Compliant data storage & consent tracking for student prototypes.
University students building apps face overwhelming regulatory compliance hurdles for handling user data under GDPR and CCPA, which kills their project momentum before launch.
UniVault provides a drop-in API for storing/retrieving user data with built-in GDPR/CCPA consents, anonymization, and deletion requests. No backend setup needed – just swap your DB calls. Perfect for student MVPs to handle real users safely.
University students building mobile or web apps
Pay-per-user pricing with free tier for prototypes, student dashboard.
professional
REST/GraphQL endpoints for CRUD with auto-consent checks.
Logs user consents, revocations; enforces access rules.
Auto-hash PII on storage/query.
User-facing page for DSAR requests.
Monitor data volume, compliance status.
Sync to your own DB post-compliance.
Visual SQL for compliant queries.
Exportable compliance proofs.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| api_key | text | No |
| name | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| app_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | text | Yes |
| data | jsonb | No |
| consent_status | text | No |
| hashed_pii | text | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/v1/dataInsert data with consent check
/api/v1/data/:idCompliant query
/api/v1/consents/:userIdUpdate consents
/api/apps/:appId/usageDashboard stats
1 app
3 apps
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 100 | 4% | $32 | $384 |
| Month 6 | 800 | 7% | $448 | $5,376 |
API-first vault handles GDPR/CCPA so you focus on building.
Target via Hacker News Show HN, university API Discord channels. Offer free unlimited to first 5 hackathon teams. Collect via Typeform on indie directories.
Enterprise scale
Overkill for students
Prototype-friendly pricing & ease
Data moat from aggregated anonymized compliance patterns for better AI rules.
Student APIs/no-backend tools rise, but data regs lag behind.
Data breach
Supabase security + audits
High DB costs
Metered billing pass-through
Students use free tiers forever
Generous free, value in scale
Success: 30 signups
Success: Data inserted, no issues
Success: 20% MoM growth
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