Privacy Policy — AIDEN

1. What We Collect

Anonymous usage analytics (Umami)

AIDEN's marketing website (aidenapp.org) uses Umami, a privacy-focused analytics tool. Umami collects page views and click events in aggregate. It does not use cookies, does not fingerprint browsers, and does not collect any personally identifiable information (PII). Data is stored on our self-hosted Umami instance at analytics.lekiks.fr.

License key validation

When you activate a paid license in AIDEN, the app sends your license key to our license API (aidenapp.org/api/activate) to verify it is valid and has not been activated on more machines than permitted. We store the license key and the number of active activations. We do not store your machine hardware ID or any personally identifiable information as part of this process.

Download metadata

When you download AIDEN, our server logs a standard HTTP request log entry (timestamp, IP address, user agent). These logs are rotated every 30 days and are not linked to any account or identity.

2. What We Do Not Collect

AIDEN is designed around the principle that your work stays on your machine. We do not collect:

Your source code, files, or project contents — these never leave your machine.
Your Anthropic API key, OpenAI API key, or any other credentials — AIDEN reads them from your local environment and passes them to Claude Code and Codex CLI running locally.
Your git history, repository names, or commit messages.
Your name, email address, or any other personal information, unless you contact us directly.
Crash reports or telemetry from the desktop app.

3. Third Parties

Stripe (payments)

Payments for the Unlimited license are processed by Stripe. We do not store your payment card details. Stripe may collect and store billing information in accordance with their own privacy policy. After a successful payment, Stripe sends us your email address and a license key — this is used to email you your license.

Umami (analytics)

Umami is self-hosted on infrastructure we control. No data is shared with Umami as a company or with any third-party analytics service.

Anthropic and OpenAI

When you use AIDEN to run Claude Code or Codex CLI sessions, those CLIs make API calls directly from your machine to Anthropic and OpenAI respectively. AIDEN does not intercept or proxy these calls. Anthropic's and OpenAI's own privacy policies apply to those interactions.

4. Data Retention

Server access logs: 30 days, then automatically deleted.
License activation records: retained for as long as your license is active. You can request deletion by emailing support@aidenapp.org.
Umami analytics data: retained for 12 months in aggregate form, with no PII attached.
Payment records: retained by Stripe per their legal obligations.

5. Your Rights (GDPR / CCPA)

If you are located in the European Union, the UK, or California, you have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal data we hold about you.

Because AIDEN collects very little personal data, exercising these rights is straightforward. To make a request, email support@aidenapp.org with the subject line "Data Request". We will respond within 30 days.

We do not sell personal data. We do not use personal data for advertising or profiling.

6. Children

AIDEN is a developer tool intended for users aged 16 and older. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 16. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact support@aidenapp.org and we will delete it.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of AIDEN after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

8. AIDEN iOS (Mobile Companion)

AIDEN iOS is a free companion app for iPhone and iPad. It pairs with a running AIDEN desktop on your local network and lets you drive your project from your phone. The iOS app is governed by this privacy policy in addition to Apple's App Store policies.

What AIDEN iOS collects

Nothing. AIDEN iOS does not run analytics, does not log telemetry, does not include third-party SDKs, and does not send any data to AIDEN-controlled servers. Everything the app needs lives on your device or on your paired desktop.

What AIDEN iOS talks to

Your paired AIDEN desktop — over your local network using mutual TLS plus a paired bearer token kept in iOS Keychain. Traffic never leaves your network.
Apple Push Notification service (APNs) — to receive push notifications. APNs is operated by Apple. We do not register your device token on any AIDEN-controlled server; the token is forwarded to your paired desktop so it can send pushes back to your phone.

What stays on your iPhone or iPad

Paired bridge credentials — Keychain, encrypted by iOS.
Cached project board, story lists, and recent chat threads — local storage, never transmitted to AIDEN.
Installed custom widgets — local filesystem.

Demo Mode

The iOS app ships with a Try Demo mode that exercises every feature using bundled, scripted fixtures. Demo Mode is fully offline — it makes no outbound network calls of any kind.

iOS permissions we request

Local Network — required to discover your paired AIDEN desktop on your LAN.
Notifications — required to receive push notifications from your paired desktop.
Camera — optional, used only when you tap the QR scanner during pairing.
Photo Library — optional, used only when you attach a photo to a chat message.

The App Privacy nutrition label on the App Store listing reflects this policy: AIDEN iOS declares Data Not Collected.

9. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or requests, contact us at support@aidenapp.org. AIDEN is developed and operated by Lekiks, founded by Kylian Migot.