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# AI Privacy

> How Flare handles your data during AI interactions.

## Data Handling

<Warning>
  **Privacy First:** Flare does **not** store, log, or persist any message content. Messages are only processed when you explicitly mention `@Flare` or use the `/ask` command.
</Warning>

### What Happens to Your Message

1. Your message is sent to Google's Gemini API for processing.
2. The AI generates a response.
3. Both your message and the response are held in volatile RAM for context (up to 5 minutes).
4. After 5 minutes of inactivity, the context is permanently deleted from memory.

### What Flare Does NOT Do

* ❌ Store message content in any database
* ❌ Use your messages for training
* ❌ Share your data with third parties (beyond the AI provider for processing)
* ❌ Read messages in channels where it isn't mentioned