Privacy policy

This is a draft for the Beta. We'll have it reviewed before launch and post any changes here. The short version: what you flick is masked on your Mac, answered, and then forgotten.

What Flickwise sends when you flick

When you pick an action, the Flickwise app sends what that action needs to our servers: the text you pointed at or selected, the action you chose, and sometimes a small screenshot of the area around your pointer (for example, to read text an app doesn't expose).

• Masked first. Before any text leaves your Mac, emails, phone numbers, card numbers, and names are replaced with placeholders. The real values are put back on your Mac when the answer arrives. Screenshots aren't masked yet, so you can turn them off in Settings.
• Answered, then forgotten. We use your text only to produce the answer. We don't log it, keep it, or share it.
• Never used for training. Your text isn't used to train AI models, ours or anyone else's.
• You can see every call. The app lists exactly what was sent with each flick, on your Mac. You can delete any of it in one click.

What stays on your Mac

Your settings, your activity history, the "what was sent" list, notes you save, and the "About you" text you can add all stay on your Mac. Activity history older than 30 days is deleted automatically. Flickwise never reads anything in password managers.

What we keep on our servers

• Your account: your email address, your name, and your password (stored only as a secure hash). If you sign in with Google, we get your name and email from Google.
• Sign-in sessions: so you stay signed in, including the device's IP address and browser or app type.
• Usage counts: how many flicks you've used today, so we can apply the free limits. These counts are tied to your account, or to a random install ID if you're not signed in, and to your IP address for abuse limits. They're deleted after a few days. A short total of flicks used before signing in is kept per install.
• Optional usage summary: if you turn it on in Settings, the app sends one summary a day with counts and timings only. No text and no app names.
• Waitlist: if you join a waitlist, we keep your email and the plan you picked.
• Billing: when paid plans launch, payments will be handled by our payment processor. We won't see or store your full card number.

Who else is involved

We use a small number of service providers to host Flickwise, run the AI models, and send sign-in emails. They process data only to provide those services to us, under contract. We don't sell your personal information, and we don't use it for advertising.

Your choices

• Use Flickwise without an account for your first 5 flicks.
• Turn off masking, screenshots, or the usage summary in Settings.
• Turn Flickwise off in email and chat apps, so it never reads anything there.
• Delete your history on your Mac at any time.
• Ask us for a copy of your account data, or to delete your account, by emailing privacy@flickwise.app.

Security

Everything between the app and our servers is encrypted in transit. Passwords are hashed. We keep as little as we can, for as short a time as we can.

Children

Flickwise isn't meant for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their information.

Changes

If we change this policy, we'll update the date above. For important changes, we'll tell you in the app or by email before they take effect.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email privacy@flickwise.app.