Subprocessors
Our current third-party subprocessors and service providers for hosting, payments, AI inference, analytics, and connected identity features.
Last updated: April 19, 2026
The following third parties process personal data on our behalf, or receive limited data when you choose to enable a connected feature. We review these vendors for security, contractual, and operational fit and put appropriate data-protection terms in place for the services they provide.
This page lists our current named core subprocessors and related service providers. If we add a new vendor or make a material change to how an existing vendor is used, we will update this page and related privacy disclosures.
| Vendor | Purpose | Data Handled | Processing Region | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud infrastructure provider | Infrastructure hosting, object storage, database hosting, and WAF filtering | Account information, order metadata, uploaded files, result files, request metadata, security logs | Hong Kong, United States | Privacy Notice |
| Anthropic, PBC | AI model inference (Claude) | Prompts, manuscript text, editorial context, limited outputs, and abuse-prevention logs | United States | Privacy Policy |
| OpenAI, LLC | AI model inference (GPT) | Prompts, manuscript text, editorial context, limited outputs, and abuse-prevention logs | United States | Privacy Policy |
| Google AI / Google LLC | AI model inference (Gemini) | Prompts, manuscript text, editorial context, limited outputs, and abuse-prevention logs | United States | Privacy Notice |
| Stripe, Inc. | Payment processing, billing, subscriptions, and fraud detection | Transaction identifiers, billing details, payment status, limited customer identifiers | United States | Privacy Policy |
| Google Workspace / Gmail | Transactional email delivery (SMTP) | Email addresses, email content, delivery metadata, unsubscribe metadata | United States | Privacy Policy |
| Google Analytics | Website analytics (Global/Proposals frontends only, consent required) | Cookie identifiers, page visits, device data, interaction events | United States | Privacy Policy |
| ORCID, Inc. | ORCID profile connection and sync | ORCID profile information you authorize us to sync | United States | Privacy Policy |
If you use the service on behalf of a university, hospital, lab, or company and need vendor-review materials or a data processing addendum (DPA), contact privacy@americanenglishediting.com.
If we add new subprocessors or make material changes to this list, we will update this page. For questions about data processing, contact privacy@americanenglishediting.com.