Security and data packet
The one page the chief's IT reviewer needs — hosting, data location, roles, retention, deletion paths, subprocessors, and backups.
For the person who decides whether the department may use this. Short on purpose; every line has a longer answer on request at hello@coffeetabletactics.com.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where does the data live? | A managed Postgres database and object storage in the United States. Every table is scoped to your department by row-level security; a member of another department cannot read your rows, even through the API. |
| Who can see what? | Seven roles from viewer to department admin. Viewers read; members edit; users run AI features; department admins manage the roster, invites, preferences, and billing. |
| Is anything public? | Only what an admin publishes: a replay share link (hashed token, revocable, purged 30 days after revoke) or a report share link. Public pages carry the address and map but never crew names, notes, or audio. |
| How long is it kept? | The retention table on the privacy policy, enforced by a nightly job. Retention windows are a department setting; there is no vendor default that outlives your choice. |
| Can we delete it? | A member deletes their own account. An admin deletes an incident, its files, or the whole department, and the files go with it. |
| Who else touches it? | The subprocessor table on the privacy policy names each vendor and what reaches it. Photos lose their metadata on the device before upload. |
| Backups? | Daily backups on the database provider; point-in-time recovery is a paid option the department can ask about. |
| Standards? | Coffee Table Tactics is aligned to the NFPA documents it cites (1660 pre-incident planning, 1550 post-incident analysis, 1401 training records, 1750 deployment). It is not certified by anyone and does not claim compliance. ISO and the state fire office grade the department, never the tool. |
What this does not do
- every permission is enforced in the database as well as the interface — but do not describe it as a security product. Department data is scoped to the department; cross-department access requires an explicit share.
- a public replay link is public to anyone holding it until revoked — treat it accordingly. Sharing grants the access level chosen and no more.