Last Updated: August 05, 2025
Chirp does not store your voice, messages, or contacts. Voice, message, and contact data are sent only to OpenAI and Google’s APIs and services, as required to provide Chirp features, and may be retained or processed by those companies in accordance with their privacy policies. See OpenAI and Google’s documentation for details.
Only the minimum data needed for features is sent to OpenAI and Google.
No ads, no trackers, no behavioural analytics.
Chirp is for adults only (18+).
For privacy questions, email jonny@chirp.watch.
Welcome to Chirp: AI for Apple Watch (“Chirp”, “the app”), developed by Jonathon Lau (“the developer”, “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy describes in detail how Chirp collects, uses, and protects your information. Chirp is built for privacy, focusing on real-time data processing, transparency, and only essential, anonymous analytics.
By using Chirp, you agree to the privacy practices of our third-party providers, including Google (for AI and search) and Firebase (for app metrics). Please review their policies here:
Chirp itself does not collect or retain personally identifiable information (PII) such as your full name, Apple ID, device identifiers, or message contents. We do not create user profiles, track behavioural analytics, or use advertising trackers.
Voice Input: When you use voice input, your audio recording is securely sent to OpenAI for real-time transcription via the /v1/audio/transcriptions API. Chirp does not store your audio or transcript. OpenAI may temporarily retain transcripts and audio to improve services, as described here.
Text Queries & Messages: Once your speech is transcribed, your text queries, chat messages, and relevant context are securely transmitted to Google Gemini (Google Cloud API) for AI response generation.
Grounded Search: When you use search functions, your queries are processed by Google’s “Grounding” API to deliver relevant web search information. See Google Gemini Grounding Terms.
User Consent Required: Chirp only accesses your contact data (name, phone number, and/or email address) if you explicitly grant permission through the standard Apple watchOS permissions prompt. You can revoke this permission at any time in your device settings.
Single Contact Only: When you use a feature that requires referencing a contact (for example, saying “Message Ben: I’ll be late”), only one contact’s details are accessed and shared with Google Gemini at a time.
If you have multiple contacts with the same name (e.g., two Bens), Chirp will prompt you to select the intended contact before any details are sent to Google Gemini.
This means only the contact you actively select will have their details (name, phone number, and/or email address) shared—no bulk access, no mass sharing.
Purpose: The selected contact’s information is transmitted to Google Gemini solely to assist with composing or sending your message or email.
No Local Storage or Developer Access: Chirp does not store, sync, or retain your contact list or any contact details beyond this single, temporary use. The developer never has access to your contacts.
Minimum Necessary Data: Only the minimum data required for message composition (name and either phone number or email, depending on your message type) is shared—never more.
Anonymous Authentication: Chirp uses Firebase Anonymous Authentication to enable basic app functionality and collect usage metrics, including:
Randomly generated anonymous user identifier
Message count
Search count
Activation date
Subscription status
No Behavioural Tracking: Chirp does not use Firebase Analytics or collect behavioural tracking data. Usage data is strictly non-identifiable and used only to improve app reliability and performance.
Chirp processes all voice input, messages, and contact data in real-time only.
Chirp does not retain, log, or store your message content, voice input, or contact details after they have been sent to the necessary third-party service for processing.
No data is stored on your device by Chirp except minimal app preferences and authentication tokens (required for app access).
Google Gemini & Grounding: All AI-driven responses and search queries are processed by Google’s Gemini Cloud API. Data sent to Gemini may be retained and processed by Google as described in their Gemini API Terms and privacy policy.
OpenAI: All speech-to-text processing is performed by OpenAI, subject to their data usage policies.
Firebase: Anonymous authentication and minimal usage statistics are handled by Firebase, subject to their privacy policy.
Note: Once your data is transmitted to a third-party service (Google or OpenAI), it is handled and retained according to their own privacy and retention policies. Chirp has no access to, or control over, data once transmitted.
By using Chirp, you explicitly consent to:
Your voice data, transcribed messages, search queries, and (where authorised) contact name, number, and/or email being transmitted to Google Gemini and/or OpenAI for processing and response generation.
The storage, retention, and processing of your data by these providers as described in their terms and privacy policies.
You can control contact access at any time by revoking permissions in your device settings. If you do not wish your contact information to be processed, do not enable contact access or use features that require it (such as message composition referencing a contact).
For all other data, the app does not provide a mechanism for data review or deletion, as it does not itself store or retain this information.
AI-generated responses are produced automatically by Google Gemini or other AI models. Responses may be inaccurate, incomplete, or inappropriate.
Do not rely on AI-generated responses for any professional, legal, medical, or life-critical decision-making.
Users are solely responsible for verifying information before relying on any response.
All communications between Chirp and third-party services are encrypted in transit.
We use industry-standard security practices to safeguard your data during processing.
However, no system is entirely secure. Chirp cannot guarantee absolute security or be responsible for data breaches that occur outside our direct control (e.g., within third-party service infrastructure).
Chirp is intended for users aged 18 years or older. Do not use this app if you are under 18.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. All major changes will be announced within the app or on our website. Continued use of Chirp after changes are published constitutes acceptance of the new policy.
Chirp is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. To the extent permitted by law, we disclaim liability for any damages resulting from use of the app or reliance on AI-generated content.
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Once your data is sent to OpenAI or Google, it’s governed by their data retention and privacy policies. Chirp has no way to view, modify, or delete data retained by these providers. For details, refer to their published documentation:
Some data processed by Google or OpenAI may be stored on servers located outside Australia. By using Chirp, you consent to this.
Chirp is for adults 18 and over. We don’t knowingly collect data from children. If you think a child has used Chirp, please contact us so we can remove any associated data.
Chirp does not use cookies, web trackers, or behavioural analytics. The only things stored locally are anonymous authentication tokens and app preferences.
For privacy questions, email jonny@chirp.watch. If you have concerns about data sent to OpenAI or Google, you can also contact their privacy teams directly.