Privacy Policy

The EMWaver phone apps are built to be local-first. Hardware control and your saved data run on your device and do not require an EMWaver account, cloud activation, hosted relay, or subscription. EMWaver Lab is different: it is a hosted service with sign-in, and it has its own section below.

Last updated: October 13, 2026

Who we are

EMWaver is an electronics app and website by Luís Pedro Soares Marnoto Gaspar Lopes, trading as EMWaver. This policy covers EMWaver Lab, the EMWaver native apps and the public website at emwaver.ai.

Luís Pedro Soares Marnoto Gaspar Lopes
Qta da Penha Longa, Aldeamento C, Casa 31, 2645-103 Alcabideche, Portugal
NIF 241286506
[email protected]

EMWaver Lab

EMWaver Lab, at emwaver.ai, is a hosted service, and unlike the phone apps it does keep data on our server. The rest of this policy about the apps making no network calls is about the apps, not the Lab.

Sign-in

You sign in through Cloudflare Access, with your email address and a one-time code.

What the Lab stores

• Your email address.
• Your messages to the agent on your board, and the files you attach to them.
• The apps and firmware the agent writes for you.
• What your app pages send back from your board (device output).
• How much of your monthly allowance you have used: counts of the agent’s work, per month.
• If you subscribe: your subscription’s status, renewal date and the payment provider’s customer and subscription references. Never your card details.

This is stored on our server in Germany.

AI processing

Your messages and files are sent to the AI model provider that runs the agent, to produce its replies: Anthropic or OpenAI. They process it under their own terms and privacy policies. We do not use your content to train models.

Payments

Subscriptions are sold through Link, operated by Stripe, as merchant of record. You give your card and billing details to Link at checkout, and Link processes them under its own privacy policy. We receive your email, the subscription status and references, and payout reports. We are required to keep billing records for the period tax law sets.

Legal basis

We use this data to provide the service you signed up for (contract), to meet tax and accounting duties (legal obligation), and to keep the service secure (legitimate interest). You can ask for a copy of your data, its correction or deletion, and you can complain to the CNPD (www.cnpd.pt).

What the Lab never collects

The Lab never reaches your board or your computer except through the pages you open, and only after you pick a device in the browser. It cannot connect to a board on its own.

Deletion

To have your Lab data deleted, email [email protected].

Information EMWaver handles locally

The EMWaver apps may store saved remotes, captured signals, settings, terminal output, connection status, and firmware version on your device. This local information is used to render the app and to let you continue work between sessions. It stays on your phone.

Permissions

EMWaver requests device permissions only to support local hardware workflows. USB access is used to communicate with the board, which appears as a class-compliant USB-MIDI device. The apps do not use Bluetooth, Wi-Fi provisioning, local-network discovery, or location.

Network use

The apps make no network calls. Not for hardware control, not for remote codes, not for anything else: the infrared catalogue ships inside the app, codes are rendered to pulses on your phone, and no remote you use and no signal you capture is ever sent anywhere. There is no account and no cloud service to require. The apps may open documentation and external community links, but only when you tap one.

What we do not do

• The apps need no EMWaver account at all — there is no sign-in. (EMWaver Lab does have a sign-in, described above.)
• We do not sell personal information.
• We do not use local hardware access for advertising profiles.
• We do not use hosted device activation, ownership checks, or subscription gates for local control.
• We do not store your remotes or captured signals from the apps in any EMWaver cloud service.

Third-party services

EMWaver may link to third-party websites. Those services have their own privacy practices. The public website may also produce ordinary hosting and security logs, such as IP address, user agent, requested URL, and request time, as part of operating the site.

Retention and deletion

Saved remotes, settings, terminal output, and captured signals remain on your device until you delete them through the app, remove local files, clear app data, or uninstall the app. Operating-system backups may include app-local data depending on your device and backup settings.

EMWaver Lab keeps your account, apps and chats while your account exists, and deletes them within 30 days of a deletion request. Billing records are kept for the period Portuguese tax law requires.

Children

EMWaver is a technical electronics tool and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the EMWaver app.

Governing law

This policy is governed by the law of Portugal.

Changes

We may update this policy as EMWaver changes. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page.

Contact

For privacy questions, email [email protected].