Official documentation
Penman Privacy Policy
Penman, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 25, 2026
- What it is
- Penman's privacy policy, last updated September 2026. It says notes and recordings stay on the device and in the user's iCloud, that AI features send note text to OpenAI through a cloud function, and that anonymous analytics events are kept for up to 12 months.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own policy, dated September 2026 and read on the date shown. It covers the app and the website's tools. It says speech recognition may run on the device or send audio to Apple's servers depending on settings, so it does not settle where speech is processed.
Facts taken from this source
- Penman's privacy policy lists note rewriting among its AI features, with summaries, flashcards, quizzes, Space Chat and reminder suggestions.
“summaries, flashcards, quizzes, note rewriting, Space Chat, or reminder suggestions” (AI features)
- Penman's privacy policy says anonymous analytics events are kept for up to 12 months.
“Anonymous analytics events are retained for up to 12 months.” (Data retention and deletion)
- Penman's privacy policy says recordings are stored on the user's device and in their iCloud, not on any server Penman operates.
“Notes, notebooks, Spaces, recordings, and attachments you create in Penman are stored on your device. ... not on any server we operate.” (The Penman app, Your notes and files)
- Penman's privacy policy says note text for AI features is sent to OpenAI, a large language model provider, through its cloud function.
“the relevant note text is sent through our cloud function to a large language model provider (OpenAI) solely to produce the result you asked for.” (AI features)