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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 31, 2026

The short version

Herd is a desktop application. Your code stays on your machine. We use Google Analytics to count visits to this marketing site, and we ask before setting any cookies. No ads, no profile building, no selling data, no tracking you across the internet.

What we collect

On this website: We use Google Analytics 4 to understand which pages people visit and where they come from. GA4 starts in consent-denied mode by default, which means it doesn't set cookies and only sends anonymous, IP-anonymized pings. The first time you visit, a banner asks if we can use cookies for fuller analytics. If you click Accept, GA4 sets cookies and identifies your session continuity (still no profile building, still no ads). If you click Reject, GA4 stays in anonymous mode forever on your browser. Your choice is stored in localStorage and you can clear it anytime by clearing site data.

You can also opt out at the browser level via Google's opt-out add-on, browser tracking protection, or any standard ad blocker. Our hosting provider (Cloudflare) may log IP addresses and request metadata in standard server logs.

In the Herd desktop app:

  • Crash reports — If Herd crashes, we may collect anonymous crash data (stack traces, OS version, app version) to fix bugs. No source code or file contents are included. You can opt out in settings.
  • Update checks — Herd checks for updates periodically. This sends your current version number and OS to our update server. No other data is transmitted.
  • Your code — Herd orchestrates AI coding agents that run locally on your machine. Your code is sent to the AI providers you configure (e.g., Anthropic, OpenAI) according to their respective privacy policies. Herd itself does not store, transmit, or access your code beyond what's needed to run the agents you configure.

What we don't collect

  • We don't collect personal information you haven't given us
  • We don't build user profiles beyond standard GA4 aggregate metrics
  • We don't sell or share data with advertisers
  • We don't store your source code on our servers

Third-party AI providers

Herd connects to AI coding services that you configure. When you use these services through Herd, your code and prompts are sent directly to those providers. Each provider has their own privacy policy:

Herd does not intercept, log, or store the data exchanged between your machine and these providers.

Data storage

All Herd configuration, session data, and agent state is stored locally on your machine. We don't operate cloud storage for user data. If you uninstall Herd, your local data is removed with it.

Children

Herd is not directed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect data from children.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top. For material changes, we'll notify users through the app's update channel.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email [email protected].