herdrupAbout this policy
This Privacy Policy applies to herdrup, provided by The Martian App: the herdrup app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, Herdrup Desktop, the herdr server, the herdrup relays and this website. It explains what leaves your device, why, and what we keep.
The short version
herdrup has no accounts and no ads, and it does not track you. Your agents, terminals, chats and files go directly between your devices and your own machines. Our servers handle three things only: an anonymous daily usage count, notification delivery and guest sharing. None of them stores the content of your work.
Your machines and your SSH details
The app connects to your own machines over SSH, on your network or your tailnet. Your saved machines (host, user name and nickname) are stored on your device. Passwords and private keys are kept in the device Keychain and do not sync to iCloud. Everything you see and type in an agent's chat or terminal goes directly between your device and your machine, not through us.
Anonymous usage count
To count how many people use herdrup, the app and Herdrup Desktop send one small message per day while you use them. It contains a random number created by the app, which platform it runs on (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Windows or Linux) and the app version. It contains nothing about you, your machines or your agents. The random number is not your Apple ID, an advertising identifier or a device serial number, and it is not linked to you. Our server keeps the count without your IP address, and Cloudflare deletes the data after three months. You can turn this off with the "Share anonymous usage count" switch: in the app under Settings, About, and in Herdrup Desktop's Settings. Turning it off deletes the random number; turning it back on creates a new one.
Notifications
Notifications are delivered by Apple Push Notification service. If your herdr server has no Apple push key of its own, which is the usual setup, it sends notifications through our push relay. The relay receives your device's push token and the notification text, such as an agent's name, its question or "finished", passes them to Apple straight away and keeps no copy. It does not log tokens or notification text. If you turn notifications off, nothing is sent.
Guest sharing
When you share an agent with a guest, the conversation travels through our guest relay. It is end-to-end encrypted between your machine and the guest's device, so the relay cannot read it. To make invite links work, the relay stores the encrypted invite until it expires (at most 30 days) and a scrambled form of your machine's relay key. It keeps no record of what you share.
IP addresses
Like any internet service, our relays see your IP address when your device connects. We use it only to limit abuse (rate limiting) and do not store it.
Purchases
Tips are processed by Apple through the App Store. We receive no payment details. A tip unlocks nothing and is not linked to you.
Updates and this website
The herdr server and Herdrup Desktop check GitHub for new versions, and this website asks GitHub for the latest Desktop version so it can show it. The herdr server also downloads the list of coding agents it can recognise from herdr.dev, the original herdr project. These services see your IP address under their own privacy policies. This website uses no cookies and no analytics. It stores one value in your browser: the latest Desktop version, so it can show it without asking GitHub on every visit.
Service providers
Our relays and this website run on Cloudflare. Notifications are delivered by Apple. Downloads and update checks use GitHub, and the herdr server's agent list comes from herdr.dev. We do not sell or share data with anyone else.
Children
herdrup is a tool for software developers and is not directed at children.
Your choices
You can turn off the usage count and notifications at any time, and delete the app to remove everything it stored on your device. Because we do not know who you are, we cannot look up data about you. If you have a question or a request, contact us and we will help.
Changes
This policy may be updated when necessary. The effective date above identifies this version.
Contact
Privacy questions and requests may be sent to The Martian App on the herdrup Discord server: discord.gg/pq7qj4dDqt.