Big decisions deserve great minds.

1. Identifiers

On first launch, Counsel generates a random device id and stores it locally on your device. This id is the only identifier we tie to your data. We never ask for your name, your email, or your Apple ID.

2. AI processing and consent

Counsel works by sending what you write to an AI service that generates the council's response. When you tap "Convene the Council", your situation text is sent to that service. If you would rather not, do not submit. The mentor library, settings and your saved history all work without sending anything new.

3. Data sent to the AI service

Your situation text is sent to our AI service provider, which generates the council's response. Counsel does not opt in to any training on your input or the response, and our provider does not train on it by default. The provider may retain logs for safety and abuse review under its own terms. Ask us at counsel@getcounsel.space and we will tell you who it is.

4. Server-side data

After each consultation we save three things to our database, under your device id. Your situation text, the mentors you picked, and the council's full response. Our database is hosted on Supabase. We also keep a separate usage log so we can watch how the app is running. It records the time, the model and the cost. It holds no situation text. Outcome marks stay on your device only.

5. On-device data

Your default council, drafts, consultation results, and outcome marks are stored locally on your device using iOS's encrypted file storage. The app works fully offline once a consultation is fetched. Deleting the app clears all local data.

6. Retention

We keep your server-side data until you ask us to delete it. Data on your device stays until you delete the app. Our AI service provider keeps its own logs under its own terms. We keep the usage log with no end date, so we can watch costs. It records the time, the cost and which model answered, never your situation text.

7. Data security

Network requests use TLS in transit. The database is encrypted at rest. On-device data uses iOS's encrypted file storage.

8. Children

Counsel is intended for adult users (18+) and we do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18.

9. Tracking and analytics

Counsel may ask to use your device's advertising id, the IDFA. iOS calls this App Tracking Transparency. We use it to see whether a Meta ad led to an install or a subscription. If you say no, the app still works in full. We just cannot tell whether an ad brought you here. We never sell your personal information. We do not use your location, contacts, photos or microphone for advertising.

10. Third-party services

Counsel uses RevenueCat to run in-app subscriptions. RevenueCat gets an anonymous user id, which is not your Counsel device id. It also gets what you have bought, and the receipts Apple issues. It uses those receipts to check that your subscription is live. You can read RevenueCat's privacy policy at https://www.revenuecat.com/privacy.

If you allow tracking, Counsel uses Meta App Events to tell whether an ad led to an install or a purchase. Meta may get your advertising id, if you allowed it. It may also get a rough signal that the app was installed, and your trial and purchase events. You can read Meta's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/. Counsel does not use PostHog or Sentry in the live app today. If we add either, we will update this policy.

11. Your rights and data requests

To delete all your data, open Settings → Delete my data. That removes your server-side data straight away. It also clears everything held on your device.

You have other rights over your data. You can ask for a copy of it (access). You can ask us to correct it (rectification) or to delete it (erasure). You can ask us to stop using it for a time (restriction). You can ask for it in a file you can take elsewhere (portability). You can also object to how we use it. Email support@getcounsel.space and we will reply within 30 days. Where the law gives you the right, you can also complain to the data-protection authority in your country.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy. Material changes will be flagged in-app on next launch. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision.

13. Public copy

A copy of this policy is hosted at https://getcounsel.space.

1. Acceptance of terms

By downloading, installing, or using Counsel, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

2. What Counsel is

Counsel is a tool for thinking something through. It writes answers in the voices of historical figures, using a large language model. The mentors are characters written by AI. They are based on real people. They are not those people.

3. Not professional advice

Nothing Counsel writes is legal, medical, money or therapy advice. The app is for thinking your own situation through. Some situations need a trained professional instead. Talk to one if yours involves the law, a medical decision, money you cannot afford to lose, or a mental-health crisis. Counsel is not a substitute for that person.

4. Not a crisis service

If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services. If you are in a mental-health crisis, contact a crisis hotline. Counsel is for thinking something through, not for emergencies. Do not use it when you need help right now.

5. AI accuracy disclaimer

What Counsel writes is made by AI. It can be wrong, and it can put a line in the wrong mouth. Quotes come from public-domain works, or from sayings widely linked to that person, and we say where each one is from. We cannot promise that every translation, edition and source is exact. Counsel is for thinking things through, nothing more.

6. Ownership

What you write stays yours. You can share your results in any form, for any purpose. The mentor characters, the prompt writing and the app itself stay the property of Counsel.

7. Subscription

Counsel uses an auto-renewing subscription managed by Apple. Pricing, trial length, and renewal terms are shown on the paywall before checkout. You can cancel at any time in your Apple subscription settings; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Refunds go through Apple's normal refund policy. Counsel cannot issue a refund directly.

8. Termination

We can suspend or end your access if you break these Terms, or if you abuse the service. We will make a reasonable effort to tell you first, unless the law stops us.

9. Indemnification

You agree to hold Counsel harmless for any claim that comes out of your use of the app. That includes any decision you make based on what a consultation said.

10. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Georgia. Any disputes will be resolved in the courts of Tbilisi, Georgia. Nothing in these Terms limits any non-waivable rights you have as a consumer under the mandatory consumer-protection law of your country of residence.

11. Changes to terms

We may update these Terms. Material changes are flagged in-app on next launch. Continued use after a change constitutes acceptance.

Counsel
Version 1.1.0

A private council of historical mentors, for the questions you actually have. Choose three to five voices. Describe a situation in your own words. Read what each of them would say about it.

The mentors are AI-rendered using an AI model, framed by careful prompt design and grounded in each mentor's actual writings. They are not the historical figures themselves.

Support: support@getcounsel.space