Privacy Policy

Overview

Compound is a desktop app, with a companion iPhone app, that helps you script, edit and post short videos with AI agents. Most of your work stays on your own computer. This policy explains what we collect when you use Compound, how we use it, and your choices. By using Compound, you agree to the practices described here.

What Stays on Your Computer

Your projects, workspace files, notes and agent chats are stored on your computer, in folders you can see and delete. The agents you connect (such as Claude Code or Codex) run on your computer under your own accounts with those providers. We do not receive your projects, and we receive your agent chats only as described below: a copy of each agent conversation, kept for a limited time so we can fix problems with it.

Information We Collect

• Account information: your email address and profile details, and sign-in events.
• Media you send to cloud features: audio and video you upload for transcription or analysis, and files you send from the iPhone app to your computer.
• iPhone app messages: when mobile access is on, messages between the iPhone app and your computer pass through our relay. Messages waiting for your computer to come online are held until they are delivered.
• Connected social accounts: if you connect accounts for posting, the tokens and account details needed to post and read engagement on your behalf.
• Billing information: your plan and subscription status. Payment details are handled by our payment processor; we do not store card numbers.
• Cloud chats: where available, chats with Compound's own agent run on our servers rather than your computer. Their messages are stored with your account so you can see them on any device, and the tools they use run on your computer or on a cloud computer we run for you.
• Feedback: reports you send from the apps, with any screenshots or files you attach.
• Media searches: what you search for when you look up videos and posts on TikTok, Instagram or X from Compound.
• Agent chat transcripts: while you are signed in, the Mac app sends us a copy of each conversation with its agent as it happens: your messages, the agent's replies, and the tools it used with their results (long results shortened; never the bytes of your images or videos). We use them only to investigate and fix problems with the agent, and keep them for 90 days.
• Usage and diagnostics: product usage events, device and app version details, logs and crash reports, used to keep Compound working and improve it.

How We Use Information

We use information to provide and secure Compound: to sign you in, transcribe and analyze media you send, relay messages between your phone and your computer, post to accounts you connect, manage your plan, answer support requests, prevent abuse, fix bugs and understand how the product is used. We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use your media or chats to train AI models.

AI and Third-Party Services

Compound relies on service providers to operate. They process information only on our behalf and under their own privacy terms:

• Hosting, storage and databases: Cloudflare, Convex, Modal (media processing) and boat (cloud computers).
• AI: Deepgram (transcription), Google Gemini (video and audio analysis) and OpenAI (Compound's own agent).
• Payments: Autumn and Stripe.
• Social posting and search: Zernio, for the accounts you connect, and Apify, for searches of TikTok, Instagram and X.
• Email: Resend, for sign-in codes.
• Analytics and diagnostics: PostHog (product analytics), Sentry (crash and error reports) and Langfuse (traces of agent chats, used to fix problems with the agent).
• Support: GitHub, where we track the feedback you send, privately.

AI agents you connect yourself, such as Claude Code or Codex, are governed by your agreement with their provider.

Retention

Uploads for one-off processing are deleted automatically after a short period. Files kept for a chat, such as clips sent from the iPhone app, are kept while the chat needs them. Account data is kept while your account is open. Agent chat transcripts are deleted after 90 days. When you delete your account, from the Mac app or the iPhone app, we delete your uploads, cloud projects and chats, agent chat transcripts and connected accounts and cancel any subscription, except where we must keep records for legal, tax or security reasons. Projects on your computer stay there until you delete them.

Your Choices

You can turn mobile access off at any time in Settings, disconnect social accounts, and delete your account in either app: Settings → Account → Delete account (how). You can also ask us to access, correct or delete your information by emailing us. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under local law.

Security

We use encryption in transit, access controls and signed, expiring links to protect your information. No system is perfectly secure, so please keep your devices and accounts protected.

Children

Compound is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.

Changes

We may update this policy. When we do, we will change the date above, and for significant changes we will let you know in the app or by email.

Contact

Questions or requests can be sent to isaac@compound.mov.