Wick — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 14 September 2026

Wick turns a television into a care surface for the person being cared for. It is built on a simple commitment: the resident is the user, not the subject. This policy describes exactly what Wick collects, what it shares, and what it refuses to do.

Who we are

Wick is operated by Roger Bavibidila, Zurich, Switzerland. Contact: github.com/rogerjeasy/wick/issues.

What Wick collects

• Doorbell and camera events from a Ring device the household has connected — that motion or a button press occurred, and a still image used momentarily to describe who is at the door.
• Derived facts from a Bee wearable the resident chooses to wear — paraphrased commitments and observations. Never verbatim speech.
• Television activity — when the TV is on, what is playing, and when. Used to learn the household's ordinary rhythm.
• Interactions with Wick — which cards were shown and which buttons were pressed.

What Wick never does

• No camera ever shows the inside of the home to anyone. Ring is used for the front door and for the fact that someone arrived or left. It is never used to watch the resident.
• No verbatim conversation ever leaves the household. Raw speech is discarded on equipment in the home; only derived facts travel.
• No mood, sentiment or emotional inference is produced or reported to anyone.
• No location tracking of the resident.
• No wellness score. Wick writes sentences, not ratings.
• No sale of personal data, and no advertising.

What is shared with family

A written policy, enforced in software, governs every sentence that reaches a family member. Information about health, finances, relationships or location is withheld by default. Household rhythm and commitments are shared only as summary, never as raw logs. The resident sees their own weekly narrative before any family member can read it, and can permanently remove anything from what is shared using a single button on their own television.

How long data is kept

Door images are discarded within 24 hours, enforced by storage policy rather than by application code. Events and derived facts are retained for 90 days by default and can be set lower. Rhythm baselines are statistical and contain no content.

Where data is processed

Amazon Web Services. Conversational context is processed on equipment inside the household; only derived facts are transmitted.

Your rights

The resident may withdraw at any time, for any reason, without explanation. Withdrawal deletes everything — events, derived facts, rhythm baselines, stored media and agent memory. It is a single action and is not negotiated. Residents and connected family members may also request access to, correction of, or export of the information held about them.

Children

Wick is not designed for or directed at children and does not knowingly collect information about them.

Changes

Material changes will be published here and surfaced on the television before taking effect.

Status: this document accurately describes Wick's implemented data practices and is published to support a hackathon submission and developer preview. It has not been reviewed by a lawyer and must be before any commercial launch.