Privacy, security and your data

Share a conversation and Qbit turns it into a link anyone can open. Here’s every link you’ve made, how many times each one’s been opened, and the button that switches one off for good.

1. Open Settings and scroll down to “Privacy & Data”.
2. Tap “Manage” next to “Shared links”.
3. Read the list. Each row shows the question you shared, the date you shared it, how many times the link’s been opened, and any addresses Qbit emailed it to.
4. To switch a link off, tap “Revoke” on that row. If the link’s already been opened, the button says “Delete” instead. Both do the same thing.
5. Confirm when Qbit asks. The link stops working straight away and the row leaves your list.

• Your own invite link to Qbit shows up here too, listed as “Your invite link to Qbit”, so you can switch that off as well.
• Links that have already expired keep a “Delete” button, so you can tidy them off the list whenever you like.
• If Qbit emailed a link for you, the row also tells you whether the emailed copy was opened.

Good to know: Good to know: people can copy a link and pass it on, so the open count shows what Qbit can see. Switching the link off is what really stops it, and that’s for keeps.

Everything Qbit holds about you can be in your hands in a moment. Pick a readable document or the raw data, whichever suits you.

1. Open Settings and scroll down to “Privacy & Data”.
2. Tap “Request” next to “Download my data”.
3. Choose a format: a PDF document, a Word document, or raw data as JSON.
4. Give Qbit a moment to put it together, then save the file wherever you keep things.

• Profile pictures come through as real pictures in the PDF and Word versions, and as raw data in the JSON one.
• The same button sits inside the “Delete account” window as “Download my data first”, so you can keep a copy before you go.
• The PDF is the friendly one to curl up with. The JSON is the one to pick if you want the raw detail.

Good to know: Good to know: if you see a “being finalized” message, your copy’s nearly there. Pop back shortly and it’ll be ready.

You can delete your account yourself, whenever you like, with no email to anyone. Your account switches off straight away, and you’ve got 30 days to change your mind before anything’s erased.

1. Go to “Metrics & Advanced Settings” and scroll all the way to the bottom.
2. Want a copy of your data first? Tap “Download my data first” in the confirmation window.
3. Read the list of what gets deleted: your profile, your conversations and Recents, any connected app permissions, any credits you’ve got left, and your Parent-Child settings.
4. Type DELETE in the confirmation box. The red button stays greyed out until you do.
5. Tap “Delete account”.
6. A few seconds later, you’re signed out automatically.

• Changed your mind? Sign back in any time in those 30 days. The deletion’s cancelled and Qbit greets you with a “Welcome back” message.
• A blue and purple “Back to Settings” button sits right above the red one, on purpose. It’s your way out if you opened this page by accident.

Good to know: Good to know: child accounts stay put. If a signed-in child taps “Delete account”, Qbit keeps the account and shows a general “couldn’t reach Qbit” message.

You can change your password from inside the app in under a minute. Never had one? This is where you set it, too.

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1. Tap your picture in the top right and choose “My Profile”.
2. Scroll down and tap “Metrics & Advanced Settings”.
3. In the “Account” card, tap “Update” next to “Change password”.
4. Enter your current password, then type the new one twice. It needs at least 8 characters.
5. Tap “Update password”.

• Signed up with Google or Apple and never had a password? The card turns into a “set your password” screen, with no “Current password” box to fill in.
• A good moment for this is right after you spot something odd in your security activity.

Good to know: Good to know: the “Account” card sits at the bottom of the Metrics & Advanced page, right next to the “Delete account” button, so take a peek before you tap.

Qbit keeps a clear list of every device signed in to your account, and you can sign any of them out. Handy after a shared laptop, or an old phone you passed on.

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1. Open Settings and scroll to “Devices You’re Signed In”.
2. Read through the list. Each row tells you what the device is, when it was last used and roughly where. The one in your hand is tagged “This device”.
3. Tap “Revoke” next to any device you want signed out.
4. Flip “Show hidden” if you’d also like to see devices last used more than 30 days ago.

• Revoking really does end the session, whether that device signed in with a password, with Google or with Apple.
• If a device changes a little, for example after a browser update, Qbit merges it into one row. Revoking that row signs all of them out.
• A child’s devices live in Child Settings, and that’s where a parent manages them.

Good to know: Good to know: the list shows devices used in the last 30 days. A sign-in lasts 30 days at most, so anything older has already run out on its own.

Getting Qbit onto a new phone, tablet or computer takes about ten seconds and zero typing. Qbit shows you a six digit code and a QR image, and you approve the new device from the one already in your hand.

1. Open Settings and tap “+ Add another device”.
2. A window appears with a six digit code, a QR code and a countdown.
3. On the other device, scan the QR code or type the six digits.
4. Look back at the device you started on. A prompt names the device that’s waiting, for example “Chrome on Mac”. Tap “Approve”, or “Decline” if you don’t recognise it.
5. The other device finishes signing in on its own.

• Your approval is the final key, so a code on its own never gets anyone into your account.
• There’s a limit on how many codes you can generate in a stretch. If you hit it, Qbit tells you plainly and you can try again shortly.

Good to know: Good to know: each code lasts a short while. The countdown turns urgent in the last minute, and you can generate a fresh one.

Left yourself signed in on a hotel computer, or a phone you’ve moved on from? One tap ends every session except the one you’re using right now.

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1. Open Settings and scroll to “Devices You’re Signed In”.
2. Tap “Sign out all other devices” at the bottom of the device list.
3. Everything else is signed out. The device in your hand stays signed in.

• It’s the fastest fix when you’re not sure which device to worry about. No detective work required.
• Pair it with a password change if you think somebody else got in.

Good to know: Good to know: the button shows up once there’s more than one device on your account.

Qbit keeps a record of every sign-in to your account, plus anyone who tried and didn’t get in. It’s a quick way to check that everything looks like you.

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1. Open Settings and scroll down to “Privacy & Data”.
2. Tap “View” next to “Security activity”.
3. Read the list, newest first, covering the last 30 days, with when, roughly where, and from what device.
4. Flip “Show hidden” if you’d also like to see entries you dismissed earlier.
5. If something doesn’t look like you, close the panel and change your password.

• Failed attempts show up alongside successful ones, so an unfamiliar city that never got in is still worth a look.
• Security activity lives on adult accounts.

Good to know: Good to know: the small delete button on each row tidies it off your list, while Qbit keeps the record behind the scenes to help protect your account. “Show hidden” brings the row back, tagged as Hidden, and it stays in that view from then on, so hide rows once you’ve read them.

One switch tells Qbit you’d like to hear about sign-ins and anything that looks like somebody else poking at your account.

1. Open Settings and scroll down to “Privacy & Data”.
2. Flip “Security notifications” on or off.

• Want the alerts to land on your phone? Also check the “Security alerts” category under “Notifications” further up the Settings page. That’s the one that sends the push message.
• Leaving both on is a quiet, sensible choice for most people.

Good to know: Good to know: this switch is remembered on the device you’re using, so flip it on each device where you use Qbit.

It’s entirely up to you whether your questions help Qbit improve her AI models. The switch starts off and stays off until you turn it on, and here’s where it lives.

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1. Open Settings and scroll down to “Privacy & Data”.
2. Find “AI Data Retention” at the top of the card. It reads “Allow Qbit to use anonymized queries to improve AI models”.
3. Flip it on if you’re happy to help, or leave it be if you’d rather not.
4. Come back and flip it off again whenever you like.

• Doing nothing is a real answer here. The switch ships off, and it stays that way until you deliberately turn it on.
• Turned this on a long while ago and now find it off? That’s deliberate. Qbit reset the choice so everyone’s opt in is one they actually made.

Good to know: Good to know: your choice is remembered on the device you’re using. If you use Qbit on a phone and a laptop, check the switch on both.

You can reopen the cookie choice from your first visit and change your mind any time, on any device.

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1. Open Settings and scroll down to “Privacy & Data”.
2. Tap “Manage” next to “Cookies & tracking”.
3. Choose “Accept” or “Decline optional”.
4. If you’d like to read the detail first, tap “Learn more”, which takes you to the cookie part of the Privacy Policy.

• Once you’re signed in, your choice syncs to your account, so your other devices stop asking.
• If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, optional cookies stay off and Qbit skips the banner altogether.
• The same chooser also sits on the Privacy Policy page, so you can reach it from either place.

Good to know: Good to know: closing the banner with the x counts as “Decline optional”. Qbit uses no advertising or analytics cookies today, so saying yes gives permission ahead of time for anything optional that arrives later.