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Privacy & Safety

Clear boundaries and transparent information handling.

Sema organizes information that you provide. It is not a diagnosis, treatment plan, emergency guide, medical device, clinician replacement, EHR integration, or durable clinical record.

Sema can help with

  • Organize patient-provided observations.
  • Help users remember details.
  • Generate a shareable evidence packet.
  • Encourage licensed clinician review.

Important disclaimers

  • Diagnose or identify a condition.
  • Treat, prescribe, or recommend medication.
  • Triage or determine emergency severity.
  • Tell users they are safe, unsafe, or should delay care.
  • Classify audio or body/location notes as disease or proof.
  • Analyze photos medically or guarantee automated content screening is correct.

YOUR INFORMATION

How information is handled in this phase

This is product transparency about the current prototype, not a formal privacy policy or legal advice.

Saved in this browser

Your session content is saved in this browser's local storage so it can remain available after a refresh. Clearing the session replaces that saved content with an empty session.

AI processing

When Gemini features are configured and used, story text, agent messages with limited session context, and approved packet content may be sent to Google Gemini for processing. Photos are not sent to Gemini. Sema's diagnostic logs do not include story, packet, or prompt content.

Live voice

Live microphone audio is sent to Google Gemini for real-time processing only after you consent. Sema does not persist Live audio. Live transcript and voice-output diagnostics remain in page memory and are not automatically added to your saved session.

Browser recording and dictation

Browser-recorded audio remains ephemeral in the current page. Only reviewed metadata, notes, and transcript text are saved. Dictation may be processed by your browser, device, or its speech-service provider.

PDF downloads

Evidence packet PDFs are generated in your browser from the prepared packet and downloaded to your device. The rest of the webpage and Live transcript are not included.

Optional photos and Azure screening

Photo capture begins only after you review the screening disclosure and grant browser camera permission. Sema does not upload live preview frames. After you select Capture, one sanitized temporary image is sent through Sema’s server to Microsoft Azure AI Content Safety to screen for potentially sensitive or private imagery.

The image leaves your device for processing by Microsoft. According to Microsoft’s documentation, Content Safety inputs are not stored during detection, are not used to train the service, and are processed in the selected Azure resource region. Automated screening can make mistakes.

Approved photos remain in the current browser tab only. Approved metadata and notes you write may be stored locally, and photos you choose to include may appear in a browser-generated PDF. Sema does not medically analyze photos and does not provide user accounts, clinical records, or EHR integration.

Urgent or concerning symptoms

Sema cannot determine whether symptoms are serious or safe. If symptoms feel severe, urgent, rapidly worsening, or concerning to you, seek appropriate medical or emergency care.