Privacy controls

Nock has feature-specific privacy controls rather than one switch that makes every feature local. Open Settings → Privacy to review the current What leaves your computer summary and use the relevant setting below.

To control…	Setting or action	Scope
Dictation audio	Settings → Dictation → Never send my voice off this computer	Keeps speech recognition local and refuses dictation if local recognition cannot run. It also blocks Polished cleanup; choose Off or Light. Other features have separate network routes.
Dictation cleanup	Choose Off or Light under Settings → Dictation → Polishing	These modes do not make an extra cleanup-model request. Polished is online but unavailable while local-only dictation is enforced.
Spoken replies	Settings → Agent → Agent voice → Where replies are spoken	On this computer avoids sending answer text for speech synthesis; Cloud voice sends it to the configured voice service.
Screen images	Settings → Agent → Actions → See your screen and Show the agent what I circle	Controls the corresponding screen-aware action. Images accompany requests that use the enabled action; dictation does not inspect the screen.
Usage events	Settings → General → Advanced → Share usage data	On by default. Feature, setup, timing, and error-code events are linked to your account; setup progress may use a random install ID. Turning it off stops optional usage events, clears events waiting to send, and withdraws setup-tip emails. It does not stop account, model, speech, billing, or integration traffic.
Request/answer sharing	Settings → General → Advanced → Help improve Nock	Off by default. Turning it on shares eligible completed agent request/answer text after cleanup, not pictures, screenshots, or files; turning it off stops future sharing and clears queued exchanges.
Shared Discover posts and general ideas	Settings → General → Beta → Ideas → Share posts and ideas I like, so other people get good ones too	Off until you opt in. Choosing Yes on the sharing question submits the eligible item that prompted it and enables future sharing of eligible likes/saves. Shared items contain their short content and sources, not your chats or project files. Turning it off stops future sharing; reading the curated feed is separate. See Ideas and Discover.
Voice history on this computer	Settings → Privacy → Keep voice history	Choose retention or Don’t keep, then delete one entry or all entries. This does not recall information already sent to a service.
Safety check	Service-side policy described on Settings → Privacy	No desktop switch. Requests routed through Nock’s service may be sampled for safety review, and flagged text may be retained according to the service’s policy. A direct request to your own provider follows that provider’s handling instead. The desktop app does not show whether an individual request was checked.
Billing counts	Nock account/service	Separate from Share usage data; counts used to calculate plan limits and billing are not turned off by that switch.
Problem report	Settings → About → Let Nock offer to report problems and Report a problem	The offer switch is on by default; if off, Nock sends a report only when you ask. A report is a separate action—review it before sending.
Answer feedback	Thumbs up/down under an answer, then Send	Separate from the optional sharing switches. Sending feedback shares that selected request and answer with the Nock team.

Screen capture is action-specific

Dictation does not capture the screen. A picture can be included when you use a screen-aware action, such as circling content while holding the agent shortcut or asking the agent to see what is on screen with that action enabled. Review the capture before asking about confidential windows. On Mac, screen access requires macOS Screen Recording permission; Windows does not show the same grant.

Other network activity

Social has its own login and content controls. Nock’s optional-sharing switches do not stop a Social post or private message you choose to send. A Team message or attachment is also an explicit send to a chosen recipient, not usage telemetry. See Nock Social and Team messaging before sharing sensitive content.

Even with local dictation and local speech enabled, Nock may contact its account service for sign-in or account functions, check for updates, download models, or communicate with a connected app or provider when you ask it to use one. Choosing a local voice operation does not make those separate services local. For a feature-by-feature overview, see privacy and data.

Confirm what is enabled

Read What leaves your computer on Settings → Privacy after changing a setting. It is built from current controls, but it is not a per-request log and does not show the actual provider, model, or country for each request. The separate Where your requests go card is a general service statement. Test new settings with non-sensitive material. See privacy and data for the limits of the summary.