[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":710},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page-\u002Fprivacy":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":699,"extension":700,"layout":701,"meta":702,"navigation":703,"noindex":704,"ogImage":705,"path":706,"seo":707,"stem":708,"__hash__":709},"pages\u002Fprivacy.md","Privacy Policy — Skalden",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":674},"minimark",[9,19,22,37,40,45,69,76,78,82,85,90,104,107,111,122,126,140,144,152,156,164,168,180,184,198,200,204,207,227,232,246,248,252,255,359,362,364,368,371,393,395,399,468,471,473,477,480,530,536,544,546,550,560,562,566,569,595,598,600,604,607,639,642,644,648,651,653,657,660],[10,11,12,16],"p",{},[13,14,15],"strong",{},"Last updated: 2026-06-17",[13,17,18],{},"Effective date: set on first public release",[10,20,21],{},"This Privacy Policy explains how Skalden (\"the App,\" \"we,\" \"us,\" \"our\") collects, uses, and protects\nyour personal information when you use the Skalden iOS application and the website at skalden.app\n(\"the Site\").",[10,23,24,25,28,29,36],{},"Skalden is operated by ",[13,26,27],{},"Gilb International"," (Norway), reachable at ",[13,30,31],{},[32,33,35],"a",{"href":34},"mailto:support@skalden.app","support@skalden.app",".",[38,39],"hr",{},[41,42,44],"h2",{"id":43},"_1-who-we-are","1. Who we are",[46,47,48,55,63],"ul",{},[49,50,51,54],"li",{},[13,52,53],{},"Data controller:"," Gilb International, Norway",[49,56,57,60,61],{},[13,58,59],{},"Contact:"," ",[32,62,35],{"href":34},[49,64,65,68],{},[13,66,67],{},"Owner:"," Kai Gilb",[10,70,71,72,75],{},"Skalden is an AI-powered heritage-and-mythology companion to the Norse world. It lets you converse\nwith AI personas of Norse figures (such as Óðinn, Þórr and Freyja) and a saga-teller host, grounded\nin public-domain Norse texts. The personas are generative software — they are ",[13,73,74],{},"not"," the actual\ngods or historical persons and claim no divine, religious, or factual authority. All AI-generated\nresponses are software output for personal, educational, and entertainment use.",[38,77],{},[41,79,81],{"id":80},"_2-what-information-we-collect","2. What information we collect",[10,83,84],{},"We collect only what is necessary to operate the App. Specifically:",[86,87,89],"h3",{"id":88},"_21-account-information","2.1 Account information",[46,91,92,98],{},[49,93,94,97],{},[13,95,96],{},"Apple Sign-In identifier"," (a privacy-respecting Apple-issued ID) — if you choose to sign in\nwith Apple, OR",[49,99,100,103],{},[13,101,102],{},"An anonymous device-bound identifier"," generated locally if you do not sign in.",[10,105,106],{},"We do not require an email, name, address, phone number, age, gender, or any demographic data to use\nthe App.",[86,108,110],{"id":109},"_22-conversation-content","2.2 Conversation content",[46,112,113,119],{},[49,114,115,118],{},[13,116,117],{},"Your questions and the AI's responses"," are stored to enable conversation continuity (\"memory\")\nacross sessions on your device, and across devices if you use Apple Sign-In.",[49,120,121],{},"This content includes whatever you choose to type or speak. We treat it as confidential to you.",[86,123,125],{"id":124},"_23-voice-audio-only-if-you-use-voice-mode","2.3 Voice audio (only if you use Voice mode)",[46,127,128,134],{},[49,129,130,133],{},[13,131,132],{},"Audio of your spoken input"," is temporarily transmitted to our speech-to-text provider for\ntranscription. We do not retain raw audio after transcription.",[49,135,136,139],{},[13,137,138],{},"AI-generated voice audio"," (a persona speaking) is generated by our text-to-speech provider and\nstreamed to your device; it is not retained on our servers after delivery.",[86,141,143],{"id":142},"_24-reading-and-browsing-activity","2.4 Reading and browsing activity",[46,145,146],{},[49,147,148,151],{},[13,149,150],{},"Topics, figures and passages you view"," may be stored locally on your device for navigation\nhistory and continuity. A summary may sync to our servers if you use Apple Sign-In, to enable\ncross-device continuity.",[86,153,155],{"id":154},"_25-purchase-transactions","2.5 Purchase transactions",[46,157,158],{},[49,159,160,163],{},[13,161,162],{},"Your purchase and entitlement history"," (in-app purchases made through Apple, and any usage they\nunlock) are stored linked to your account identifier.",[86,165,167],{"id":166},"_26-payment-information","2.6 Payment information",[46,169,170],{},[49,171,172,173,175,176,179],{},"We do ",[13,174,74],{}," collect, store, or process your credit card or bank information. All in-app payments\nare processed by ",[13,177,178],{},"Apple"," through the App Store under Apple's own Privacy Policy. We receive only\na confirmation that a purchase succeeded.",[86,181,183],{"id":182},"_27-diagnostic-and-analytics-data","2.7 Diagnostic and analytics data",[46,185,186,192],{},[49,187,188,191],{},[13,189,190],{},"Crash reports"," (technical stack traces), configured to avoid personal content (your messages\nare not sent in crash reports).",[49,193,194,197],{},[13,195,196],{},"Anonymous usage analytics"," (aggregate feature-usage counts, app-open events, session length),\nwith no personal identifiers attached.",[38,199],{},[41,201,203],{"id":202},"_3-how-we-use-your-information","3. How we use your information",[10,205,206],{},"We use the information described above only to:",[46,208,209,212,215,218,221,224],{},[49,210,211],{},"Operate the App's chat, voice, and content features",[49,213,214],{},"Generate AI responses to your questions (by sending your message text to our AI provider — see\nSection 4)",[49,216,217],{},"Maintain your purchases and entitlements",[49,219,220],{},"Provide cross-device continuity if you use Apple Sign-In",[49,222,223],{},"Diagnose and fix crashes and bugs",[49,225,226],{},"Understand which features are used (in aggregate, anonymously) to improve the App",[10,228,172,229,231],{},[13,230,74],{},":",[46,233,234,237,240,243],{},[49,235,236],{},"Sell your data to anyone",[49,238,239],{},"Use your data for advertising",[49,241,242],{},"Share your conversation content with third parties beyond the providers necessary to generate\nresponses (see Section 4)",[49,244,245],{},"Use your data to train AI models",[38,247],{},[41,249,251],{"id":250},"_4-third-party-service-providers","4. Third-party service providers",[10,253,254],{},"To operate the App we rely on the following third-party services. Each receives only the data\nnecessary for its specific function:",[256,257,258,277],"table",{},[259,260,261],"thead",{},[262,263,264,268,271,274],"tr",{},[265,266,267],"th",{},"Provider",[265,269,270],{},"Purpose",[265,272,273],{},"What is sent",[265,275,276],{},"Country",[278,279,280,298,314,329,345],"tbody",{},[262,281,282,289,292,295],{},[283,284,285,288],"td",{},[13,286,287],{},"Anthropic"," (Claude API)",[283,290,291],{},"Generates AI chat responses",[283,293,294],{},"Your message text + the prior conversation context",[283,296,297],{},"USA",[262,299,300,306,309,312],{},[283,301,302,305],{},[13,303,304],{},"xAI"," (TTS + STT)",[283,307,308],{},"Speech-to-text and text-to-speech for Voice mode",[283,310,311],{},"Your spoken audio (STT) and the text to be spoken (TTS)",[283,313,297],{},[262,315,316,321,324,327],{},[283,317,318],{},[13,319,320],{},"Voyage AI",[283,322,323],{},"Semantic search over the Norse corpus (embedding generation)",[283,325,326],{},"Your search queries",[283,328,297],{},[262,330,331,336,339,342],{},[283,332,333],{},[13,334,335],{},"Cloudflare",[283,337,338],{},"Hosting, edge compute, database, file storage",[283,340,341],{},"Account info, entitlements, conversation memory (encrypted at rest)",[283,343,344],{},"USA \u002F EU (depending on region)",[262,346,347,351,354,357],{},[283,348,349],{},[13,350,178],{},[283,352,353],{},"Sign-In identity, App Store distribution, in-app payments",[283,355,356],{},"Apple Sign-In token (privacy-preserving) and purchase confirmations",[283,358,297],{},[10,360,361],{},"Each of these providers has its own Privacy Policy, which you are encouraged to review.",[38,363],{},[41,365,367],{"id":366},"_5-international-data-transfers","5. International data transfers",[10,369,370],{},"We are based in Norway. Several of our service providers are based in the United States. Where\npersonal data is transferred from the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland\nto the United States, we rely on:",[46,372,373,379,386],{},[49,374,375,378],{},[13,376,377],{},"Standard Contractual Clauses"," (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, where applicable",[49,380,381,382,385],{},"The ",[13,383,384],{},"EU–US Data Privacy Framework",", where the provider is certified",[49,387,388,389,392],{},"Your ",[13,390,391],{},"explicit consent"," to such transfers, which you provide by using the App",[38,394],{},[41,396,398],{"id":397},"_6-data-retention","6. Data retention",[256,400,401,411],{},[259,402,403],{},[262,404,405,408],{},[265,406,407],{},"Data type",[265,409,410],{},"Retention period",[278,412,413,421,429,437,445,453,460],{},[262,414,415,418],{},[283,416,417],{},"Account identifier",[283,419,420],{},"Until you delete your account",[262,422,423,426],{},[283,424,425],{},"Conversation memory (chat history)",[283,427,428],{},"Until you delete your account, or you clear individual conversations in the App",[262,430,431,434],{},[283,432,433],{},"Voice audio (raw)",[283,435,436],{},"Not retained — discarded after transcription",[262,438,439,442],{},[283,440,441],{},"Generated voice audio",[283,443,444],{},"Not retained — streamed to your device, then discarded",[262,446,447,450],{},[283,448,449],{},"Purchase + entitlement records",[283,451,452],{},"Retained for accounting and tax purposes (minimum 5 years per Norwegian tax law)",[262,454,455,457],{},[283,456,190],{},[283,458,459],{},"90 days",[262,461,462,465],{},[283,463,464],{},"Usage analytics (anonymous)",[283,466,467],{},"Indefinite (no personal identifiers)",[10,469,470],{},"If you delete your account, your personal data is removed within 30 days, except where retention is\nrequired by law (e.g. purchase records for tax compliance).",[38,472],{},[41,474,476],{"id":475},"_7-your-rights","7. Your rights",[10,478,479],{},"Under GDPR (if you are in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland) and similar laws elsewhere, you have the right\nto:",[46,481,482,488,494,500,506,512,518,524],{},[49,483,484,487],{},[13,485,486],{},"Access"," — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you",[49,489,490,493],{},[13,491,492],{},"Rectify"," — correct any inaccurate personal data",[49,495,496,499],{},[13,497,498],{},"Erase"," (\"right to be forgotten\") — request deletion of your account and personal data",[49,501,502,505],{},[13,503,504],{},"Restrict"," — limit how we process your data",[49,507,508,511],{},[13,509,510],{},"Object"," — object to certain processing activities",[49,513,514,517],{},[13,515,516],{},"Data portability"," — receive your data in a machine-readable format",[49,519,520,523],{},[13,521,522],{},"Withdraw consent"," — at any time, by deleting your account",[49,525,526,529],{},[13,527,528],{},"Lodge a complaint"," — with your local data protection authority (in Norway: Datatilsynet,\ndatatilsynet.no)",[10,531,532,535],{},[13,533,534],{},"California residents"," have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA),\nincluding the right to know, the right to delete, and the right to opt out of sale (note: we do not\nsell personal data).",[10,537,538,539,543],{},"To exercise any of these rights, contact us at ",[13,540,541],{},[32,542,35],{"href":34},". We respond within 30 days.\nYou can also delete your account directly in the App.",[38,545],{},[41,547,549],{"id":548},"_8-childrens-privacy","8. Children's privacy",[10,551,552,553,556,557,559],{},"Skalden is intended for ",[13,554,555],{},"adults",". Because the Norse sources are raw and unsanitised, the App is not\ndesigned for or directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children\nunder 13 (or the minimum age in your jurisdiction). If you are a parent or guardian and believe a\nchild has provided personal data to us, contact us at ",[32,558,35],{"href":34}," and we will delete it\npromptly.",[38,561],{},[41,563,565],{"id":564},"_9-security","9. Security",[10,567,568],{},"We protect your personal data using:",[46,570,571,577,583,589],{},[49,572,573,576],{},[13,574,575],{},"HTTPS\u002FTLS"," encryption for all data in transit",[49,578,579,582],{},[13,580,581],{},"Encryption at rest"," for data stored on our infrastructure",[49,584,585,588],{},[13,586,587],{},"No storage of payment card data"," (Apple handles payments)",[49,590,591,594],{},[13,592,593],{},"Apple Sign-In"," (you do not give us an email or password directly)",[10,596,597],{},"No system is perfectly secure. If we become aware of a breach affecting your personal data, we will\nnotify you and the relevant data protection authority within 72 hours of becoming aware, as required\nby law.",[38,599],{},[41,601,603],{"id":602},"_10-ai-generated-content-disclaimer","10. AI-generated content disclaimer",[10,605,606],{},"The Norse figures in Skalden (Óðinn, Þórr, Freyja, the saga-teller host, and others) are generated\nby AI software. AI responses are:",[46,608,609,615,621,627,633],{},[49,610,611,614],{},[13,612,613],{},"Generated by software",", not produced by any god, spirit, or historical person",[49,616,617,620],{},[13,618,619],{},"Not a statement of religious or factual authority"," of any kind",[49,622,623,626],{},[13,624,625],{},"Not a substitute"," for professional medical, legal, financial, or mental-health advice",[49,628,629,632],{},[13,630,631],{},"Subject to errors and inaccuracies"," inherent in AI systems",[49,634,635,638],{},[13,636,637],{},"Grounded in public-domain sources"," (the responses can cite them), but interpretations are\nsoftware-generated",[10,640,641],{},"If you are in crisis or distress, please contact a qualified human professional or a crisis line in\nyour country.",[38,643],{},[41,645,647],{"id":646},"_11-changes-to-this-policy","11. Changes to this policy",[10,649,650],{},"We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The \"Last updated\" date above reflects the most\nrecent change. If we make material changes, we will notify you via the App and\u002For by other means as\nappropriate.",[38,652],{},[41,654,656],{"id":655},"_12-contact","12. Contact",[10,658,659],{},"For any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data:",[46,661,662,669],{},[49,663,664,60,667],{},[13,665,666],{},"Email:",[32,668,35],{"href":34},[49,670,671,54],{},[13,672,673],{},"Address:",{"title":675,"searchDepth":676,"depth":676,"links":677},"",3,[678,680,689,690,691,692,693,694,695,696,697,698],{"id":43,"depth":679,"text":44},2,{"id":80,"depth":679,"text":81,"children":681},[682,683,684,685,686,687,688],{"id":88,"depth":676,"text":89},{"id":109,"depth":676,"text":110},{"id":124,"depth":676,"text":125},{"id":142,"depth":676,"text":143},{"id":154,"depth":676,"text":155},{"id":166,"depth":676,"text":167},{"id":182,"depth":676,"text":183},{"id":202,"depth":679,"text":203},{"id":250,"depth":679,"text":251},{"id":366,"depth":679,"text":367},{"id":397,"depth":679,"text":398},{"id":475,"depth":679,"text":476},{"id":548,"depth":679,"text":549},{"id":564,"depth":679,"text":565},{"id":602,"depth":679,"text":603},{"id":646,"depth":679,"text":647},{"id":655,"depth":679,"text":656},"How Skalden collects, uses, and protects your personal information.","md",null,{},true,false,"\u002Fog-default.png","\u002Fprivacy",{"title":5,"description":699},"privacy","iXWBXWJUbHvFNPY1B3wtoU7fA8YbbJCb-ZUxEwwfD8w",1781667187587]