Yes! Your chat history in Duck.ai is private, and cannot be accessed by DuckDuckGo or AI chat model providers. Duck.ai offers multiple ways to securely save your chat history. You can save your conversations locally on your device, or on a secure DuckDuckGo server by enabling Sync & Backup.
Chat History
By default, Duck.ai will save your chat history locally on your device so you can refer to them later. These chats will appear under the "Chats" section of the Duck.ai sidebar. You can disable chat history at any time in Duck.ai settings.
You can delete your chat history by either using the Fire Button within Duck.ai or clearing your browser data. You can also delete chats individually by clicking the delete icon next to them.
You can pin up to 5 chats to the top of the chats list for faster access to important conversations. Pinned chats won't be deleted when you use the Fire Button in Duck.ai.
Because chats are stored locally on your device, their retention may vary based on the specific browser or app settings. For example, some browsers retain them for extended periods or indefinitely, unless you explicitly clear your browser data. Others, such as Safari and the DuckDuckGo browser for Mac and iOS, automatically delete your chat history if you go more than 7 days without visiting duck.ai.
Sync & Backup
Sync & Backup is a free, optional feature that allows you to save up to 1000 your conversations privately on a secure DuckDuckGo server, and access them with end-to-end encryption from the DuckDuckGo browser. With Sync & Backup, the decryption keys are only stored on your devices, so only you can decrypt this information. This means DuckDuckGo never has access to your decryption key and cannot read your chats. You can enable this feature in the DuckDuckGo browser under Settings > Sync & Backup, or in Duck.ai settings. Chat history must be enabled before you can enable Sync & Backup.
Connecting multiple devices to Sync & Backup will merge any Duck.ai chat histories already stored locally on those devices, and keep them in sync. You can connect any device with the DuckDuckGo browser installed to Sync & Backup by going to Settings > Sync & Backup, and selecting "Sync With Another Device."