> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://whip.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Whip app data, AI, and the consent sheet

> Some Whip apps save your data, use AI, or fetch live info. Learn what the consent sheet means and how cloud saving, in-app AI, and internet access work.

Some apps on Whip have superpowers that involve Whip's servers — saving your data, an AI chat built in, or pulling live info from the internet. Whenever an app uses one, Whip tells you **before it opens** with a consent sheet. Tap **I agree** to open it, or **Maybe later** to back out — that just means the app doesn't open, nothing else happens.

## The consent sheet

The first time you open an app that uses one of these superpowers, a sheet appears explaining what the app uses (for example, "uses AI & the internet"). It's a heads-up, not a trap.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="I agree" icon="circle-check">
    Opens the app with those capabilities enabled. Anything you share inside the
    app stays between you, Whip, and Whip's trusted partners.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Maybe later" icon="circle-x">
    Closes the sheet without opening the app. There's no penalty and nothing is
    turned on — you can change your mind and open it another time.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

<Note>
  This sheet covers saving, AI, and internet access. It's different from the
  live [Allow / Deny dialog](/using/app-permissions) for your camera, location,
  microphone, and motion — those pop up in the moment an app reaches for a
  sensor, not before it opens.
</Note>

## The three superpowers

Here's what each one actually does.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Cloud saving" icon="cloud">
    The app remembers your stuff on your account, so your entries survive closing
    the app and even reinstalling Whip. Just as importantly, that data stays in
    **your own copy** of the app — it's yours, not the creator's, and not shared
    with other players.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="AI inside the app" icon="sparkles">
    The app can hold its own AI chat — for a tutor, a story game, an assistant —
    including AI-generated images. You get a daily allowance of around **500
    messages**, and you can have up to **3 chats going at once** across your
    apps. Plenty for everyday play.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Internet access" icon="globe">
    The app can fetch live facts, but only from a curated set of about **40 safe,
    free public sources** — weather, currency rates, trivia, Wikipedia, and
    friends — all routed through Whip's servers. Apps can **never browse the open
    internet or phone home** to some random server. If a source isn't on the
    list, the app can't reach it. The [complete list of approved
    sources](/building/apis-and-libraries) is public.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

<Tip>
  Curious what an app can build on top of these? Cloud saving powers trackers and
  journals, AI powers companions and tutors, and internet access powers live
  scores and weather. See the full picture in [what apps can
  do](/building/what-apps-can-do).
</Tip>

## One-time AI consent

Separate from the per-app sheet, there's a one-time consent to **AI features** that you're asked about during [onboarding](/getting-started/download-and-sign-in). It covers the AI parts of the experience — the AI features inside apps, plus the automatic [content screening](/account/report-content) that keeps the community safe. You manage this in **Settings**.

<Note>
  AI on Whip is powered by trusted third-party providers. What travels to them is
  only what you provide — your prompt, your messages, your attachments. The
  bigger picture, including everything Whip does and doesn't store, lives in
  [privacy and your data](/account/privacy-and-data).
</Note>

## Common questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Does my data in an app stay private?" icon="lock">
    Yes. Cloud-saved data lives in your own copy of the app. The creator can't
    see it, and other players can't see it — the only thing an app can share is
    a [leaderboard](/using/leaderboards) score, if it has one.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can an app go anywhere on the internet?" icon="globe-lock">
    No. Apps can only reach about 40 curated, free public data sources through
    Whip's servers — never the open web, and never a server of their own.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What if I tap Maybe later?" icon="circle-x">
    The app just doesn't open, and nothing is enabled. Open it again whenever
    you're ready and tap **I agree**.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Will my saved data survive a reinstall?" icon="cloud-download">
    Yes — cloud-saved data is tied to your account, so it comes back when you
    reinstall Whip and sign in again.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="App permissions" icon="shield-check" href="/using/app-permissions">
    Camera, location, mic, and motion — the live Allow / Deny prompts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Privacy and your data" icon="lock" href="/account/privacy-and-data">
    The full story on what Whip stores and how it's protected.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>