Privacy Policy
Last updated July 23, 2026The short version: LocalInference collects zero data. Your conversations, images, and settings stay on your device. We have no servers, no accounts, no analytics, and no crash reporting. We cannot see anything you do in the app.
What Stays on Your Device
- Chats and images are stored in a local database on your phone and never transmitted anywhere by us.
- Settings (active model, system prompt, preferences) are stored locally.
- API keys you optionally add are stored in your device's secure keychain/keystore and are sent only to the provider they belong to (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, or a server you configure) when you choose to use that provider.
- Model files are downloaded and cached on your device for offline use.
Network Connections
LocalInference only uses the network for:
- Model downloads — one-time downloads of AI model files from huggingface.co over HTTPS, at your explicit request.
- Optional tools you invoke — if tools are enabled and you ask for a web search or to load a webpage, the app contacts DuckDuckGo or the page you requested directly from your device.
- Optional cloud models — if you add your own API key, your prompts for those conversations are sent directly from your device to that provider under their privacy policy. This never happens unless you set it up.
There is no proxy, no middleman, and no telemetry in any of these paths.
Device Permissions
- Photos (optional): to attach an image you pick to a message. Access is select-photos-only; images are processed on-device.
- Contacts & Calendar (optional): only when you ask the assistant to look up a contact or manage events. Any change (like creating an event) shows a confirmation dialog first. Data is read on-device and shown to the on-device model; it is not transmitted unless you are deliberately using a cloud model in that conversation.
- Microphone (optional): only when you choose to use voice input. Audio is transcribed on-device using Whisper; no audio is sent to us.
- Speaker (optional): only when you enable read-aloud. Audio is generated on-device.
Data You Control
You can delete any conversation at any time. Deleted conversations are permanently removed from your device with no copies retained anywhere. Export your conversations anytime — they're yours, not ours.
Children
LocalInference is not directed at children under 13. AI-generated content may be inaccurate; always verify important information.
Policy Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version ships with the app update and is posted at https://localinference.app/privacy/.
Questions?
Contact us at support@localinference.app