Privacy Policy — Sonny
Last updated: July 19, 2026
Sonny is developed by Black Zwan Labs LLC.
The Short Version
Sonny listens when you press the button, sends what you said to be understood, and speaks an answer back. To do that, your voice has to leave your device for a few seconds. It is not saved, not sold, and not tied to your name. There are no accounts. We do not know who you are.
What Sonny Sends
Your voice.
When you hold the button and speak, Sonny records that clip and sends it to our server, which passes it to a speech-to-text service to turn it into words. The audio is processed and discarded. We do not keep recordings.
Your words.
The text of what you said, plus the current conversation so Sonny can follow along, is sent to an AI language service to generate a reply. That reply is sent to a voice service so Sonny can say it out loud. When you close a conversation, it is gone from our side.
An anonymous ID.
The first time you open Sonny, the app creates a random string of characters and stores it on your device. It is how we count your free conversations for the day and check whether you have a subscription. It is not your name, your email, or your phone number, and it is not connected to anything else about you. Delete the app and that ID is gone forever.
What Sonny Does Not Collect
We do not ask for or store your name, email address, phone number, address, contacts, photos, or location. There is no sign-up. There is no password. There is no profile.
Analytics
We use a product analytics service to understand how the app is used in aggregate — how many conversations get started, where people get stuck, whether a feature is working. These events are tied only to the anonymous ID described above and never include the content of what you said to Sonny.
Subscriptions and Payment
If you subscribe, the purchase is handled by Apple. We never see your credit card, billing address, or Apple ID. We use a subscription management service to tell the app whether your subscription is active. That service receives only the anonymous ID and the receipt Apple provides.
Service Providers
Sonny relies on third parties to work:
- A speech-to-text provider, to understand what you said
- An AI language model provider, to generate Sonny's answers
- A text-to-speech provider, to give Sonny a voice
- A hosting provider, which runs the server that passes messages between them
- An analytics provider and a subscription management provider, as described above
These companies process data on our behalf under their own privacy terms. We do not sell your information to anyone, and we do not permit these providers to use your conversations to train their models.
Please Don't Tell Sonny Secrets
Sonny is a helpful assistant, not a vault. Avoid saying things like your Social Security number, bank account numbers, passwords, or full medical records out loud to the app. Sonny does not need them and has no use for them.
Sonny is also not a doctor, lawyer, financial advisor, or emergency service. For anything urgent, call 911 or a real professional.
Children's Privacy
Sonny is designed for adults and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.
Your Choices
Because Sonny stores nothing about you on our servers beyond an anonymous counter, there is very little to request or delete. If you want a clean slate, deleting the app from your device erases the anonymous ID and all local settings. If you have a question about your data anyway, write to us and we will answer honestly.
Changes to This Policy
If this policy changes, we will update the date at the top of this page. If the change is significant, we will tell you in the app.
Contact
Questions? Reach out at help@blackzwan.xyz or visit blackzwanlabs.xyz