GALE Privacy and Category Preferences

Your privacy is a top priority when using GALE. This guide explains how your data is protected and how you can customise GALE's focus to match your interests.

How GALE Handles Your Data

GALE is designed with privacy at its core:

• Conversation encryption — Your conversations with GALE are encrypted and stored securely.
• No third-party sharing — Your conversation data is never shared with third parties without your consent.
• Audit logging — Changes to your GALE preferences are logged for transparency.

Intelligent Redaction

GALE includes an intelligent redaction system that automatically protects sensitive information:

• Deadnames — If you have a deadname recorded in your profile, GALE will automatically redact it from any context sent to the AI, ensuring it is never used in responses.
• Legal names — If you have privacy settings enabled for your legal name, GALE respects these and will not reference it in conversations.

This redaction happens automatically — you do not need to configure anything beyond your existing profile privacy settings.

Category Preferences

GALE learns your interests over time and adjusts its responses accordingly. You can also manually set your preferences:

Available Categories

• Mental health — Emotional wellbeing, coping strategies, and psychological support.
• Physical health — Body changes, exercise, nutrition, and health monitoring.
• Voice training — Vocal exercises, pitch tracking, and voice development guidance.
• Social support — Community, relationships, coming out, and social challenges.
• Medical information — Hormones, medications, blood tests, and medical procedures.

How Preferences Work

Each category has a preference score from 0 to 100:

• Higher scores mean GALE will prioritise that topic in suggestions and conversation starters.
• Lower scores mean GALE will focus less on that area.
• Preferences adjust automatically based on your conversations, but you can override them manually at any time.

Adjusting Preferences

1. Go to your GALE settings (accessible from the GALE interface).
2. View your current preference scores for each category.
3. Adjust the sliders to increase or decrease preference for any category.
4. Changes take effect immediately in future conversations.

Important Reminders

• GALE is a wellness companion, not a medical professional. Always consult your healthcare provider for medical decisions.
• You can delete any or all conversations at any time.
• Your GALE data is separate from your other Gender Journey data and can be managed independently.