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Last updated 2026-06-09

The short version

Owlka is a desktop app for your Mac and a companion app for your iPhone. Your conversations, code, and memory live on your own desktop. The two apps talk through an encrypted relay that we cannot read. We do not sell or share your data. We do not run advertising trackers. We do not use anything you build to train any model.

Owlka wraps your own Claude subscription on your desktop. Owlka does not resell Anthropic. You bring your own Claude Pro or Max subscription, and your desktop talks to Anthropic directly under your own login. We never see your Claude traffic.

What Owlka collects

We try to collect as little as possible. The full list is:

  • Device identifiers for pairing. When you pair your phone with a desktop, Owlka generates a random identifier for each device and a public key for each pairing. We use these to route encrypted packets to the right device. They are not linked to your name, your Apple ID, or any other identity.
  • Apple subscription receipt, not collected during the public beta.Owlka is free during the public beta, so Apple does not send us a receipt. If and when we switch on a paid subscription, Apple will send us an anonymised receipt that confirms your subscription is active; we never see your card details, your Apple ID, or your name. This policy will be updated with a new “Last updated” date before that change goes live.
  • Crash logs, only if you opt in. If you switch on crash reporting in iOS Settings, Apple may share anonymised crash data with us so we can fix bugs. You can switch it off at any time in Settings, Privacy and Security, Analytics and Improvements.
  • Connection metadata. Our encrypted relay records connection metadata so we can keep the service running and measure load on it. The relay cannot decrypt sealed packets. Message contents, file contents, tool arguments, and tool output are end-to-end encrypted and never visible to us.
    • What we record today. The public-key identifiers of the devices currently connecting (the per-pair keys you generated when you paired, never your name or your Apple ID), the IP address of each connection, the byte size of each sealed packet, and the timing of packets.
    • What we plan to add later.As the beta grows we intend to record the device type from the User-Agent string the desktop app sends when it connects, and a per-tool-start ping from the desktop app that names the tool you invoked (for example “bash” or “edit”) without its arguments or output. Neither of these is live today. Before either is turned on, this policy will be updated with a new “Last updated” date.
    • What we use it for. Product analytics (daily, weekly, and monthly active devices, message volume, retention cohorts) and abuse detection.
  • Support correspondence. If you email support@owlka.com or security@owlka.com, we keep that email thread so we can help you.

What Owlka does not collect

  • Message content. Every message between your phone and your desktop is end-to-end encrypted with keys that only your devices hold. The relay carries sealed bytes. We cannot read them.
  • Speech audio.When you dictate to Owlka, the audio is transcribed on the device using Apple’s on-device Speech framework. The audio never leaves your phone, and we never receive a recording.
  • Location.Owlka does not track your location. Your phone only sends a location when you explicitly ask a location-aware question (for example “what coffee shops are nearby”). In that case the location is included in the encrypted message to your desktop and is not visible to us.
  • Your Anthropic OAuth token.Owlka never sees, copies, or stores your Claude login. It lives where the Claude desktop tools put it on your machine, under your operating system’s user permissions.
  • Your code, files, or project memory. All of that lives on your own desktop. We never copy any of it to a server.
  • Third-party advertising or tracking pixels. Owlka runs none. We do not use third-party analytics that identify you personally.

Per-pair partitioning

Owlka is built around the idea that one desktop can pair with many phones, and one phone can pair with many desktops. A household Mac mini might be paired with two people’s phones. One person’s phone might be paired with both a home desktop and a work laptop. Each phone-and-desktop pair is a separate boundary.

Memory, skills, connected accounts, and credentials are partitioned by pair. The first person’s phone sees only their own memory and their own connected accounts. The second person’s phone sees only theirs. Switching active desktops on the phone switches the whole context to the memory and connectors for that pair. The desktop owner can grant cross-pair sharing for a specific topic if they choose, but the default is full isolation.

Who else is involved

Owlka relies on a small number of named providers to deliver the product. Each one sees only the slice of data its job requires.

  • Apple. Apple distributes the iPhone app. Owlka is currently in a public beta with no charge; if and when we switch on a paid subscription, Apple will handle billing and payment, and at that point Apple sees your Apple ID and your billing details under its own privacy policy.
  • Cloudflare. Cloudflare fronts the encrypted relay. It sees connection metadata such as IP addresses and timing, plus sealed bytes it cannot decrypt.
  • Vercel. Vercel hosts owlka.com. It logs standard request metadata for the public pages.
  • The relay host. A small server that shuttles sealed packets between phones and desktops. It cannot read packet contents.
  • Your chosen Claude subscription. Your desktop talks to Anthropic directly under your own Anthropic account. Your usage is governed by your own agreement with Anthropic. Anthropic is not an Owlka sub-processor, because none of your Claude traffic ever passes through us.

Account deletion

You can delete your Owlka account from inside the app. Open Settings, Account, and tap Delete account. The app will:

  • Wipe the local data on your phone (cached messages, paired device records, keys in the iOS Keychain).
  • Send a delete signal to the relay so the relay drops any queued packets for your device identifiers and forgets your device fingerprints.
  • Walk you through cancelling any active Owlka subscription in Apple Settings (none exists during the public beta). When the paid plan is live, Apple handles the actual cancellation and any refund.

If the in-app flow is unavailable, you can also email support@owlka.com and we will delete the relay-side device records for you. Anything stored locally on your own desktop is yours to manage on your machine.

Data controller

The data controller for the small amount of personal data Owlka processes is Owlka Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (Company No. 17266868), registered office Singleton Court Business Park, Wonastow Road, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 5JA. For data-protection enquiries, email support@owlka.com.

Lawful bases we rely on (UK and EU GDPR)

  • Contract. Processing your device identifiers so we can deliver the Service you have signed up for. If and when we switch on a paid subscription, we will also process the anonymised Apple receipt on this basis.
  • Legitimate interests. Processing relay metadata to keep the relay working and to detect abuse; processing opt-in crash logs to fix bugs.
  • Consent. Crash reporting and any optional analytics are processed only if you switch them on. You can switch them off again at any time.
  • Legal obligation. Where we are required to retain or disclose data under applicable law.

Your rights under UK GDPR and EU GDPR

If you are in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area, you have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, to ask us to correct or delete it, to object to or restrict our processing of it, and to data portability. You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk. To exercise any of these rights, email support@owlka.com. Because the conversation, code, and memory all live on your own desktop, the data we hold on you is limited to the items listed in “What Owlka collects” above.

Your rights under California privacy law (CCPA and CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect about you, the right to request deletion, the right to correct inaccurate information, and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising. To make a request, email support@owlka.com. We will verify your request before acting on it and will respond within the timeframes the law sets.

Children

Owlka is rated 17+ on the App Store and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 (or under 16 where local law sets the higher floor). If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, email support@owlka.com and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, the “Last updated” date at the top of the page will change. Material changes will also be announced inside the app the next time you open it.

Contact

Questions, requests, or concerns: support@owlka.com.