Privacy Policy

Life Compass 2.0 beta · Effective September 24, 2026 · Updated October 11, 2026

This policy explains how the Life Compass 2.0 beta at beta.lifecompass.me handles your information. Life Compass is operated by Benjamin Richter. Questions: benjirichter53@gmail.com. The offline iPhone and iPad app has its own privacy policy.

What we collect

Your account: your name, email address, home time zone and a securely hashed version of your password. We never store your password itself.
What you put in Life Compass: tasks, projects, folders, tags, notes, dates, repeat rules, perspectives, settings, map pins you place and files you attach.
Sources you connect (only if you choose to): your calendars, email and Plaud recordings, as described under “Connected sources” below.
Your AI connection: the API key or connection you give us for your AI provider. It is stored encrypted and is never shown back to you in full.
What the AI features produce: your briefings, reviews and chat answers, plus a record of each AI call (when it ran, which model, and its measured usage and cost).
Security and service records: sign-in sessions, a record of each change you make (so edits can't be lost or applied twice), counts used to limit repeated attempts, and a record that an account email was sent. We keep a one-way code in place of your email address in those email records.
Bot protection: the signup and password-reset pages use Cloudflare Turnstile, which checks your browser to tell people from automated programs.

How we use it

We use your information to run your account, keep your data in sync across your devices, show and search your connected sources, prepare your briefings and chat answers, send you account emails (your confirmation code, password-reset links and a notice when your password changes), protect the service and answer your support requests. We don't send newsletters or marketing email.

We do not sell your personal information, use it for advertising, or use your content to train AI models. Our use of information received from Google APIs follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements.

Connected sources

After you turn on AI, you can connect Google or Microsoft (calendar and email) and Plaud (recordings) and choose which sources to import. Life Compass only reads them. It never sends, deletes, files or drafts your email, and it never changes your calendar. For each source we read:

Email: messages in the sources you select: sender and recipient details, subject, body text, dates, labels or folders and attachment details. Binary attachments are not imported.
Calendars: the calendars you select and their events, including titles, times, time zones, locations, descriptions and attendees.
Plaud: recording details, transcripts and notes such as summaries and action items. We do not copy the audio.

We also keep the account address of each connection, which sources you selected, sync times and error codes. Provider sign-in pages collect your provider password, not Life Compass.

Availability can be limited. Google connections are limited to approved testers while Google's verification is pending, and you can request access in the app. Microsoft personal accounts connect right away; work or school accounts may need an IT administrator's approval. If you connect a work or school account, check that your employer allows it. The data connections notice has more detail.

AI features

AI features are off until the owner of a workspace turns them on, after reading a screen that explains what data is used and what it costs. Life Compass has no AI of its own. The features run on an AI account that you set up and pay for yourself, so the text they use is sent to the provider you choose:

Anthropic (Claude): you paste an Anthropic API key. Your text is sent to Anthropic's API. Anthropic states that commercial API inputs and outputs are not used for model training by default and are kept for a limited time; see its training policy and retention policy for the terms and exceptions.
OpenRouter: you connect your OpenRouter account in one click (or paste a key). Your text is sent to OpenRouter, which passes it to the company that runs the chosen model. We ask OpenRouter to route only to providers that do not collect or train on your data and, where a model has them, to zero-data-retention endpoints. The model company's own terms still apply; see OpenRouter's privacy information.
OpenAI: you paste an OpenAI API key. Your text is sent to OpenAI's API with storage turned off. OpenAI states that API content is not used for training by default and may be kept for up to 30 days for abuse monitoring; see its data controls.

A workspace uses one provider at a time; switching replaces the previous key. Life Compass does not promise zero retention by these providers. They keep what they keep under their own rules, and deleting data from Life Compass does not delete it from a provider.

What is sent. Only what a task needs: your tasks, and the calendar entries and the email and recording text that a briefing or chat question reads. We do not send your password, your keys for other providers or other people's workspaces. Voice features are not offered to new accounts yet. We do not support signing in with a Claude.ai or ChatGPT subscription.

Briefings and chat. The morning brief and evening review run automatically at the times you choose, in the time zone you choose, and you can pause them or run them yourself. Moneypenny chat works with any of the three providers.

Cost and limits. You pay your AI provider directly; Life Compass does not charge for AI or mark it up. You can choose a plan (Best, Balanced or Economy) that decides which models do which step, and set a spending limit for one routine and for the month. Life Compass stops a routine before it goes over a limit and does not publish a partial brief. Life Compass's figures are its own estimates and measurements; your provider's invoice is what counts, so also set a limit with your provider. If your key is invalid or out of credit, AI features pause until you fix it.

Where your data is stored

Life Compass runs on Cloudflare, which stores your data and delivers our account emails on our behalf. Imported source content is stored in private cloud storage associated with your workspace and is kept out of routine diagnostic logs. Your data is private to your account: only you can see it, unless you ask us to help with a problem. We may look at account information only when you ask for help or when we must protect the service or follow the law. When you use AI features, the text they need is also sent to the AI provider you chose, as described above.

Keeping and deleting your data

We keep your data while your account is open. You can download a copy of your tasks and settings at any time from Settings → Support and privacy → Your data. To delete your account and its data, email benjirichter53@gmail.com from the address you signed up with. We may ask you to confirm that you own the account. Deleted data may remain in routine backups for a limited time before it is removed.

Disconnecting a source removes our saved access to it and stops new collection, but what was already imported stays in your history; to have it deleted, email us. You can also withdraw Life Compass's access in your Google or Microsoft account's connected-apps settings. Removing your AI key stops AI features from running. AI providers keep data under their own rules.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, download or delete your personal information, or to object to how it is used. Email us to make a request. We respond within the time the law requires.

Security

Life Compass uses HTTPS, hashed passwords, per-account data separation and limits on repeated sign-in attempts. Provider tokens and AI keys are encrypted. No online service can guarantee perfect security, so please use a strong, unique password and keep your email account secure.

Children

Life Compass is not intended for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their information. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes

This is a beta, and this policy will change as Life Compass grows. We'll update the date above, and we'll tell you before any new use of your data begins.