Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 20, 2026

Version 2.0 — Effective date: July 20, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how ZodAI ("we," "our," or "us"), operated by Rico Schurter (Bellinzona, Switzerland), collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information when you use the ZodAI mobile application ("App") and related services.

By downloading, installing, or using ZodAI, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the App. ZodAI is intended only for adults aged 18 or older.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. Who We Are
  2. Information We Collect
  3. How We Use Your Information
  4. AI & Third-Party Processing (OpenAI)
  5. Chat History and AI Memory
  6. Third-Party Services
  7. International Data Transfers
  8. Data Sharing and Selling
  9. Data About Other People (Compatibility)
  10. Data Retention
  11. Security
  12. Your Rights — California (CCPA/CPRA)
  13. Your Rights — Other US States
  14. Your Rights — Washington (Consumer Health Data)
  15. Your Rights — Swiss & EU Residents (nDSG/GDPR)
  16. Minors' Privacy
  17. Email Communications (CAN-SPAM)
  18. Automated Decision-Making
  19. Changes to This Policy
  20. Contact Us

1. Who We Are

ZodAI is operated by:

Rico Schurter
Bellinzona, Canton Ticino, Switzerland
Privacy: privacy@zodai.io
Support: support@zodai.io
Website: https://zodai.io

Rico Schurter acts as the data controller for personal data collected through the ZodAI application, as defined under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (nDSG/FADP), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and applicable US privacy laws.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

2.3 Derived Information

2.4 Categories Under CCPA (California)

CategoryExamplesCollected?
IdentifiersName, email address, account IDYes
Personal information (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.80(e))NameYes
Characteristics of protected classificationsDate of birth (age)Yes
Commercial informationSubscription history, purchasesYes
Internet or network activityApp usage, feature interactionsYes
Geolocation dataBirth city/country (not real-time location)Yes
InferencesAstrological profile, reading preferencesYes
Sensitive personal informationNone beyond date of birthLimited

We do NOT collect: real-time location, contacts, photos, payment card numbers (handled by Apple/Google), or any biometric data.

3. How We Use Your Information

PurposeData UsedLegal Basis (nDSG/GDPR)
Calculate your personal birth chart (10 planets)Birth date, time, place + coordinatesContract performance
Geocode your birth city to coordinates and timezoneBirth city name → Google Maps Platform (server-side)Contract performance
Generate your daily AI reading via LyraBirth chart data, name → OpenAIContract performance + Consent
Power your chat conversations with LyraMessages, birth chart → OpenAIContract performance + Consent
Personalise Lyra over time (AI memory summary)Derived summary of your conversationsContract performance
Generate Cosmic Compatibility readingsYour chart + the other person's data → OpenAIContract performance + Consent
Manage your account and authenticationEmail, password hashContract performance
Process and manage subscriptionsSubscription status via RevenueCat/Apple/GoogleContract performance
Cache daily readings (one per user per day)Reading text stored in SupabaseLegitimate interest
Store recent chat history (last 60 messages)Chat messages stored in SupabaseContract performance
Send notificationsPush token via ExpoConsent
Send account-related and, with consent, other emailsEmail address, via our backendContract performance + Consent
Waitlist (if you sign up on our website)Email address, via our own backendConsent
Referral programUser ID, referral codeLegitimate interest
Improve the App and fix bugsAggregated usage dataLegitimate interest
Comply with legal obligationsAs required by applicable lawLegal obligation

4. AI & Third-Party Processing (OpenAI)

⚡ AI DISCLOSURE — Required under Apple App Store Guidelines 5.1.2(i)

Before using Lyra for the first time, the App displays a consent dialog requesting your explicit agreement to this data sharing. You may decline, in which case AI-powered features will not be available.

For users in the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland, OpenAI acts through OpenAI Ireland Limited; for the US, OpenAI, LLC. We have a Data Processing Agreement with OpenAI Ireland Ltd., and international transfers rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (see Section 7). OpenAI's Privacy Policy: openai.com/policies.

5. Chat History and AI Memory

When you chat with Lyra, your conversation is stored on our servers so the conversation has continuity. We keep a rolling window of your most recent messages (approximately the last 60); older messages are automatically deleted.

To personalise your experience across sessions, we also generate and store a short, derived "memory" — an AI-written summary of general context from your conversations (for example, that you are focused on your career, or your preferred tone). This memory:

You can delete your conversation history and memory at any time by deleting your account (Section 10). Your memory is also included in the in-app data export, so you can download a copy of it directly from the app. For any other request regarding your stored memory, contact privacy@zodai.io.

6. Third-Party Services

ProviderPurposeData SharedPrivacy Policy
OpenAI (Ireland Ltd for EEA/UK/CH; LLC for US)AI content generation (Lyra responses, readings)Birth chart, name, chat messagesopenai.com/policies
Supabase, Inc.Database, authentication, backend, and account emails (hosted on AWS)All account and app datasupabase.com/privacy
RevenueCat, Inc.Subscription management and analyticsDevice ID, subscription statusrevenuecat.com/privacy
Apple, Inc. / Google LLCApp distribution, in-app purchases, push notificationsAs per store termsapple.com/privacy
Expo (EAS)App build infrastructure and push notification deliveryPush token, device infoexpo.dev/privacy
Google Maps PlatformGeocoding birth city to coordinates and IANA timezone. Called server-side; only the city name is sent to Google. The result is stored in our database; no further data is shared.Birth city name onlypolicies.google.com/privacy

All providers are contractually bound to process your data only as instructed by ZodAI and in compliance with applicable data protection law. We do not use a third-party marketing-email provider.

7. International Data Transfers

ZodAI is operated from Switzerland; some of our providers are located in the United States. When your personal data is transferred outside the EEA, the UK, or Switzerland, we rely on appropriate safeguards recognised under data-protection law:

For EEA/UK/Swiss users, OpenAI acts through OpenAI Ireland Limited and relies on SCCs for onward transfers. You may request a copy of applicable safeguards at privacy@zodai.io.

8. Data Sharing and Selling

We do NOT sell your personal information. We do not share your personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising or targeted advertising. We honour Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals.

We share your data only in these limited circumstances:

9. Data About Other People (Compatibility)

ZodAI lets you generate a compatibility reading between you and another person by entering that person's birth details. When you do so:

If a compatibility reading is shared through a link, the shared page shows only limited, non-identifying information and does not reveal the other person's date, time, or place of birth. If someone has entered your details and you wish to access or delete them, contact privacy@zodai.io. This section, together with the notice we provide, is intended to satisfy the information obligation under Art. 14 GDPR toward such third parties.

10. Data Retention

Data CategoryRetention Period
Account data (name, email, birth data)Until account deletion, then immediately purged
Daily readings cacheRetained while account is active (one per day)
Chat messages with LyraLast 60 messages per user; older messages auto-deleted; all deleted on account deletion
AI memory summaryRetained while account is active; deleted on account deletion
Compatibility readingsUntil account deletion
Data sent to OpenAIMaximum 30 days at OpenAI for abuse monitoring, then deleted per OpenAI's API policy; not used for training
Data sent to Google (birth city name)Not retained by ZodAI beyond the geocoding response; Google's own retention applies
Subscription data (RevenueCat)Per RevenueCat's data retention policy
Push notification tokensUntil account deletion or permission revoked
App usage logs12 months rolling

When you delete your account (Profile → Delete Account), all your personal data on our servers is permanently and irreversibly deleted within seconds, including your profile, birth data, readings, chat history, and memory. Separately, the in-app data export does not delete anything: it provides you with a downloadable copy of your data.

11. Security

In the event of a personal-data breach affecting your rights, we will notify you and any competent authority as soon as possible, and where required within 72 hours of becoming aware.

12. Your Rights — California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

Submit requests via in-app deletion or email privacy@zodai.io with subject "CCPA Privacy Request." We respond within 45 days.

13. Your Rights — Other US States

Residents of Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, Florida, Montana, Oregon, and other states with comprehensive privacy laws have similar rights including access, deletion, correction, portability, and opt-out of targeted advertising. Contact privacy@zodai.io. Texas residents may submit a complaint to the Texas Attorney General under the TDPSA.

14. Your Rights — Washington (Consumer Health Data)

ZodAI is an astrology and entertainment service and is not a health or mental-health service. We do not knowingly collect "consumer health data" as defined by the Washington My Health My Data Act or similar laws, and we do not use your information to infer a health condition. Our system is instructed not to record information revealing health from your conversations (Section 5). If you are a Washington resident and believe we hold consumer health data about you, contact privacy@zodai.io to access or delete it.

15. Your Rights — Swiss & EU Residents (nDSG/GDPR)

Under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (nDSG) and the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

To exercise these rights: privacy@zodai.io.

EU/EEA representative (Art. 27 GDPR): an EU/UK representative is being appointed. Until then, individuals in the EEA and the UK may contact the controller directly at privacy@zodai.io, and this section will be updated with the representative's details.

Complaints. Swiss residents may lodge a complaint with the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), edoeb.admin.ch. EU residents may complain to the supervisory authority in their country of residence — in Italy, the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (garanteprivacy.it). UK residents may complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

16. Minors' Privacy

ZodAI is intended solely for adults and is not directed to anyone under the age of 18.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. The App includes an age check at registration: if a user's date of birth indicates they are under 18, their account will not be created. If you believe someone under 18 has provided personal information to ZodAI, contact us at privacy@zodai.io and we will promptly delete it. As an additional safeguard, and consistent with the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 under any circumstances.

17. Email Communications (CAN-SPAM)

ZodAI sends account-related emails (such as password reset) and, with your consent, occasional updates about new features or offers. In compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act and applicable EU/Swiss rules (which require prior opt-in):

To unsubscribe: use the link in any email or email support@zodai.io.

18. Automated Decision-Making

ZodAI uses automated processing (AI) to generate personalised astrological readings. These outputs are for entertainment and personal insight only and do not produce legal effects or similarly significant decisions affecting users. To question any AI-generated output, contact privacy@zodai.io; we will provide human review upon request.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

20. Contact Us

Rico Schurter — ZodAI Data Controller
Bellinzona, Canton Ticino, Switzerland
Privacy: privacy@zodai.io
Support: support@zodai.io
Website: https://zodai.io

We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 30 days.


© 2026 ZodAI — Rico Schurter — All rights reserved.
ZodAI is for entertainment and personal insight purposes only. Not a substitute for professional advice.