Your data stays with you.
Last updated November 8, 2026
In short: Hermit has no account and no server that stores your data. Your chats, memory, files and wallet keys stay on your device. We don't track you, sell anything about you, or show ads.
What stays on your device
- The name you give Hermit, your chats, your memory notes and the files you add.
- The AI model. Once downloaded, it runs on your device and answers without the internet.
- Wallet keys. They are created on your device, sealed with the device's security chip and unlocked with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. Hermit can't see or recover them.
- Calendar events, only if you allow calendar access. Hermit reads them on your device.
When Hermit uses the internet
Hermit connects only to do what you ask. It sends no personal information beyond what each request needs:
- Downloading the AI model from Hugging Face.
- Prices and market data from public sources such as Hyperliquid, CoinGecko and DefiLlama, and coin and company logos from public image sources.
- Wallet balances and transactions through public blockchain nodes (RPCs). A transaction you approve is broadcast to its blockchain, where it is public by nature, as with any wallet.
- Private Cloud, if you use it. It is optional and off unless you turn it on or pick it. Your message and the chat's context are then sent to NEAR AI Cloud (cloud-api.near.ai), which runs the model inside a hardware-secured enclave (Intel TDX with NVIDIA confidential GPUs). Before anything is sent, the app verifies the enclave's attestation on your device; for the GPU check it sends only the GPU's attestation evidence, never your message or key, to NVIDIA's attestation service. Hermit doesn't store these chats. A shared key built into the app is used by default, with a small daily limit counted on your device; you can add your own NEAR AI key, which is stored in your device's Keychain.
- Swaps through NEAR Intents (the 1Click API at 1click.chaindefuser.com). To get a quote or make a swap, Hermit sends the token pair, the amount, and your refund and receiving addresses. Nothing moves until you approve the swap with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. You can also pick NEAR Intents' confidential swap option.
Spending limits you set are kept and checked on your device.
Those services may log ordinary connection details, such as your IP address, under their own privacy policies.
What we collect
Nothing from the app. If you join the waitlist on hermit.my, we keep the email and answers you give us there, only to contact you about Hermit. Write to us and we'll delete them.
Analytics and crash reports
The app contains no analytics or tracking. If you test Hermit through TestFlight and choose to send feedback or crash reports, Apple shares those with us under Apple's terms.
Children
Hermit isn't meant for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect anything from them.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date above.
Contact
Hermit AI Labs, [email protected]