📄 Privacy Policy – Solace

Last updated: October 12, 2025

At Solace, privacy is fundamental to everything we do. We only collect what's necessary to deliver your personalized morning briefing. This policy explains what information we access, how we handle it, and how you maintain complete control.

🔐 What Information We Access

We access only what's needed to create your morning briefing. Here's what the app uses:

📬 Email Summary

What: Subject lines, sender names, and email summaries

Why: To give you a quick snapshot of important emails

Source: Gmail or your connected email service via secure OAuth

Stored? No. Information is retrieved on-demand and not retained or shared.

💬 Slack Summary

What: Recent direct messages

Why: To surface important messages you may have missed

Source: Slack via OAuth authentication

Stored? No. Messages are processed temporarily and immediately discarded.

📅 Calendar Events

What: Your scheduled meetings and events for today

Why: To help you plan and prepare for the day ahead

Source: Google Calendar via secure API

Stored? No. Calendar data is only accessed when generating your briefing.

☀️ Weather & Commute

What: Current location, home and work addresses

Why: To calculate travel time and provide local weather conditions

Stored? Location is used only during briefing generation. Addresses are encrypted on your device.

📰 News Summary

What: News headlines matching your interests

Why: To keep you updated on topics that matter to you

Source: News APIs filtered by your topic preferences

Stored? No. News content is retrieved fresh each time.

📊 Analytics

We use PostHog to understand how the app is used and fix issues — not to track your personal behavior.

What's collected:

App screen views and navigation patterns

Feature interactions and button taps

Crash reports and performance metrics

Device model, OS version, and language preferences

What's not collected:

IP addresses (automatically anonymized)

Advertising identifiers or tracking pixels

Activity outside the Solace app

You can read more about PostHog's privacy practices here.

🚫 What We Never Do

❌ We never track your activity outside of Solace

❌ We never sell or rent your personal information

❌ We never use your emails, messages, or location for advertising

🎛️ You're In Control

Your data, your choice. Here's what you can do:

Disconnect Gmail, Slack, or Calendar access anytime from the app settings

Manage location permissions through your device settings

Request data deletion by contacting us - we'll respond within 7 days

📞 Questions?

Need help or want to delete your data? Get in touch:

zachderhake@gmail.com

We typically respond within 24-48 hours.

🧾 Legal Compliance

This app adheres to:

GDPR (European Union)

CCPA (California)

Standard mobile app privacy practices

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