Your conversations are stored in a context store that belongs to you, and that you can export or delete. We do not sell your information. We do not show ads. We do not use your conversations to train models. When you send a message, Ctxlayer passes the model you selected a rolling summary of the thread plus the messages that are new to it, and that provider receives this content. The full policy below explains what is stored, how your API keys are kept, what passes through relay connections, and how to export or delete your store at any time.

Ctxlayer Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 9, 2026

This policy explains what information the Ctxlayer app collects, how it is used, and the choices you have. Ctxlayer is published by Thinking Minds Inc. ("we", "us"). You can reach us at sarah@thinking-minds.com.

The short version

Ctxlayer is a chat app that lets you talk to AI models from several providers in one place, using your own provider accounts. Your conversations are stored in a context store that belongs to you and that you can export or delete. We do not sell your information. We do not show ads. We do not use third-party advertising or tracking tools.

How the app works, and what that means for your data

You bring your own API keys. To use Ctxlayer you supply API keys that you obtained from AI providers such as OpenAI or Anthropic. Your keys connect the app to your own provider accounts. Usage is billed by those providers to you, under your agreements with them. We never see your provider bills, and we do not sell API access or credits inside the app. The app contains no in-app purchases.

When you send a message, the app passes the relevant part of your conversation to the provider whose model you selected, using your key, so the model can reply. That provider processes the message under its own privacy policy and terms. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of each provider you connect.

Information we collect and store

Account information. If you create an account, we store the details needed to run it, such as your name and email address, and a securely hashed password or sign-in token.
Your conversation store. Your chats, thread summaries, and related items are stored in your context store so the app can show your history and share context between the models you use. This store is yours. You can export it and you can delete it, as described below.
Your API keys. Keys are stored only so the app can call providers on your behalf. Depending on the version of the app, keys are kept on your device only, or stored on our servers in encrypted form. Either way, keys are never written to logs and never used for anything except requests you initiate.
Usage records. The app records basic technical measurements about each request, such as which provider and model responded and how many tokens the request used. These records power the usage views inside the app. They do not include advertising identifiers.
Support communications. If you contact us, we keep your message and our reply so we can help you and improve support.

What we do not do

We do not sell personal information.
We do not rent or trade your conversations, keys, or contact details.
We do not run ads, and the app contains no advertising SDKs.
We do not use third-party analytics or tracking tools that follow you across other apps or websites.
We do not use your conversations to train our own models.
We do not read your conversations except when needed to operate the service, investigate abuse, or comply with the law, and any such access is limited and logged.

Who receives information

AI providers you connect. When you chat, the selected provider receives the message content needed to generate a reply, under that provider's own policy.
Service providers who run our infrastructure. Companies that host our servers or deliver email may process limited data on our behalf, under contract, only to provide those services.
Legal and safety. We may disclose information if required by law, to enforce our terms, or to protect the rights and safety of our users and the public.

No other sharing takes place.

Your choices and rights

Export. You can export your full context store from inside the app at any time, in a readable format.
Deletion. You can delete individual threads, clear your store, and delete your account from inside the app. Account deletion removes your account information, your conversation store, and your stored keys, subject to short retention needed for security and legal records, after which the data is removed from backups in the ordinary course.
Access and correction. You can view and correct your account information in the app, or ask us at sarah@thinking-minds.com.
Local connections. If you connect the app to a model running on your own machine or network, messages to that model do not pass through our servers.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under laws such as the GDPR or the CCPA, including rights to access, portability, correction, and deletion. Contact sarah@thinking-minds.com to exercise them. We will respond within the time those laws require.

Security

We protect data in transit with TLS encryption. Stored keys are encrypted at rest when kept server-side. Access to production systems is limited to authorised staff. No system is perfectly secure, and we will notify users of a breach affecting their data as required by law.

Children

Ctxlayer is not directed to children under 13 (or under the minimum age in your country), and we do not knowingly collect their information. If you believe a child has given us information, contact sarah@thinking-minds.com and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy in a material way, we will update the effective date above and announce the change inside the app before it takes effect. Continued use of the app after a change takes effect means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

Thinking Minds Inc.
sarah@thinking-minds.com