Delete my Perch data

This page is for Perch — an independent, open-source client for a self-hosted Hermes Agent. It explains how to have your data deleted, what is deleted, and what is kept.

The short version

Uninstall Perch. Everything the app stores lives on your own phone, so removing it deletes all of it — immediately and permanently, with nothing to request from anyone.

The only data that ever reaches us is optional crash diagnostics, and only if you switched them on. The steps below turn that off and delete what was sent.

Step 1 — stop any further collection

In the app: Content & safety → Crash reports → off.

This closes the reporting SDK the moment you tap it. Nothing further leaves the device. If you never turned crash reports on, nothing was ever sent and there is nothing to delete.

Step 2 — request deletion of anything already sent

Email sunim.54@gmail.com with the subject Delete my Perch data.

Perch has no accounts, so there is no username for us to look you up by. Tell us roughly when you used the app and on which platform and we will remove the matching crash reports. Requests are actioned within 30 days.

What is deleted, and what is kept

DataWhere it isWhat happens
Crash logs and performance diagnosticsSentry, our processor — only if you opted inDeleted on request. Retained until then, or until Sentry's own retention expires, whichever comes first
A rotating anonymous installation idSentry, alongside those reportsDeleted with them. It is not an advertising id and identifies no person
Your gateway address and API keyYour phone's Keychain / Keystore onlyNever sent to us. Deleted by uninstalling, or by Gateway → Forget
Messages, agent output, attachments, dictationYour phone and your own gatewayNever sent to us. We have nothing to delete
Everything your agent holdsYour own machineYours. Perch cannot reach it and cannot delete it for you

What we never had in the first place

No name, email, phone number or account. No payment details. No location. No contacts. No advertising identifier. Perch operates no server, so there is no profile of you anywhere to erase — which is why this page is as short as it is.

The complete account of what does and does not leave your device is in the privacy policy.