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Overview
Couchparty AI (“Couchparty,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is an entertainment app operated by Nodogames, LLC. It lets you choose shows and fictional AI companions, then join an AI-generated conversation about what you are watching.
This Privacy Policy applies to the Couchparty AI mobile app. It does not apply to third-party services that have their own privacy policies.
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Information we process
Information you choose to provide
- Chat content. Messages you type and the conversation context needed to generate the AI companions’ next replies.
- Entertainment preferences. The shows and fictional AI companions you select.
- Characters you create. The name, description, look, and voice you give a character of your own.
- Speech. What you say out loud in voice mode, captured only while you are holding the talk button.
Watch party data on our servers
A watch party runs on Couchparty-operated servers. When you start one, we receive and store the show and episode you chose, the AI companions in it, any characters you created, and every message in the conversation, including the ones you type. Show requests are stored the same way, with the title you asked for, any note you added, and whether you had a subscription at the time. We also count, per day, how many AI replies and how many seconds of voice your device has used, so that fair-use limits can be applied.
We store this against a device identifier: a random value the app generates on your device the first time you open it and keeps in local storage. It is not taken from your device’s hardware and is not linked to your name, email address, or Apple Account. Deleting and reinstalling the app generates a new one.
Voice mode
Couchparty has a voice mode you open from the microphone button in a watch party. While you hold the talk button, your microphone is open and what you say is streamed live to ElevenLabs, which turns it into text, sends that text to our servers so the crew’s reply can be written, and then speaks the reply back in the characters’ voices. At every other moment the microphone is closed. iOS asks your permission the first time you use it, and declining costs you nothing except voice mode itself, since typed chat never depends on it.
ElevenLabs receives and stores the recording of what you said, a transcript of the conversation, the device identifier described above, the identifier of the watch party you are in, the show it is about, and the AI companions in it, including the name and description of any character you created. What you said and what the crew answered are also written into that watch party alongside your typed messages, so section 05 covers them the same way it covers the rest of the conversation.
Character voices
Making a character of your own also involves ElevenLabs, whether or not you ever use voice mode. When you give that character a voice, we ask Anthropic to write one short line in their words from the name and description you typed, and we send that line to ElevenLabs to be spoken, so you can hear them before you cast them. ElevenLabs receives the line rather than your description, and the audio comes back through our servers.
The sample voices in the picker are clips ElevenLabs hosts. Your device streams those directly when you tap one, so ElevenLabs and the storage provider it uses receive your device’s network information at that moment, as described under Technical information below.
Purchase information
Couchparty offers optional auto-renewing subscriptions. Apple processes the payment and we never see your card details. To manage subscriptions and check whether yours is active, we use RevenueCat, which receives a randomly generated app user ID, the device identifier described above, the purchase and receipt information Apple returns, and technical details such as your device model, operating system version, app version, and country.
Product analytics
We use PostHog to measure how the app is used, so that we can see how many people finish setting up, where they stop, which shows get watched, and how often the app is opened. The app sends a fixed list of events, and each event carries a fixed list of properties. Both lists are written into the app rather than assembled as it runs, so nothing outside them can be sent.
What that covers is the steps of first-time setup and how far you get through them, opening and closing the subscription screen and whether a purchase was started, cancelled, or failed, starting a watch party along with the show and episode it is about, which screens you visit, and the app being installed, opened, closed, and returned to the foreground.
Voice mode is measured too: tapping the microphone button and whether a session opened, a session connecting and ending, and each turn you take in one. Those events carry timings and counts rather than anything you said, which is to say how long you held the talk button, how long the reply took, how many turns you took, how long the session lasted, how many seconds of the daily voice allowance it used, why it ended, and whether the microphone was refused.
Alongside all of those we send the device identifier described above, the app version and build number, the platform, and standard app and device details such as your device model, operating system version, screen size, and the language your device is set to.
We do not send your messages, your show requests, anything else you typed, the names or descriptions of characters you created, any audio, any transcript, watch party identifiers, or any part of a web address. A purchase that fails sends the store’s error code and never its error message. Location lookup from IP address is switched off in the app and IP addresses are anonymized on our PostHog project, so no location is worked out or stored at either end; the language setting named above can imply a region, and it is the only geographic hint these events carry. Session replay is off, no crash reporter is installed, and no screen, touch, or keystroke is recorded.
RevenueCat also sends its record of your subscription events, such as a purchase or a renewal, into the same PostHog project, so that purchases can be counted against the rest. Those events carry the same device identifier.
There is no separate analytics setting inside the app. If you want the analytics records held for your device removed, section 05 explains how to ask.
Technical information
When the app connects to our servers, we receive standard network information such as your IP address and request metadata as part of delivering and securing the service. Requests to Anthropic are made by our servers rather than by the app, so Anthropic receives our network information for those requests rather than yours.
Two things the app reaches directly: a live voice session, and the sample voice clips in the character voice picker. Both are hosted by ElevenLabs, so it and the storage provider it uses receive your device’s network information at those moments. Everything else, including every request to Anthropic, goes through our servers.
What the current app does not collect
Couchparty does not require your name, email address, phone number, account, precise location, contacts, or photos. Voice mode uses your microphone, and only while you hold the talk button; the rest of the app works without it.
The app ships a camera purpose string because the voice library it is built on carries video calling code, but nothing in Couchparty ever opens the camera and iOS will never ask you for it.
The app carries no ads, no advertising identifiers, and no cross-app tracking. Nothing goes to ad networks or data brokers, and the analytics described above measures our own app rather than following you into anybody else’s. The device identifier used for watch parties, voice mode, and analytics is the same random value described above, and RevenueCat holds a separate randomly generated app user ID. Neither is linked to your identity.
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How we use information
We process the information described above to:
- Generate context-aware messages from your selected AI companions
- Personalize the conversation around the shows you select
- Run watch parties, keep the conversation in step with the episode, and let you return to a party you already started
- Record which titles have been requested, so we know what to add next
- Turn what you say in voice mode into text, and speak the crew’s replies out loud
- Speak a sample line in a voice you are considering, so you can hear a character you created before casting them
- Sell, deliver, and restore subscriptions, and unlock the features a subscription includes
- Measure how the app is used, so we can see what works, what confuses people, and what to build next
- Operate, troubleshoot, secure, and prevent misuse of the app
- Comply with applicable law and enforce our terms
We do not sell your personal information, use it for targeted advertising, or use it to track you across other companies’ apps or websites.
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Retention and deletion
Watch parties and their messages are stored on Couchparty-operated servers, and we keep them for as long as the app is in service. That is what lets you close the app and come back to a party where you left it, and what lets your companions refer to what has already been said. Show requests are kept the same way, because they are the list we work through when deciding what to add.
Your show and companion selections are also held on your device. Resetting them there changes what the app offers you next; it does not remove parties you have already created.
Anthropic states that standard API inputs and outputs are automatically deleted from its systems within 30 days, unless a different arrangement applies or longer retention is required to enforce its usage policies or comply with law. See Anthropic’s retention information for current details.
ElevenLabs keeps voice conversations after the crew has finished speaking rather than discarding them once the reply is delivered, and both the recording and its transcript are part of what it keeps. We have set it to keep them for 12 months, after which they are deleted.
The sample lines spoken while you are choosing a character’s voice are not conversations and are not kept with them. We hold that audio only in memory on our servers, briefly, so that hearing the same voice twice does not generate it twice.
RevenueCat keeps your subscription history for as long as we use the service, because it is what lets a subscription be restored on a new device and what we rely on for tax and accounting records.
Analytics events are kept for 12 months. That covers both the events the app sends and the subscription events RevenueCat forwards into the same project.
Couchparty has no accounts, so there is no profile, login, or contact record to delete. What we hold is tied to the device identifier described above, and so are the voice conversations and analytics records held for us by ElevenLabs and PostHog. If you want your watch parties, messages, show requests, voice conversations, and analytics records removed, contact us with a deletion request and we will delete the records for your device, including those our service providers hold on our behalf, and respond as required by applicable law.
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Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards appropriate to the information we process. Data sent between the app and our servers, and between our servers and the services described above, is encrypted in transit using HTTPS, and a live voice session runs over an encrypted real-time audio connection rather than HTTPS. No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Because your messages and your voice conversations are both stored, avoid typing or saying sensitive personal information, such as passwords, financial details, health information, or government identifiers.
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Children’s privacy
Couchparty is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the app, contact us so we can review and address the request.
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Your rights and choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of your personal information, or to object to or restrict certain processing. You may also have the right to appeal a decision about a privacy request or submit a complaint to your local data protection authority.
To exercise a right, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your request, and some rights are subject to legal exceptions. Couchparty does not discriminate against anyone for exercising a privacy right.
You manage a subscription through Apple, not through us. Open the Settings app, tap your name, then Subscriptions, to view, change, or cancel it at any time.
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International processing
We and our service providers may process information in the United States and other countries. These countries may have data protection laws different from those where you live. Where required, we use recognized safeguards for international transfers.
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Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when the app, our practices, or applicable laws change. We will post the updated policy here and revise the effective date above. If a change materially affects your rights, we will provide additional notice when required.
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Contact us
For questions, concerns, or privacy requests related to Couchparty AI, contact:
Nodogames, LLC
contact@couchpartyai.comPlease include “Couchparty privacy request” in the subject line.