Privacy policy
Effective date: 9 June 2026
In accordance with Article 13 et seq. of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (hereinafter "GDPR"), we provide you, as a user of Linca, the AI phone assistant (hereinafter "User"), with this Information on Personal Data Processing — setting out the conditions under which your personal data is processed.
Linca, the AI phone assistant, is a software application using elements of artificial intelligence, provided by SLAI labs s.r.o., which answers calls on your behalf. Linca conducts conversations with the Caller on your telephone number, creates a recording of the call, and generates a transcript or summary (hereinafter "Linca"). This enables the User to handle requests as quickly and efficiently as possible.
If you are a Caller (an individual who called a Linca application User), this Information does not apply to you. For information on how we process your data, please read the Information on Personal Data Processing for Callers.
1. Who is the Controller of Your Data
The controller of your data as a User is SLAI labs s.r.o., with registered office at Příčná 1892/4, Nové Město, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic, Company ID: 24010065, email: jiri@linca.io.
2. Who is the Processor of Caller Data
For the personal data of Callers (caller number, call metadata, Call Summaries), you as the User are the controller, because the calls are made to your telephone number and the Call Summaries serve your business. We process this data on your behalf as the Processor, under the Data Processing Agreement, which forms part of the terms of service. The processing of Caller data is described in the Information on Personal Data Processing for Callers.
3. To Whom Data May Be Transferred
We share data with the following entities, some of which are based outside the EU:
- ElevenLabs Inc. (real-time speech-to-text conversion, transcription, audio processing, USA): processes ephemeral audio data streams and ephemeral call transcripts for real-time speech-to-text conversion. Transfers are governed by SCCs, with TIAs and additional safeguards.
- Twilio Ireland Ltd. and Telnyx Ireland Ltd. (telecommunications infrastructure, WebSocket communication): processes caller numbers, call routing data, and audio streams, which are passed to ElevenLabs. Covered by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF).
- Google Ireland Ltd. (cloud provider: infrastructure, databases, servers, hosting, crash reporting, AI services; EU): may process device identifiers, IP addresses, account data, call metadata, audio, and transcripts within the scope of hosting; processes ephemeral call transcripts and metadata solely for the purpose of generating real-time call summaries. Covered by the EU–US DPF.
- Mixpanel, Inc. (analytics, possible EU residency): receives pseudonymous user identifiers and usage events. Processing in the EU when configured; transfers outside the EU based on SCCs.
- Plus Five Five, Inc. (email delivery via Resend, USA): used for sending transactional emails. Transfers outside the EEA/UK rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (via their DPA).
- ProfiSMS s.r.o. (SMS delivery, Czech Republic): used for sending transactional SMS messages. Processing takes place within the European Union.
- Functional Software, Inc. (diagnostics, possible EU residency): receives pseudonymous identifiers and application error logs. Processing in the EU when configured; transfers outside the EU based on SCCs.
- tawk.to Inc. (customer support chat via in-app browser): processes User messages, device data, and pseudonymous identifiers. Transfers outside the EU based on SCCs.
- TikTok Technology Limited / TikTok Pte. Ltd. (advertising effectiveness measurement via Apple SKAdNetwork): TikTok may receive aggregated, non-personal conversion data for the purpose of measuring advertising campaign performance. This does not involve the sharing of personal data. Transfers are covered by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
We do not sell or share your personal data with advertisers. When using Apple SKAdNetwork, only aggregated, privacy-preserving conversion data is shared.
Copies of the SCCs can be requested at jiri@linca.io.
4. What Personal Data Is Processed
When using Linca, we process the following categories of personal data:
- Account data: your telephone number, name.
- Call metadata: incoming caller number, call time, call duration.
- Device and network data: IP address, device push notification token.
- Ephemeral audio data and transcript: For the purpose of generating a summary, the Caller's real-time data stream is processed in real time to create a temporary text transcript. This audio and transcript data exists only for the minimum time necessary for processing. It is never stored and is permanently and irreversibly deleted at the moment the Call Summary is generated.
- Call summaries: the service automatically generates AI-written text summaries. All summaries are automatically filtered using a dedicated safety configuration, which ensures that all special category data — such as health, religion, or sexual orientation data (pursuant to Article 9 GDPR) — is removed before storage.
- Contact list data: the application accesses your contact list to identify known numbers. This information remains on your device only. For matching and identification purposes, only a list of hashed contact phone numbers is uploaded to our servers.
- Support: messages and metadata from the in-app support chat (Tawk.to).
- Analytics and diagnostics: application usage events (Mixpanel) and error logs (Sentry).
We do not process or store payment data. Payments and billing are handled directly by the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, which act as the Merchant of Record.
5. Purpose of Processing and Legal Basis
| Purpose | Legal basis (EU/UK GDPR) | Equivalent basis in US/elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Provision and operation of the service (receiving calls, generating summaries, sending notifications) | Art. 6(1)(b) – contract | Necessary for service provision |
| Generating summaries and call summarisation (mandatory feature) | Art. 6(1)(b) – contract | Necessary for service provision |
| Audio processing for speech-to-text conversion and summarisation | Art. 6(1)(b) – contract | Necessary for service provision |
| Identification of known contacts via hashed number processing | Art. 6(1)(b) – contract | Necessary for service provision |
| Customer support via in-app chat | Art. 6(1)(b) – contract | Necessary for service provision |
| Security and abuse prevention | Art. 6(1)(f) – legitimate interest | Legitimate interest |
| Analytics and diagnostics (Mixpanel, Sentry) | Art. 6(1)(f) – legitimate interest | Legitimate interest |
| Compliance with legal obligations | Art. 6(1)(c) – legal obligation | Legal obligation |
| Measuring advertising effectiveness | Art. 6(1)(f) – legitimate interest | Legitimate interest |
We do not carry out automated decision-making with legal or similarly significant effects.
6. Data Retention
- Call summaries and call metadata: retained until you delete them or your account is closed, whichever occurs first. If your account is inactive for more than 12 months, your data will be deleted automatically.
- Audio data and call transcripts: we do not retain voice recordings of calls or complete call transcripts. This data is processed only ephemerally (in real time) and is immediately and permanently deleted after the call summary is generated.
- Contact hashes: retained only for as long as necessary to identify known contacts; thereafter deleted or regularly refreshed.
- Account data: retained for the duration of the account.
- Support chat (Tawk.io): retained for as long as necessary to resolve the request; transcripts stored according to Linca account settings.
- Analytics and diagnostics: maximum 24 months. Thereafter aggregated/anonymised for long-term trend analysis.
- Advertising effectiveness measurement (TikTok via SKAdNetwork): conversion data is anonymised and aggregated; retained only for as long as necessary to evaluate campaign performance.
- Backups: deleted within 30 days of expiry.
7. Your Data Protection Rights
You may exercise the following rights in relation to the protection of your personal data:
- Right of access: obtain a copy of your data.
- Right to rectification: correct inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure: request deletion.
- Portability: obtain data in a portable format.
- Right to object: to processing.
- Withdrawal of consent: where processing is based on consent.
8. How to Exercise Your Rights
Contact us via the in-app chat or by email (jiri@linca.io). We will respond within 30 days (extendable by 60 days in complex cases). Identity verification may be required.
EU/EEA citizens may lodge a complaint with their supervisory authority. In the Czech Republic, the competent authority is the Office for Personal Data Protection (ÚOOÚ), Pplk. Sochora 27, 170 00 Prague 7, www.uoou.cz, email: posta@uoou.cz.
9. Security
We implement technical and organisational measures to protect data, including:
- Encryption in transit (TLS) and at rest
- Access controls and audit logs
- Regular vulnerability monitoring
Details on data security are available upon request.
10. Children's Data
Linca is intended for users aged 16 and above. We do not collect data from children under the age of 16. If we discover that such data has been inadvertently collected, we will delete it.
11. Updates to This Document
This Information on Personal Data Processing may be updated. The most recent version will always be available in the app and at linca.io/privacy.
Changelog:
- v2.0 (9 June 2026): Data updates and document simplification
- v1.3 (11 November 2025): Clarification of audio processing, call transcript handling, and sensitive content filtering; OpenAI removed as a processor; link to Caller Privacy Policy added
- v1.2 (21 October 2025): Sub-processors added (Resend, ProfiSMS); Caller data processing clarified
- v1.1 (29 September 2025): TikTok Ads advertising effectiveness measurement via Apple SKAdNetwork added
- v1.0 (22 August 2025): First publication