Trust Centre

Security and Privacy at Lede

Lede handles what your frontline teams record every shift. This page sets out how we protect that data, where it lives, who we share it with, and the documents that govern it.

Our Security Posture

The measures in place today to keep your data safe.

Australian Data Residency

All Lede operational data (shift notes, worker records and account information) is stored on AWS infrastructure in Australia (ap-southeast-2, Sydney). Some AI processing may cross a border; where it does, we disclose it in our Privacy Policy under APP 8.

Encryption in Transit and at Rest

Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest, including in our database backups. It is never sold, and never used to train public AI models.

Tenant Isolation

Each organisation's data is isolated at the database layer with row-level security, so one operator's data is never visible to another.

Authentication and MFA

Sign-in, single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication are handled by WorkOS, a dedicated identity provider, rather than built in-house.

Least-Privilege Access

Access to systems and data is scoped to what each service and team member needs. Public, unauthenticated endpoints (such as our website chat) run with their own tightly-scoped credentials.

Monitoring and Email Authentication

We monitor the platform for errors and performance issues, and our email is protected with SPF, DKIM and DMARC to guard against spoofing of the Lede domain.

Frameworks and Obligations We Follow

The privacy law, and the sub-processor terms, that govern how we handle your data today.

Australian Privacy Principles (Privacy Act 1988)

We operate under the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles, including APP 8 for cross-border disclosures. Our Privacy Policy sets out exactly what we collect, how we use it, and your rights.

Data Processing Terms with Sub-Processors

Every third-party provider we use is engaged under data processing terms consistent with our APP 8 cross-border disclosure obligations.

How We Handle Your Data

A summary. The full detail lives in our Privacy Policy.

What We Collect

The shift notes and submissions your workers enter, the account and site details operators set up, and standard product and website analytics where you have accepted them.

Retention

Retention follows your subscription tier, from 14 days on Free up to indefinite on Growth while active. Raw shift notes are deleted on the same ceiling as the summaries derived from them.

Your Rights and Control

You can export your data at any time from your account settings, and request access, correction or deletion by emailing us. Deletion is permanent and is recorded.

AI Processing

AI features process shift-note content to generate summaries, briefings and insights. Anthropic's Claude models on Amazon Bedrock are our primary, default choice; content is never used to train public models.

Data Breaches

We have a defined breach-response process and will notify affected operators and the OAIC as required under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme.

On Cancellation

When a subscription ends, access is removed and the data in the account is permanently deleted on the schedule set out in our Privacy Policy. Financial records are kept for five years as tax law requires.

Sub-Processors

The third-party services we use to run Lede. This list mirrors the "Who has access to your data" table in our Privacy Policy.

ProviderWhat They HandleHosting Location
AWS (Amazon Web Services)Infrastructure, data storage, transcription and AI processing (Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Transcribe)Australia (ap-southeast-2); some AI models/routing outside Australia
WorkOSAuthentication and identity: sign-in, SSO and MFASee Privacy Policy
Anthropic, and AI models from other providers served through Amazon BedrockAI processing of shift-note content for summaries, briefings and insightsVia Amazon Bedrock — see AWS row
StripePayment processing (we do not hold card data)See Privacy Policy
Internal support, engineering, and operations toolingUsed to manage support requests, monitor and fix errors, and run internal team communicationsBoth in Australia and overseas
SalesforceCRM and support-case tracking; waitlist and contact-form submissionsAustralia
Google reCAPTCHABot and abuse protection on our marketing formsOutside Australia
PostHogWebsite and product analytics (only where analytics accepted)European Union
Meta (Facebook)Website advertising pixel (only where cookies accepted)United States, outside Australia
LinkedIn (LinkedIn Corporation)Website advertising Insight Tag (only where cookies accepted)United States, outside Australia
Google Calendar (Google LLC)Appointment scheduling on our marketing websiteUnited States, outside Australia
SMTP2GOTransactional email delivery and "Ask Lede" enquiry deliveryAustralia
Browser push services (Google, Apple, Mozilla)Delivery of push notifications you opt into (content encrypted in transit)Outside Australia

Every provider hosted outside Australia is a cross-border disclosure under APP 8, and each is handled in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles. For the full description of what each provider receives, see our Privacy Policy.

Matches Privacy Policy last updated 22 September 2026.

Questions About Security or Privacy?

Contact our team at privacy@workwithlede.com. We respond to privacy requests within 20 working days.

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