Trust centre

Security posture, in plain English.

Helix is built for UK fintechs. Our security model is structurally simple: raw behavioural data never leaves the device, and the control plane runs in London.

On-device processing

Behavioural signal is processed on the user's handset. Only structured risk metadata leaves the device.

UK data residency

All control-plane infrastructure runs in AWS eu-west-2 (London). Backups stay in-region.

Encryption

TLS 1.3 in transit. AES-256-GCM at rest. Webhook payloads HMAC-SHA-256 signed with per-tenant secrets.

Secrets & keys

Customer SDK keys are stored as bcrypt hashes; raw values are shown once. Service secrets are held in AWS Secrets Manager and rotated quarterly.

Network controls

Public API is rate-limited per key. CSP, HSTS, and a strict security-headers policy are applied to every response.

Auditability

Every privileged action is recorded in an append-only audit log scoped to the tenant. Exportable on request.

Sub-processors

We use a minimal set of UK/EU-resident sub-processors:

  • AWS (eu-west-2, London)Hosting
  • Supabase (EU)Database, auth
  • Postmark / Resend (EU)Transactional email
  • Stripe (UK)Billing

Compliance & reporting

  • UK GDPR & DPA 2018 — full alignment, ROPA maintained.
  • ICO — registered data controller (ZA829102).
  • SOC 2 Type II — audit in progress for 2026.
  • Penetration testing — annual third-party engagement, summary letter on request.
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