Deployment Models & Data Tiers

Two independent choices shape how the IDV Platform runs for a Company: where it is hosted (deployment model) and how much data it keeps (data tier). Both use the same API, so integrations do not change when a choice changes.

Deployment models

Model	Description	Best for
SaaS (Innovatrics-managed)	Hosted and operated by Innovatrics. No infrastructure to run; scales automatically. Upgraded to every new release by Innovatrics.	Fast time-to-market; teams that do not want to operate biometric infrastructure.
Self-hosted	Deployed on the Company's own infrastructure (on-premises or private cloud) from a versioned release package, in one automated step. Same product, same API, Company-managed operations and upgrade schedule.	Banking, telco, insurance, government — where data residency, sovereignty, or internal policy requires control over where personal data is processed.

Both models are GDPR-compliant and expose an identical API surface.

Data tiers

The data tier determines whether verification data is kept after a session ends. It maps directly to the commercial model.

Tier	What it does	Billing model
Session-based (no storage)	Runs the verification and returns the result. No Customer or Digital Identity records are kept; no images are retained beyond the session.	Priced per session.
Stored	Persists Customer and Digital Identity records, captured images, and audit history. Unlocks the back office, record management, and fraud tooling.	Priced per stored user.

On top of the Stored tier, Companies can add:

Add-on	What it adds
1:N Biometric Identification	Facial duplicity check against watchlists — detect duplicate accounts, catch repeat fraudsters, recognize returning customers. Requires the Stored tier.
Palm verification	Palm enrolment during onboarding and 1:1 palm authentication as a second biometric modality — see Palm Verification. Requires the Stored tier.

Both add-ons are enabled per tenant by Innovatrics as part of the plan; when an add-on is off, its workflow steps, Trust Factors and back-office tabs are not shown.

What each tier enables

Capability	Session-based	Stored	Stored + 1:N
Document & face verification, liveness, fraud checks	✅	✅	✅
Result returned to the integrator	✅	✅	✅
Customer & Digital Identity records	—	✅	✅
Back office (review, CRM, audit)	—	✅	✅
Document duplicity check (name / DOB / number)	—	✅	✅
Palm enrolment & authentication (add-on)	—	✅	✅
Facial duplicity check & watchlists (1:N)	—	—	✅

Usage reporting

Usage is metered by the Innovatrics Transaction Counting System in both deployment models — per session on the session-based tier, per stored record on the Stored tier. The reports contain operation counts only, never personal data; self-hosted deployments can choose a count-only or an offline mode. See Usage Reporting.

Session-based keeps no personal data after the session — the lightest privacy footprint.
Stored retains data for the lifetime of the Customer relationship; the Company controls erasure through anonymization.
Transport is always encrypted; captured media is encrypted in transit and, on the Stored tier, at rest.