In plain English
UK-hosted on AWS London, encrypted everywhere, audited regularly. Report issues to security@tradesinvo.com.
01Infrastructure
TradesInvo runs on AWS in the London region (eu-west-2), with managed Postgres via Supabase and Cloudflare for CDN, WAF and DDoS protection.
- Multi-AZ deployment for high availability.
- Automated daily backups with 35-day retention.
- Disaster recovery RTO 4 hours, RPO 1 hour.
02Encryption
- In transit: TLS 1.2+ with modern cipher suites.
- At rest: AES-256 for database, object storage and backups.
- Secrets managed via AWS KMS with annual key rotation.
03Access control
- Role-based access control (RBAC) for both customers and staff.
- Mandatory MFA for all staff with production access.
- Least-privilege access reviewed quarterly.
- SSO via Google Workspace for staff; SAML SSO available on Enterprise plans.
04Monitoring & logging
Centralised, tamper-evident audit logging across application, infrastructure and authentication events, retained for 12 months. 24/7 alerting on anomalous activity.
05Security testing
- Annual independent penetration test (CREST-certified).
- Continuous static analysis and dependency scanning in CI.
- Bug bounty channel: security@tradesinvo.com.
06People security
- Background checks for staff with production access.
- Security training at induction and annually.
- Confidentiality clauses in all employment contracts.
07Incident response
We maintain a documented incident response plan, on-call rotations and post-incident reviews. Customer notification within 48 hours of confirming a personal data breach.
08Compliance
- UK GDPR & Data Protection Act 2018.
- PCI DSS scope reduced via Stripe (we never store card data).
- ICO registration: ZB100000 (placeholder).
- Cyber Essentials certification: in progress.
09Reporting a vulnerability
Please email security@tradesinvo.com with details. We respond within 2 business days and aim to acknowledge valid reports within 5 business days.
Questions about this document? Email legal@tradesinvo.com or write to Perpetually Limited, 66 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NA, United Kingdom.