# Faceclaw Privacy Policy

Faceclaw is a privacy-conscious app.

## Audio

Faceclaw allows users to transcribe audio (for use with the voice assistant,
the Transcribe app, typing into Terminal, and other apps). The default setting
is that this is done using an on-device model running on your phone. If an
on-device model is selected, audio never leaves your device, and is not stored
after it is processed.

Users can also provide their own API key for a third-party transcription
service such as OpenAI Whisper or ElevenLabs, which may offer better accuracy.
Faceclaw never transmits audio to any party other than a user-selected
transcription service. If a third-party transcription service is selected,
audio will be sent to that third party, is linked to the account with which
that API key was created, and is subject to that party's privacy and retention
policies:

  OpenAI: https://openai.com/policies/row-privacy-policy/
  ElevenLabs: https://elevenlabs.io/privacy-policy

Third party data retention and privacy policies may differ based on the API
key provided. API keys are part of a relationship between the user and the API
provider; Faceclaw does not manage accounts or process billing information.


## AI Assistant Transcripts

Faceclaw has a builtin AI voice assistant. Using the voice assistant requires
providing an API key for a model provider such as Anthropic or OpenAI. Prompts
and responses are subject to that model provider's privacy policy:

  OpenAI: https://openai.com/policies/row-privacy-policy/
  Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy

AI conversation histories and memory files may be stored on your phone.
Faceclaw does not transmit voice-assistant prompts or responses to any party
other than a user-selected AI model provider. The voice assistant is given
tools with which it is able to access most things on the user's phone,
including all content displayed on the glasses, location, notifications, and
content accessible through the Terminal app.

The AI assistant can take actions on the user's behalf, including sharing any
information it has access to. The user is responsible for any instructions
they give it.


## Location

Faceclaw has a builtin Navigate app, which provides turn-by-turn directions.
Using the Navigate app requires providing an API key for Mapbox. While the
Navigate app is active, the user's exact location and selected destination are
transmitted to Mapbox, and are subject to Mapbox's privacy policy.

  Mapbox: https://www.mapbox.com/legal/privacy

The Weather app will retrieve the user's coarse location, and will use it to
query a third-party weather information provider.