How Hermes handles data.
This Privacy Policy explains how Hermes AI collects, uses, stores, and shares information when you use Hermes. Effective date: April 22, 2026.
1. Company
Hermes is operated by Hermes AI, located at 500 COLLEGE AVE, Swarthmore, PA 19081. For privacy questions or requests, contact team@tryhermes.dev.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of information:
- Account and profile information, such as your name, email address, login details, organization name, and related account settings.
- Authentication information from third-party authentication providers when you sign in through them.
- Workspace and operational data, such as triggers, settings, approvals, chat logs, agent memory, job history, and related product activity.
- Customer-provided or connected data that you choose to make available to Hermes, including limited matched user data, recipient email addresses, message content, and email thread history used to support communications workflows.
- Communications with us, including support requests, emails, and feedback.
- Technical and security information needed to operate the service, such as session information, device or browser metadata, IP address, and service logs.
3. How We Use Information
- Provide, operate, maintain, and secure Hermes.
- Authenticate users and manage accounts.
- Process connected data and user instructions within the product.
- Generate, review, send, and manage communications workflows.
- Improve product performance, reliability, and safety.
- Respond to support requests and communicate with you about the service.
- Enforce our terms, prevent misuse, and comply with legal obligations.
4. Customer Data and Your Responsibilities
Hermes lets users connect or provide data that may include personal data about their own customers, users, contacts, or other individuals. You are responsible for that data.
- You must have the rights, permissions, and legal basis required to provide data to Hermes and instruct Hermes to process it.
- You are responsible for notices, disclosures, and consents required for your use case.
- You are responsible for the accuracy, legality, and appropriateness of the data and content you submit or connect.
5. Third-Party Services
We may use third-party services that support authentication, AI processing, communications delivery, and infrastructure. We may share information with those service providers only as needed to operate, secure, and support Hermes.
For example, Hermes may rely on third-party authentication providers, third-party AI model providers, third-party email infrastructure, and other service providers that help us run the product.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Hermes uses cookies and similar technologies that are necessary to run the service, such as authentication cookies, session management, and product preference storage.
We do not currently use website analytics cookies or advertising cookies on Hermes.
7. How We Share Information
We may share information in the following circumstances:
- With service providers and vendors that help us operate Hermes.
- With third-party services you choose to connect or use through Hermes.
- To comply with law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental requests.
- To protect the rights, property, safety, and security of Hermes AI, our users, or others.
- In connection with a merger, financing, acquisition, bankruptcy, sale of assets, or similar transaction.
8. Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide Hermes, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and maintain security and business records. Retention periods can vary based on the type of data and how the service is used.
9. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect information processed through Hermes. No method of transmission, storage, or security control is perfect, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Children
Hermes is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided information to Hermes, contact team@tryhermes.dev.
11. Your Choices and Requests
You may contact us at team@tryhermes.dev to request account help, privacy support, or information about your data. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we may update the effective date, post the revised policy here, or provide additional notice when appropriate.
13. Contact
Hermes AI
500 COLLEGE AVE
Swarthmore, PA 19081
team@tryhermes.dev