Privacy

The short version

PocketBuddha is designed to be private by default. Your conversations happen on your device. We don’t read them, sell them, or use them to train models.

What we collect

When you use PocketBuddha, we collect the minimum needed to keep the service running:

• Anonymous usage metrics (page views, feature taps) — no personal identifiers attached.
• Error logs when something breaks, so we can fix it.
• If you choose cloud-boosted mode, your conversation is sent to a third-party AI provider to generate a response. We do not store these conversations on our servers.

What we don’t collect

• Your name, email, or phone number (unless you sign in voluntarily).
• Your location.
• Your conversation content — it stays on your device unless you opt into cloud mode.
• Any data for advertising or profiling.

Where your data lives

Moments, bookmarks, and conversation history are stored locally in your browser. If you sign in, short summaries may be synced across your devices — but full conversations remain local. You can export or delete all your data at any time from the Moments page.

AI and third parties

When using cloud-boosted mode, your messages are sent to our configured AI providers (currently Groq as primary and DeepInfra as backup) to generate responses. These providers have their own privacy policies, and we may update providers over time as reliability changes. We do not send personal identifiers with your messages. In local mode, your conversations never leave your device.

Cookies

We use essential cookies only — for language preference and session state. No tracking cookies, no third-party advertising cookies.

Children

PocketBuddha is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

Changes to this policy

If we make meaningful changes, we’ll update this page and the date above. We won’t reduce your privacy protections without notice.

Questions

If you have questions about how your data is handled, contact hello@pocketbuddha.ai or use our Support page.