Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 22, 2026
1. Introduction
Distill ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our GitHub application and website.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information from GitHub
When you install and authorize Distill, we collect the following information from your GitHub account:
- Your GitHub username and profile information
- Repository names and metadata for repositories where Distill is installed
- Pull request information including titles, descriptions, and comments
- Bot comments from code review tools (CodeRabbit, GitHub Copilot, Gemini Code Assist, etc.)
2.2 Automatically Collected Information
We may automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, including:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- IP address (anonymized)
- Pages visited and time spent
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information to:
- Provide and maintain our service, including consolidating bot comments on your pull requests
- Process and analyze code review comments using AI services
- Improve and optimize our application
- Communicate with you about service updates or issues
- Comply with legal obligations
4. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services to operate Distill:
- GitHub API: To access repository and pull request data
- Anthropic API: To process and consolidate bot comments using Claude AI
- Analytics: To understand how users interact with our service
Each third-party service has its own privacy policy governing the use of your information. We encourage you to review their policies.
5. Data Retention
We retain your data only for as long as necessary to provide our services. Pull request data and consolidated comments are stored while your repositories remain connected to Distill. You may request deletion of your data at any time.
6. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.
7. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Revoke Distill's access to your GitHub account at any time
8. Children's Privacy
Distill is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].