Hush Ask privacy policy

Last updated November 10, 2026

What the app reads

Hush Ask reads only the folders you choose. The macOS sandbox lets it open nothing else. To answer a question it asks the Spotlight index your Mac already keeps which files might hold the answer, reads those files on your Mac while it answers, and keeps nothing afterwards. It keeps no index of its own.

It does not read Mail or Apple Notes.

How answers are written

On macOS 26 with Apple Intelligence turned on, written answers come from Apple's on-device language model. Apple's Private Cloud Compute is not used. Without it, Hush Ask quotes a sentence from the best file it found. Either way, the work happens on your Mac.

Nothing is uploaded

The App Store version has no network entitlement, so it cannot send anything anywhere. No file, question or answer leaves your Mac.

Your recent questions are kept in the app's own settings on your Mac. You can turn this off or clear them in Settings.

What is collected

Nothing. There is no account, no analytics, no crash reporting, no advertising and no tracking. The App Store privacy label is Data Not Collected. Nobody, including the developer, can see your files or your questions.

This website

This site uses no cookies and no analytics scripts. Like any website, the hosting provider's servers see the address a request comes from when they answer it.

If you write to support

If you email support@hushminutes.com or use the form on the contact page, your message and address are used only to answer you. The form is delivered as an email by Resend, an email delivery service.

Children

The app collects nothing from anyone, of any age.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version is posted here with a new date.

Contact

Keith Adler, support@hushminutes.com