Privacy Policy
FreeRide is a local-first, open-source gateway for AI coding agents. The daemon runs on your machine and does not collect, store, or transmit your prompts, API keys, or usage data to any third party (including us). This policy covers the free-ride.xyz website and the public stats API at api.free-ride.xyz.
The gateway daemon (FreeRideV3)
The FreeRide gateway daemon that you install on your machine (freeride-gateway) operates entirely locally. It does not:
- Send your prompts, completions, or any request/response data to our servers
- Collect telemetry, analytics, or usage statistics without opt-in
- Store your API keys anywhere other than your local machine
- Require an account, email, or any personally identifiable information
- Phone home, auto-update, or connect to our infrastructure
Your requests go directly from your machine to the AI inference providers you configured (OpenRouter, Groq, etc.). The gateway acts as a local router; it does not sit in the middle as a proxy. Your data never touches our servers.
This website (free-ride.xyz)
This site is a static Next.js 14 export hosted on Cloudflare Pages. We use standard web analytics to understand traffic patterns and improve the site. Analytics may include:
- Page views, referrer URLs, and basic browser/device information (via Cloudflare Web Analytics or similar)
- No cookies, no persistent identifiers, no cross-site tracking
- Aggregate statistics only; we do not track individual users or build behavioral profiles
Cloudflare Pages may log requests for security and performance purposes. See Cloudflare's Privacy Policy for details.
Public stats API (api.free-ride.xyz)
The public stats API at api.free-ride.xyz/v1/stats returns aggregated token usage statistics across all FreeRide deployments. These stats are collected voluntarily via an opt-in telemetry beacon (not enabled by default in the gateway daemon). If you enable the beacon, it sends only:
- Total token count (no prompts, no completions, no request content)
- No API keys, no user identifiers, no IP addresses
- Aggregated at the provider level (e.g., "OpenRouter: 1.2M tokens")
The beacon is opt-in and can be disabled at any time via the gateway config. If you never enable it, no data leaves your machine.
Third-party services
When you use FreeRide, your requests are sent to the AI inference providers you configured (OpenRouter, Groq, NVIDIA NIM, etc.). Each provider has its own privacy policy and data handling practices. We do not control or intercept these requests; you are interacting directly with those providers.
Please review the privacy policies of the providers you use:
Data retention
We do not collect or retain user data. Your API keys, prompts, and completions stay on your machine. If you enable the opt-in telemetry beacon, aggregated token counts are retained indefinitely for display on the public stats page, but they contain no personally identifiable information.
Your rights
Since we do not collect personal data, there is no data to access, delete, or correct. If you have questions about this privacy policy or the data handling practices of the FreeRide website, please open an issue on GitHub.
Security
The FreeRide gateway daemon stores your API keys locally in a config file on your machine (typically in ~/.freeride/). This file is readable only by your user account. We recommend setting appropriate file permissions (e.g., chmod 600) to prevent unauthorized access.
This website (free-ride.xyz) is served over HTTPS via Cloudflare Pages. We do not handle user authentication, accounts, or sensitive data on the website itself.
Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. If we make material changes, we will announce them via the GitHub repository (e.g., a release note or pinned issue).