Privacy First
Your Data, Your Rules.
Hyve is built on local-first architecture. Raw data never leaves your device. Only structured summaries sync to the cloud. You are always in control.
Data points sold
User control
First architecture
Hyve is built on a local-first architecture. Your desktop companion captures activity context to make your AI assistant smarter — but raw data never leaves your device. Only structured, aggregated summaries sync to the cloud. You are always in control of what is captured, when, and what gets shared.
What We Collect
Ten data types, each with a clear purpose. Nothing hidden.
Active Application
Understand work context
Window Title
Classify work type
Browser Domain
Recognize web work
Focused Text
Extract entities
File Events
Understand active projects
Idle Status
Measure active work time
Semantic Entities
Link to CRM
Activity Classification
Productivity profile
Work Sessions
Project-level patterns
Behavioral Baselines
Personalized suggestions
What We Don't Collect
Hard limits baked into the code. No configuration can change these.
No keylogging
We never record keystrokes
No clipboard
We never read your clipboard
No camera / microphone
We never access camera or microphone
No file contents
Only file names and operations
No full URLs
Domain only — never the full path
No screenshots stored
OCR text extracted, image immediately discarded
No passwords
Tokens are auto-replaced with [token]
No email forwarding
Email content is read for context, never sent externally
No network traffic
No monitoring or logging of network requests
Sensitive App Protection
When you use any of these app categories, zero logs are generated. Not even locally.
PII Stripping Pipeline
All personal information is automatically removed before storage — even locally.
Detect
Emails, phone numbers, credit cards, and tokens are identified automatically.
Remove
Personal information is stripped or replaced with safe placeholders.
Store
Only clean, anonymized data is ever written to storage.
Local-First Architecture
Raw data stays on your device. Only summaries reach the cloud.
Your Device
Stays local- Raw activity logs
- Accessibility captures
- File system events
Privacy Filter
- Sensitive app check
- PII stripping
- Time window filter
Hyve Cloud
Encrypted- Hourly summaries
- Daily journals
- Semantic entities
Your Device
Stays local- Raw activity logs
- Accessibility captures
- File system events
Privacy Filter
- Sensitive app check
- PII stripping
- Time window filter
Hyve Cloud
Encrypted- Hourly summaries
- Daily journals
- Semantic entities
User Controls
Six ways to stay in full control of your data.
Disable Tracking
Toggle off and all capture stops immediately.
Revoke Permissions
Remove macOS Accessibility permission at any time.
App Exclusions
Add any app to your personal exclusion list.
Domain Exclusions
Exclude specific website domains from capture.
Time Windows
Set hours when tracking automatically pauses.
Privacy Levels
Set each record to sync_allowed, excluded, or encrypted.
Data Retention
Raw data: deleted in 10 minutes. Everything else: you control.
10 min
Raw data auto-deleted
7–90 days
Summaries retained
You decide
Manual deletion anytime
Third-Party Sharing
Exactly three external providers — each with strict boundaries.
AI Provider
What we send
Business context summaries
What we don't send
Raw data, files, passwords
Retention
Not retained
AI Fallback Provider
What we send
Text for extraction
What we don't send
Raw activity, screen content
Retention
Not retained
Database Provider
What we send
All synced data
What we don't send
Raw logs
Security
SOC 2, AES-256
We never sell, share with advertisers, or provide your data to any third party for their own purposes.
Your Rights
Full control over your data, always.
Access
All collected data is visible in your dashboard.
Deletion
All data is removable — local and cloud.
Portability
Export your data at any time in standard formats.
Data Isolation
Row-level security (RLS) on every table.
Processing Basis
Strictly opt-in. Nothing happens without your consent.
For the full legal privacy policy, see isyncso.com/privacy.
EU-Based by Choice
Not by coincidence
We see the full scope of opportunity that AI brings to the table. The potential to transform how businesses operate, how people work, and how entire industries evolve. But we also see the valid concerns — and we take them seriously.
We believe that technological innovation should never come at the cost of human morals or quality of life. No exceptions.
That's why we actively chose to build iSyncSO in the European Union. Not because it was convenient — but because the EU's regulatory framework forces us to make decisions with people in first place. Regulations like the GDPR and the EU AI Act aren't always easy for business. They create obligation, and in some cases, limitation. But that is exactly the point.
We would rather pursue obligation than risk losing sight of the people we build for. Wherever we go, whatever we build — it will always be with a “people first” ideology.