Privacy

Who we are

Nodus is built and operated by Torus Solutions, a company in South Africa. Torus Solutions is the responsible party — the data controller — for the personal information described here. You can reach us at hello@trynodus.com.

Using Nodus without an account

You can install Nodus and use it without giving us anything. Your items, steps and settings live on your device. The only identifier involved is a random anonymous device id the app generates for itself the first time it runs; it is not derived from your phone, your number or you, and it is not linked to any name or address.

What happens to a voice recording

When you hold the button and speak, the recording is sent to our server, which passes it to two processors and then throws it away:

• Deepgram converts the speech to text. We use their pre-recorded transcription service.
• Anthropic (Claude) turns that text into the structured item you are shown — a title, steps, a due date, a reminder.

We do not store the recording on our servers. It is held in memory for the length of that one request and is never written to a database, a queue or a file. The audio file itself stays on your device, and the app deletes it automatically 7 days after you save the item — unless you switch on “Keep recordings” in Settings, in which case it stays until you delete it.

What we store when you sign in

Signing in is optional and exists for one reason: keeping your items in sync across your phone, another phone and the web app. When you do sign in we store your email address and, from then on, your items and settings sync to our database. That database and the server in front of it run on Cloudflare’s infrastructure.

Your email address is the only personally-identifying information we hold. There are no passwords: you sign in with a one-time link and code that we email you, so there is no password for us to store or for anyone to steal.

Recordings are never part of sync. Audio never reaches the database.

Anonymous usage counting

We count a small number of anonymous events — for example, that a capture was saved, or that a reminder was tapped — against the random device id described above. We use them to understand whether the product works, and nothing else. There is no advertising in Nodus, we do not sell or share data with anyone for their own purposes, and we do no cross-site or cross-app tracking.

This website

trynodus.com sets no cookies and runs no analytics. It makes no request to any third party. The only thing this site can send anywhere is the email address you type into the beta form, and only when you submit it.

The beta list

If you give us your email address to join the beta, we use it for exactly two things: sending you your invite, and telling you about things that matter to Nodus itself. No marketing to anyone else, no list sharing. Ask us at hello@trynodus.com and we will remove you, any time, without asking why.

Deleting your data

Email hello@trynodus.com and we will delete your account and everything synced with it. In-app deletion is coming; until it lands, the email is the way. Data that only ever lived on your device goes away when you delete the app.

Your rights

We handle personal information under South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and, where it applies to you, the GDPR. You can ask us to show you what we hold, correct it, delete it, or object to how we use it. Write to hello@trynodus.com and a person will answer.

Where we need a legal basis: we process your email address and synced items to provide the service you asked for, and we process anonymous usage counters under our legitimate interest in knowing whether Nodus works.

Children

Nodus is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their information.

Changes to this policy

If this changes, the new version is posted on this page with a new effective date. Nodus is in beta and the product is still moving, so this page is expected to move with it.

Questions?

hello@trynodus.com