Privacy policy

Last updated 11 November 2026

This policy explains how Vinta, a private assistant operated by JLA Consulting ("we"), handles information. Vinta is used solely by its owner; it is not offered to the public.

Information Vinta accesses

• Google account data, with the owner's explicit consent: Gmail messages, labels and drafts (to search, read, summarise, label, archive and prepare drafts); Google Calendar events (to view and manage the owner's schedule); and Google Drive files, read-only (to find and summarise the owner's documents).
• Telegram messages the owner sends to the Vinta bot.

How the information is used

Information is used only to carry out the owner's requests: for example, summarising the inbox, drafting a reply, or answering a question about a document. Emails are never sent without the owner's explicit confirmation of each message.

Processing and sharing

• To understand requests and compose replies, relevant text is sent to Anthropic's Claude API, which processes it on our behalf under Anthropic's commercial terms. Anthropic does not use API data to train its models.
• Replies are delivered to the owner through Telegram.
• We do not sell, rent or share Google user data with anyone else, use it for advertising, or allow humans to read it except the owner, or where required by law or for security investigations.

Storage and retention

Vinta keeps a short rolling history of the owner's recent Telegram conversation, and a running cost estimate, on a private server hosted by Hostinger. Email contents are fetched when needed and are not stored beyond that conversation history. Google access credentials are held as private server configuration and are never published.

Google API Services User Data Policy

Vinta's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Your control

The owner can revoke Vinta's access to their Google account at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions, and can clear Vinta's conversation history with the /reset command.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be directed to askme@jlaconsulting.xyz.