Last updated: March 2026
Coyote Guide is built with respect for your privacy and your journey. Here's how the app works and what happens with your information.
What the app does
When you ask the Guide a question, your words are sent to a secure server that helps find the articles, videos, and teachings most relevant to what you're going through. This is powered by Anthropic's Claude AI through an encrypted connection.
What we collect
When you ask the Guide a question, your question and the response are logged anonymously on our server for the purpose of improving the Guide's recommendations. These logs contain no identifying information — no name, no device ID, no IP address tied to the content. There is no way to connect a question back to you.
If you enable push notifications, your device's notification token is stored on our server so we can send you updates about new content, meditation reminders, and announcements. This token is not tied to your identity — it's a random identifier assigned by Apple that only works for delivering notifications. Your notification preferences (which types you've enabled) are also synced to the server so we only send what you've asked for.
We don't create accounts, we don't track you across apps, and we don't build profiles.
All other preferences (like background colors and favorites) are saved on your device only and never leave your phone.
What we don't do
- We don't sell or share your data with anyone
- We don't use analytics or tracking tools
- We don't show ads
- We don't collect your name, email, or any personal identifiers
AI-powered Guide and third-party data sharing
The Guide feature uses artificial intelligence to recommend content based on your questions. Here's exactly what happens when you ask a question:
What is sent: The text of your question — nothing else. No name, email, device identifier, or any other personal information is included.
Where it goes: Your question is sent through our secure Cloudflare proxy to Anthropic's Claude AI, which analyzes it to find relevant teachings, articles, and videos.
Anonymous logging: Your question and the AI's response are logged anonymously on our server to help improve the quality of recommendations. These logs contain no identifying information and cannot be traced back to you.
Your consent: The app asks for your permission before sending any data to the AI service. You can use all other parts of the app without agreeing to this.
Anthropic handles data according to their own privacy policy (anthropic.com/privacy). We encourage you to review it.
Push notifications
If you choose to enable notifications, the app requests permission through iOS and registers a device token with Apple's Push Notification service. This token is sent to our server so we can deliver notifications to you.
You choose which notifications to receive: new content alerts, daily meditation reminders, and announcements. You can change these anytime in the app's settings, or disable notifications entirely through iOS Settings.
We don't use notifications for marketing or advertising. They exist only to help you stay connected with new teachings and your meditation practice.
Other third-party services
The app also connects to these services to deliver content:
- my own website coyotejackson.com, hosted by Simplero (to load articles and videos)
Each of these services has its own privacy policy governing how they handle data that passes through their systems.
Your device, your space
Almost everything the app remembers — your settings, cached articles, favorites — lives on your device. Deleting the app removes all of it.
The only data stored on our server is your notification token (if you enabled notifications) and anonymous Guide question logs (if you used the Guide). Neither can be connected to your identity.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this policy or how the app works, reach out to Coyote at the contact information provided in the app.