Privacy policy

Last updated 26 October 2026. Applies to the Companion app by ZeroState Labs (invite-only testing).

Companion is a voice and text assistant that remembers what you tell it. This page says plainly what the app does with your information. It is written for the invite-only test version of the app.

Who we are

Companion is made by ZeroState Labs. You can reach us at hello@zerostatelabs.ai.

Where your conversations go

The app does not run the AI on your phone. When you speak or type, the app sends that turn (your recording or text, and the personality you chose) over an encrypted connection to a computer run by ZeroState Labs. That computer turns speech into text, writes the reply, and sends the reply audio and text back. Nothing is sent to an advertising or analytics service.

• Memory. In this test version, what Companion remembers about you is stored on that ZeroState Labs computer, kept separate from other testers. A later version is planned to keep memory on your phone instead; if that changes, this page will say so before it does.
• Logs. We do not keep the words of your conversations in server logs. We keep technical timings and error counts only, so we can fix speed and reliability problems.
• Who can see it. ZeroState Labs staff with access to that computer could technically see conversations stored there. We limit that access to people we trust, and we do not read testers’ conversations except where you send them to us as feedback.
• Network provider. The encrypted connection passes through Cloudflare, our network provider. Cloudflare carries the traffic and does not use it for any other purpose of ours.

What the app asks permission for

• Microphone. Used only while you are recording a turn or using hands-free mode, and only so Companion can hear what you say. The app shows when the microphone is on. Recordings are used to produce text and are not kept after the reply is made.

What is stored on your phone

• A private access key that identifies your invitation, kept in the iPhone Keychain.
• Your chosen personality and basic settings.
• Short technical performance records (such as how long a reply took), without the words of your conversations.

Feedback you choose to send

The app has a feedback form. If you send feedback, we receive what you typed and the technical details you can review before sending. We use it only to improve Companion.

What we do not do

• We do not sell your information or share it with advertisers.
• We do not track you across other apps or websites.
• We do not use your conversations to train AI models.
• We do not use the camera, your contacts, your photos, or your location.

Apple’s TestFlight

The test version is delivered through Apple’s TestFlight. Apple collects your email address and may collect crash and usage data under its own privacy policy. We do not control that data.

Your choices

You can ask us to delete everything stored about you, or to stop your access, at any time by emailing hello@zerostatelabs.ai. You can also delete the app, which removes the access key and settings from your phone.

Changes

If we change what the app collects or where it stores information, we will update this page and tell testers before the change takes effect.