Privacy Policy
AI Helper is built to know as little about you as possible. Here is exactly what happens to your data.
At a glance
- No accountNo sign-up, name, email or phone number. Ever.
- Your chats stay on your deviceYour conversation history is saved only on your iPhone or iPad.
- Messages are sent only to get a replyWhen you send a message, the conversation goes through our server to OpenAI to generate the answer. Our server does not keep it.
- No ads, analytics or trackingThe app contains no advertising, analytics or third-party tracking code.
1. Who we are
AI Helper is an iPhone and iPad app made by an independent developer, Volodymyr Sichka ("we", "us"). We are responsible for the data processing described in this policy. You can reach us at volodymyr.sichka@gmail.com.
This policy covers the AI Helper app and this website. It applies to everyone who uses the app, wherever they live.
2. Data the app handles
Your conversations
Your chats, their titles and dates are saved in a file inside the app on your device, protected by iOS Data Protection while your device is locked. They are not uploaded to us and are not synced through iCloud. Like other app data, they are included in your own device backups.
Messages you send
When you send a message, regenerate a reply or edit and resend a message, the app sends the text of the current conversation (up to the 40 most recent messages) together with the app's instructions for the assistant to our server over an encrypted HTTPS connection. The server passes this to OpenAI to generate the reply and returns the answer to your device. Other conversations are never sent.
Anonymous identifier
On first use, the app creates a random identifier and stores it on your device. It is sent with each request so the service can tell requests apart. It is not derived from your name, Apple Account, phone number or any device or advertising identifier, and we do not link it to who you are.
Free message counter
To offer a few free replies before a subscription is needed, the app counts how many free replies you have used. This number is stored in your device's Keychain so that reinstalling the app does not reset it. It never leaves your device.
Settings
Your preferences, such as theme, typing animation and when to start a new chat, are stored only on your device.
Subscription
Purchases are handled entirely by Apple through the App Store. The app checks on your device, using Apple's StoreKit, whether your subscription is active. We never receive your name, Apple Account, payment details or billing address. Apple processes this information under the Apple Privacy Policy.
Technical data on our server
Like any internet service, our server sees the IP address of incoming requests while handling them. Our server logs record the anonymous identifier, the time, the AI model used and technical errors, so we can keep the service running and investigate problems. The logs do not contain the content of your messages or replies.
What we do not collect
We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, contacts, location, photos, health data, browsing history, advertising identifier or device identifiers. The app does not use analytics, advertising or tracking SDKs, and it does not track you across other companies' apps or websites.
Please be mindful of what you share. Anything you type is sent to generate a reply. Avoid entering passwords, payment card numbers, government ID numbers, health details or other sensitive information about yourself or others.
3. AI processing by OpenAI
Replies are generated by OpenAI's GPT-4.1 nano model through the OpenAI API. OpenAI acts as our service provider and receives the conversation text described above, along with technical request data. OpenAI does not receive your name or contact details from us, because we do not have them.
Under OpenAI's API data policies, data sent through the API is not used to train OpenAI's models, and it may be kept by OpenAI for up to 30 days to detect and prevent abuse before it is deleted, unless OpenAI is legally required to keep it longer. You can read more in OpenAI's Privacy Policy and its API data usage documentation.
AI-generated answers can be inaccurate or incomplete. Do not rely on them as a substitute for professional medical, legal, financial or other advice.
4. Why we use this data
- To answer your messages: sending the current conversation to generate a reply. This is necessary to provide the service you ask for.
- To provide the subscription and free replies: checking your subscription on your device and counting free replies.
- To keep the service reliable and secure: limited server logs to detect errors and misuse. This is our legitimate interest in running a working, safe service.
- To help you: if you email us, we use your message and email address only to reply.
We do not sell your data, use it for advertising or build profiles about you.
5. Who we share data with
- OpenAI, to generate replies, as described above.
- Our hosting provider, which runs our server and processes requests only on our behalf.
- Apple, which handles App Store purchases and subscriptions.
- Authorities, only if we are required to by law.
Our server and OpenAI may process data in countries other than yours, including the United States. Where required, these transfers rely on safeguards offered by our providers, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.
6. How long data is kept and how to delete it
- Conversations on your device are kept until you delete them. Delete a single chat from the chat menu or the history list, or remove everything in Settings → Delete all chats. Deleting the app also removes them. The "Start new chat" setting only opens a fresh chat; it does not delete earlier ones.
- Our server does not store your messages or replies. Server logs are kept only as long as needed to operate the service and are then deleted.
- OpenAI may keep request data for up to 30 days for abuse monitoring, as described above.
- The free message counter stays in your device's Keychain after the app is deleted. It contains only a number.
- Support emails are kept as long as needed to help you, and deleted on request.
7. Security
All communication between the app and our server uses HTTPS (TLS) encryption. Requests to our server are authenticated, and conversations on your device are stored with iOS Data Protection. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, but we work to keep the data we handle to a minimum and protected.
8. Your rights and choices
Depending on where you live, including under the EU and UK GDPR and US state privacy laws such as the CCPA, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or receive a copy of your personal data, to object to or restrict its processing, and to complain to your local data protection authority. We do not sell or share personal data for targeted advertising.
Because your conversations are stored only on your device and we do not hold an account for you, you can view, export (with Share Chat) and delete your data directly in the app. For any other request, email us and we will respond within 30 days. We will never treat you differently for exercising your rights.
9. Children
AI Helper is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the app, contact us and we will help remove it.
10. Changes to this policy
If we change how the app handles data, we will update this page and the effective date above. For significant changes, we may also let you know in the App Store release notes.
11. Contact
Questions about privacy or a request about your data?
Email us