Last updated 13 September 2026
The short version: your voice never leaves your computer. What you ask the assistant to do is sent to the AI provider you chose (OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI or Google) so it can answer. We store your account details, how much of your plan you've used, and the logins for any services you connect. The app also sends anonymous daily usage counts, which you can switch off, and sends bug reports only when you choose to send one.
Your voice. Speech recognition, and Overview's own spoken replies, run locally on your machine. Your audio is never uploaded, never stored by us, and never sent to any third party.
Your files. Overview reads and writes files locally. File contents are sent only when the assistant needs them to answer what you asked, for example, reading a file you asked it to edit.
Your settings and API keys. Stored in a file on your computer. A key you add for your own provider never reaches our servers.
Your chat history. Overview keeps a record of your conversations, and the actions it took, in a folder on your computer so it can recall an earlier conversation when you ask about one. It is never uploaded to us. It is only read back when you ask Overview about a past conversation, and what it recalls then is sent to your AI provider like anything else you ask. The history is capped at a size you choose in Settings (or off entirely): older days are compressed, then shortened, then deleted to stay under it. You can open or delete the folder at any time.
To answer you, the provider you selected receives the text of your request plus whatever the assistant needs to answer it: file contents, a screenshot when you ask it to look at your screen, an image you ask it to edit, or text you ask it to turn into an audio file.
On an Overview plan, conversation passes through our server, which forwards it using our own API key and records only the cost. With your own key, it goes directly from your computer to that provider. If you set Talk to use Claude Code, your conversation goes to Anthropic through the Claude Code app on your computer, signed in to your own Claude account; we never see or handle that sign-in. Image and audio generation always use your own key. If the provider you selected can't do one of those, Overview uses another provider key you've saved and tells you which one.
Providers process this data under their own policies. Check your provider's terms for whether it trains on data sent through its API.
We do not store your conversations, your prompts, the model's replies, your file contents, or your voice, except for anything you choose to attach to a bug report. There is no advertising tracking, and we do not sell your data.
The site is served through Cloudflare, which provides basic, cookie-free page view statistics. Our hosting keeps standard server logs, including IP address, browser and the page requested, for a short time. When the app checks for updates, it tells our server which version it is.
Some features only work by asking another service. They are contacted only when you use that feature:
Stripe handles all payments and card data. We never receive or store your card details. Stripe's privacy policy governs that processing.
Account emails (confirmation and password resets) are sent through Resend. We do not send marketing email.
Account data, bug reports and usage statistics are stored with Supabase, and our server runs on Railway, both in the United States. The website is delivered through Cloudflare's global network.
Account data is kept for as long as your account exists. Daily plan usage records are kept for a rolling period to enforce limits and then deleted. Anonymous usage statistics are kept day by day for 90 days, then combined into monthly averages and the daily records deleted. Bug reports are kept while we investigate and fix them; you can ask us to delete one at any time. If you delete your account we remove your data within 30 days, except where we are legally required to retain billing records.
You can request a copy of your data, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Email [email protected] and we will action it within 30 days.
Overview is not intended for anyone under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their data.
If we change this policy materially, we will email you before it takes effect.
