Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 13, 2026

1. Who we are

Conclave is a desktop application built and maintained by Hyve ("we", "us"). This privacy policy explains what data the Conclave application processes, how, and why.

2. What runs locally on your computer

The Conclave application runs entirely on your Windows PC. The following data is stored locally and never sent to us:

• Your chat conversations — saved to your local disk only.
• API keys for AI providers you configure — encrypted with Windows DPAPI, bound to your Windows user account.
• Project rules, automations, skills, plugin configurations — local files on your machine.
• Indexed file metadata for codebases you open — local cache, never uploaded.

3. What goes to AI providers (not to us)

When you send a message in Conclave, it goes directly from your computer to the AI provider you selected (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Groq, NVIDIA, etc.). That provider receives:

• Your message text
• Any files or images you attached
• System context Conclave adds (active skills, project rules, etc.)

Each provider has its own privacy policy that governs how they handle your prompts. Conclave does not see, intercept, log, or relay this traffic.

4. What we collect (almost nothing)

By default, Conclave collects no analytics, no telemetry, and no usage data. Out of the box, the app makes no network connections to anything Hyve operates.

The following exceptions apply:

• Update checks: if enabled (you can disable in Settings), Conclave periodically fetches a small text file from our server listing the latest version. We log the IP address making the request as part of normal web server logs (retained 14 days, then discarded). We do not log which version you are running.
• Crash reports: opt-in only. If you enable crash reporting, an anonymized error report (exception type, scrubbed stack trace, OS version, Conclave version) is sent when the app crashes. No conversation content, file paths, or API keys are included. Anything resembling an API key is scrubbed before sending.

5. Plugins and MCP servers

Conclave supports installable plugins (MCP servers) that connect AI to external services (GitHub, Linear, Gmail, etc.). When you install a plugin:

• The plugin runs as a process on your local machine.
• It talks directly to the third-party service it integrates with, using credentials you provide.
• Conclave is not in the middle of this traffic.

Each plugin has its own privacy posture set by the third-party service.

6. Hyve-operated services

Hyve operates the following:

• conclave.studio — this website. Hosts the download and documentation. Standard web server access logs (IP, user agent, requested URL, timestamp) are retained 14 days for security and abuse prevention.
• Update manifest — a small JSON file at a fixed URL listing the latest available Conclave version. See section 4.
• Plugin catalog metadata — a static JSON file listing community-verified plugins. Fetched anonymously.

We do not operate AI inference servers, chat storage, account databases, or user-content backends.

7. Children

Conclave is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly process data from anyone under 13.

8. Your rights

Because we collect almost no personal data, most data-protection rights are simple to honor:

• Access / export: all your data is already on your machine. Browse %APPDATA%\Conclave.
• Deletion: uninstall Conclave and delete %APPDATA%\Conclave. Done.
• Telemetry opt-out: already off by default; if you turned it on, turn it back off in Settings.

For any data you sent to an AI provider, contact that provider directly — we don't have copies.

9. Changes to this policy

If we update this policy materially, we'll update the "Last updated" date at the top and announce the change on the download page.

10. Contact

Questions, concerns, or a data request? Reach us at hello@conclave.studio.