Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 9, 2026

Overview

Pairling is an iPhone companion for agent sessions running on your own Mac. The current app architecture is local-first and does not send your prompts, transcripts, session metadata, or pairing credentials to Pairling-operated servers.

Data handled by the app

Pairling can display local session metadata, transcript text, provider status, runtime health, file names, and control responses received from the Mac you pair with. Pairing tokens are stored on the iPhone in Keychain. Nonsensitive interface and routing preferences may be stored in app-local settings.

Local network access

Pairling asks for local network access so it can discover, pair with, and connect to the Mac helper selected by you. Bonjour is used only for short-lived pairing discovery. If you configure Tailscale, that tailnet connection is provided by your own Tailscale setup, not by Pairling-operated servers.

Camera and microphone

Pairling uses the camera only to scan a Mac pairing QR code. Pairling uses the microphone only when you choose to dictate prompts.

Developer data collection

The current release does not include Pairling-operated accounts, telemetry, advertising tracking, or server-side transcript storage. Pairling's App Store privacy manifest declares a device identifier for app functionality; it is not linked to you and is not used for tracking.

Optional relay and notifications

If you explicitly configure a Pairling relay or enable push notifications, Pairling can register an App Attest device identity and APNs token with that relay so only genuine app installs become push-capable. The relay flow is not used for local-only pairing. Pairling does not send raw Mac bearer tokens, provider API keys, full prompts, full transcripts, or full filesystem paths to the relay by default.

Contact

For privacy questions, email mergim000gashi@gmail.com.