Privacy
This page covers the invite request form on this site (lou.dfs.vc). It does not cover the Lou app, which runs on your Mac and has no servers of ours behind it.
Who we are
DFS LLC, which makes Lou. You can reach us at hello@dfs.vc.
What we collect
| Email address | Required. To send you an invite. |
|---|---|
| Your note | Optional, up to 280 characters. Helps us choose the first people. |
| How you pay for Claude | Optional. Helps us tell people what to expect from Anthropic's billing and limits. |
| When you asked | The date and time of your request. |
We do not store your name, browser details, referrer or location, and we do not store your IP address. To limit abuse, the form keeps a salted SHA-256 hash of your IP address with a timestamp, and deletes it after 10 minutes. We never store the address itself. If we invite you and you reply with a GitHub username, we store that too, so we can give you access to the code.
Why we use it
To decide who gets an invite, to email you the invite, and to tell you about the alpha. We only email you about your own access, such as a new build or the alpha ending. We do not send a newsletter, and we do not sell or share your details.
Who holds it
- Vercel hosts this site. As host, it handles each request to this site and may process technical details such as your IP address under its own terms. The form's code never logs your email address.
- Neon runs the Postgres database that keeps the list. We use it through Vercel.
- Resend sends the invite email from hello@dfs.vc. It receives your address and the message. Open and link tracking are off.
- Vercel BotID checks that a person is using the form. It runs Vercel's code in your browser and sends what it learns to Vercel, not to us.
How long we keep it
- If you are not invited, your request is deleted after 12 months, or when the invite phase ends, whichever comes first.
- If you are invited, we keep your record while you have access and delete it 30 days after your access ends.
- If you are invited but never take up access, we delete your record 12 months after the invitation.
We keep a log that says an invite or deletion happened. It holds an internal reference and a date, never your email address.
Your rights
You can ask to see, correct or delete what we hold about you. Write to hello@dfs.vc from the address you used and we will delete it within 30 days.
Age
The form is for people aged 16 and over.
Changes
If this changes, we will update the date at the top. The wording on the form, "to decide who gets an invite, to email you the invite, and to tell you about the alpha", is the same as above.