SEO Assistant
Privacy notice
Updated October 20, 2026. This notice covers the private SEO Assistant pilot operated by Phanomaly. The general Phanomaly website has a separate website privacy notice.
What the app uses
SEO Assistant stores business descriptions, website findings, keyword research settings and results, and decisions about proposed site changes in its local application database. For each business project, an authorized operator explicitly chooses whether keyword research uses that business's Google Ads account or a Phanomaly-owned research account. The account holder connects through Google OAuth, and the app saves the selected account identifier and account-owner choice with that business's research setup. Each business has a separate connection and its own research results; the app does not silently reuse a connection for another business.
Google account access
Google presents the adwords authorization scope, which grants broad Google Ads access. In this pilot, SEO Assistant uses that connection to list accounts the signer can access and request keyword ideas, location matches, and search-volume estimates. It does not create ad campaigns, bids, payments, or ad spend. Google receives the keyword seeds and location/language targeting sent in each research request, and handles that data under Google's own terms and policies.
The app stores long-lived Google refresh tokens in a local encrypted credential vault. Short-lived access tokens are held in memory while making requests. It does not put tokens in public website pages.
Disconnecting and existing records
Disconnecting an account removes the saved OAuth token and stops new collection through that connection. Existing research records and review decisions remain in the local application database after disconnecting; disconnect is not a deletion of past research. The pilot does not currently offer an automatic full-data deletion control or promise a fixed retention period.
Questions and requests
For questions, corrections, or a request to review removal of locally stored information, email contact@phanomaly.com. We will review the request and explain what can be changed or removed. This notice does not promise that every retained record can be erased immediately.