SOC 2 Type II. AES-256 encryption. US-only hosting.
Articles, EIN letters, beneficial ownership data, banking information. Everything you give us is sensitive. Here is how we handle it, who has access, and what we do when something goes wrong.
SOC 2 Type II
Audited annually by an independent firm. Report available under NDA to enterprise customers.
BBB A+ rated
Better Business Bureau accredited business with A+ rating. Public dispute resolution policy.
4.9 ★ from 8,200+
Verified reviews from formed customers. Full review collection methodology documented.
AES-256 + TLS 1.3
At-rest and in-transit encryption. All connections enforce HTTPS. HSTS preloaded.
GDPR + CCPA aligned
Right to access, right to delete, right to portability. Submit requests via /contact.
$5M E&O coverage
Errors and omissions insurance covering filing mistakes. Penalty-free guarantee on Compliance Annual Filings ($129/yr). Carrier name + certificate of insurance available on request to trust@file.business.
How we handle your data
What data do you collect?
Who has access to my files?
Where is data hosted?
How long do you keep my data?
What happens if there is a security incident?
Can I delete my account and data?
Sub-processors
Vendors with access to customer data, what they handle, and where they store it.
| Vendor | Purpose | Data type | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services | Hosting + storage | All customer data | US |
| Stripe | Payment processing | Billing info | US |
| SendGrid | Transactional email | Name + email | US |
| Twilio | SMS notifications | Name + phone | US |
| Mercury / Relay / Chase / Brex | Banking partner integrations | Pre-fill data (with consent) | US |
| Google Analytics 4 + GTM | Web analytics | Anonymized usage | US/EU |
Updated 2026-06-04. Material changes notified by email 30 days in advance.
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Security researchers welcome. Report responsibly to security@file.business. We acknowledge within 24 hours and have a public hall of fame for confirmed reports.
Report a vulnerabilityOne number that tells you whether your business is in good standing
Pulled from federal, state, tax, and beneficial-ownership status across every entity you operate. Powered by the same data we file with. Updates daily.
The 72 in state annual report is your DE filing due in 8 days. Compliance Annual Filings ($129/yr) files it automatically 14 days before due; the score will hit 100 the morning after submission.
The numbers behind a business operating system you can trust
Audited, accredited, encrypted, insured. The complete picture of what makes File.Business safe to run your business on.
Independent annual audit. Report available under NDA for enterprise customers.
Better Business Bureau accredited business with public dispute resolution policy.
Across all 50 states + DC. Single-member LLCs to multi-entity holding structures.
Customer rating from verified-formation customers, audited annually.
Professional liability coverage. Penalty-free guarantee covers state late fees from our error.
All 50 states plus DC. Filing direct with each Secretary of State; no middleman.
Countries. Foreign founders without SSN supported via IRS fax-EIN channel.
220,000 founders, every kind of business.
State fees passed through at cost. Service fees clearly priced.
You see the state's real fee. We add a service fee that's the same whether the state is $35 or $500. No "premier" tier hiding the basics.
Every number on this page can be sourced.
The trust badges across the site reflect real audits, real policies, and real customer data. Here is how each is verified.
220,000+ businesses formed
Count of filing receipts in our internal system across all 51 jurisdictions, since launch through current quarter.
4.9 from 8,200+ reviews
Aggregated verified reviews across Trustpilot, Google, and our own customer survey. Links to source profiles available on request.
SOC 2 Type II · 2025 report
Independent audit covering security, availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, and privacy. Report PDF available under NDA.
E&O Insurance
Errors and omissions policy covering filing mistakes and compliance errors. Specific coverage limit and carrier name available on request via legal@file.business.
99.98% platform uptime
Rolling 90-day average measured by our status monitoring system. Real-time and historical data on the public status page.
Penalty-free guarantee
Specific to the $129/yr Compliance Annual Filings plan. When you autofile your annual report through that plan and we miss the deadline, we pay the state's late fee.