan and a 24/7 on-call rotation, meaning a security concern doesn't sit unaddressed simply because it surfaced outside business hours. If a security incident affects your data, we'll notify you without undue delay and within the timeframes required by applicable law, we'd rather over-communicate early with incomplete information than stay silent while we investigate fully. Contact support@kiraai.ai for security questions of any kind.

Requesting Documentation

Eligible customers can request our full security overview, sub-processor list, current attestations, and a Data Processing Addendum by contacting support@kiraai.ai. We're glad to walk through any of this in more depth for teams doing formal vendor security review as part of a procurement process.

Standards and References

Our security program is informed by, and measured against, the following recognized standards and authorities:

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to common questions.

Data is stored on AWS infrastructure. Depending on your plan and region, you may be able to choose a US or EU storage region to match your own residency requirements.

Yes, throughout its entire lifecycle. TLS 1.2 or higher protects it in transit, and AES-256 protects it at rest, meaning there's no point where your data exists unprotected.

No, not for anything that matters. High-stakes actions, sending, scheduling, paying, always require your explicit approval before Kira actually executes them. This is enforced in how the product works, not just stated as a policy.

Yes. Customers on eligible plans can request our security overview, sub-processor list, and applicable attestations by contacting support@kiraai.ai directly.

Please email support@kiraai.ai with details. We acknowledge reports promptly and won't pursue good-faith research conducted under our disclosure guidelines.

We'd rather be accurate about where we genuinely stand, GDPR and CCPA/CPRA compliant today, with SOC 2 actively in progress and ISO 27001 planned, than imply attestations we haven't actually completed yet. As those certifications complete, this page will be the first place they're reflected.