Local-first by default

TARX runs on your hardware. Your conversations, files, and memories never leave your device unless you explicitly choose to share them. The TARX Bridge — the local runtime that powers chat, search, and inference — is the source of truth. We don't have a copy.

What stays on your device:

Conversations and chat history
Indexed files and documents
Spaces, todos, and memory
Voice transcriptions
Cognitive state and session context

What we don't do:

We do not train AI models on your data.
We do not collect usage analytics from the app by default.
We do not sell or share your data with third parties.
We do not collect crash reports without your consent.

When TARX talks to the cloud

If you opt into the TARX Supercomputer, your queries route through the mesh for additional compute. Query content is processed in real time and not stored after response delivery. You can turn the Supercomputer off in Settings → Compute.

If you sign in via magic link, we use Resend (resend.com) to deliver the email. The destination email address is the only personal data we store at the auth layer.

Microphone

If you use voice features, the microphone is active only while you're speaking. Audio is processed locally by on-device speech recognition. Nothing is transmitted.

Location

TARX may infer your approximate city from your device timezone to personalize context. No precise location data is collected or transmitted.

SMS Program

When you provide your phone number on TARX, we use it only for:

Account verification — one-time codes when you sign in or authorize a new device.
Skill notifications — updates from the skills you configured to run on your device (e.g., morning briefs, deploy alerts, scheduled summaries).
Optional proactive updates — when a skill you enabled detects something worth your attention (e.g., a privacy alert, a reply to a thread, a build completing).

Message frequency varies based on which skills you have active. Standard carrier message and data rates may apply.

You must opt in explicitly. We collect your phone number only when you enter it on Settings → Phone, verify ownership via a one-time code, and check the consent box. You can opt out at any time by replying STOP to any message. Reply HELP for support, or email howdy@tarx.com.

We never sell, rent, or transfer your phone number to third parties for marketing. We do not share it with any partner except Twilio, our SMS delivery provider, which processes your number solely to route messages on our behalf.

SMS content sent to TARX is processed in real time by the TARX runtime and is not stored after the response is delivered, except for a short audit trail (timestamp, delivery status, and any error code) retained for service reliability and compliance.

Data sharing — the full list

Twilio — phone numbers and SMS content are transmitted to Twilio solely to deliver messages on our behalf. Twilio's privacy policy governs their handling: twilio.com/legal/privacy.
Resend — email addresses for magic-link sign-in
Vercel — website hosting; server logs may contain IPs
Supabase — auth session storage (when you're signed in)

We do not share data with any other party. We do not use your data to train models.

Your data, your control

You can export everything TARX knows about you from Settings → Privacy → Export your data. The archive contains only your own data — no system memory, no other users' data, nothing from TARX's internal operations. Delivered by email when ready.

To delete your account and all associated data, message TARX or email howdy@tarx.com. We confirm within 30 days.

Contact

TARXAN INC.
Austin, Texas
Email: howdy@tarx.com
Web: tarx.com