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Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Overview

VoxHerd is a voice-first controller for AI coding agents. It is designed with privacy as a core principle. The app processes speech on-device, communicates only over your local network, and does not send any data to external servers.

What data is processed

  • Speech recognition -- Voice input is processed entirely on-device using Apple's SFSpeechRecognizer. Audio is never recorded, stored, or transmitted to any cloud service.
  • WebSocket communication -- The iOS app communicates with the bridge server running on your own computer over your local network (Wi-Fi). No data leaves your network.
  • App settings -- Preferences such as bridge server address, TTS voice selection, and project aliases are stored locally on your device using UserDefaults. These are never synced or uploaded.

What we do NOT collect

No analytics or usage tracking
No crash reporting services
No advertising or ad identifiers
No cloud storage or sync
No account creation or login
No third-party data sharing
No location data
No contact or calendar access

Meta DAT SDK (Smart Glasses)

VoxHerd integrates the Meta DAT SDK to support Bluetooth audio routing with Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. This SDK is used solely for discovering and connecting to compatible glasses over Bluetooth. No data is collected, transmitted, or shared with Meta through this integration. The glasses connection is entirely optional -- the app works fully without it.

Network communication

All communication between the iOS app and the bridge server occurs over WebSocket on your local network. The bridge server runs on your own Mac or Linux machine. There is no authentication, no cloud relay, and no external API calls. Your voice commands and agent responses never leave your local network.

Data storage

VoxHerd does not use any database, cloud storage, or persistent data store. Session state is held in memory on the bridge server and is lost when the server restarts. The only persistent storage is UserDefaults on iOS for app settings, and configuration files on your computer at ~/.voxherd/.

Children's privacy

VoxHerd does not knowingly collect any personal information from anyone, including children under the age of 13.

Changes to this policy

If this privacy policy is updated, the changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Since VoxHerd collects no data, changes are unlikely to be significant.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, you can reach us at [email protected] or open an issue on GitHub.