Hermes Bots · Delancey Labs LLC
App privacy.
Effective October 17, 2026. This policy covers the Hermes Bots app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, published by Delancey Labs LLC.
Hermes Bots is a client for Hermes Agent servers that you choose. Delancey Labs does not operate a service for the app, and you don’t need an account with us. The app has no advertising, tracking, or analytics. We do not receive your conversations, files, voice, or credentials.
Your Hermes server
The app connects only to the Hermes servers you add. Messages you send, files and photos you attach or share, voice audio, your approval decisions, and logins you enter go to that server over its authenticated connection. How that server stores and uses them, including the AI models and tools its bots use, is governed by whoever operates it and the services it is configured to use, not by Delancey Labs.
Data on your device
Your server address, username, password, and sign-in session are kept in this device’s Keychain. They stay on this device and are not synced through iCloud Keychain. Conversation history and drafts are cached on the device, encrypted, and excluded from device backups. Preferences, read markers, and the bot names used by widgets, the share sheet, Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight are also stored on the device. Removing a server in the app deletes its saved password and cached history from the device.
Logins and secure requests
When a bot asks for a login, password, verification code, or similar value, you enter it in a secure card in the app. The value is sent over the authenticated connection to your Hermes server, which saves or uses it as the request describes. It is not saved in the conversation and is not included in notifications.
Suggested replies
Suggested replies are generated by Apple Intelligence from recent messages in the conversation, either on your device or with Apple’s Private Cloud Compute where it is available. They are not sent to Delancey Labs or to your Hermes server unless you send one. You can turn suggestions, or the use of Private Cloud Compute, off in Settings.
Voice conversations
During a voice conversation, microphone audio is streamed to your Hermes server, which transcribes it and speaks the bot’s replies using the speech services it is configured to use. Temporary recordings are removed when the conversation ends. If you choose Device voice, replies are spoken by your device.
If a bot is configured for OpenAI’s realtime voice (GPT-Live), your server starts the session using its own OpenAI account, and the conversation audio travels directly between your device and OpenAI. That use is governed by the server operator’s agreement with OpenAI.
On iPhone, voice conversations use the system call screen and can appear in the Phone app’s Recents. Turn off Show as a phone call in Settings to avoid this.
Notifications and Live Activities
Notifications are optional. They use a companion service that you run yourself alongside your Hermes server, and Apple Push Notification service. When you pair a device with your companion, the app gives the companion your Hermes login so it can watch for bot activity while the app is closed; the companion keeps it encrypted on your own machine. On iPhone and iPad, message previews are encrypted by your companion and decrypted on your device; Mac notifications show only generic text. Live Activity updates on the Lock Screen carry only a bot’s status, not message content. Delancey Labs does not run the companion and does not receive your notifications.
Device features and permissions
Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode protect the app, approvals, and secure requests. These checks happen on the device through Apple; the app never receives biometric data. The camera, photo library, files, and microphone are used only when you take a photo, scan a document, choose a photo or file, share to a bot, or start a voice conversation. You can change these permissions in your device’s Settings.
Support and this website
If you email us, we receive the information you choose to send and use it to respond. We retain support correspondence only as needed for support, business records, security, or legal obligations. Please do not send passwords, server logins, or private conversations. Website hosting and request handling are described in our website privacy notice.
Children and policy changes
Hermes Bots is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the app. We will update this policy, its effective date, and the App Store privacy information if the app’s data practices change.
Contact
Privacy questions: hello@delanceylabs.com. Publisher: Delancey Labs LLC. Hermes Bots is an independent app by Delancey Labs. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nous Research, the developer of Hermes Agent.