Is this AI safe to practice with?

Bedside is for practice only. It's not medical advice and doesn't replace your clinical training or your institution's protocols. The AI patient behaves like a real patient, not a medical reference.

Does Bedside work for any nursing program?

Yes. Scenarios are mapped to the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model and AACN Essentials Domain 2, so they apply across BSN, ABSN, ADN, and entry-level MSN programs.

What's the difference between Bedside and Nursify?

Nursify is a quiz platform. Bedside is voice. You're practicing what to say and how to say it, not selecting from a list.

What if my school already uses NurseKind?

Bedside is separate from the institutional product. Your own time, your own device, not connected to your school's account.

Email us at support@hellobedside.com. We respond within one business day.

Privacy Policy

Effective April 27, 2026

Who we are

Bedside is a product of NurseKind AI LLC (“NurseKind,” “we,” “us”). We make voice-based clinical practice software for nursing students. Our contact email is support@hellobedside.com.

What we collect

When you create an account and use the app:

Account data — email address and birth year (required for COPPA compliance). If you use Sign in with Apple, we receive only what Apple chooses to share.
Session audio — voice audio recorded during practice sessions is processed in real time by OpenAI GPT-4o Realtime and is not retained by OpenAI after the session ends.
Session transcripts and feedback — after each session, the text transcript is sent to Google Vertex AI Gemini 2.0 Flash to generate your graded feedback. Graded results are stored so you can review past sessions in the app. Transcripts are not used to train AI models.
Purchase records — pass type and expiry, processed by Apple and RevenueCat. We do not receive or store payment card details.
Usage data — scenarios attempted, session durations, scores, and in-app navigation events. Used for product improvement.
Device identifiers — anonymous device ID used for crash reporting (Sentry) and analytics (PostHog). Not linked to real-world identity.
Push notification token — stored if you grant permission, used only to send pass-expiry reminders.
Approximate location (US state only) — at the time you create your account, our server infers your US state from your IP address solely to determine whether additional age-verification requirements apply under Utah or Louisiana law. We do not store your IP address, and location is not used for advertising or tracking.

What we do not collect

We do not collect health or medical records.
We do not access your contacts, camera, or photos, and we do not use iOS Location Services.
We do not sell your data to third parties.
We do not use your data to train AI models.

How we use your data

To run the app and deliver practice sessions
To verify your pass entitlement and session credits
To generate and display your coaching feedback
To send pass-expiry reminders (if you opted in)
To diagnose crashes and fix bugs
To understand how students use the app so we can improve it

Third-party services

Bedside uses the following third-party services. Each has its own privacy policy.

OpenAI GPT-4o Realtime — processes live voice audio during sessions; audio is not retained after the session ends. Subject to OpenAI’s Privacy Policy.
Google Vertex AI Gemini 2.0 Flash — processes session transcripts after each session to generate grading and feedback; transcripts are not retained for model training. Subject to Google’s Privacy Policy.
Google Firebase — authentication, push notifications, crash reporting
Google Cloud SQL — session and account data storage
RevenueCat — in-app purchase management
Sentry — crash and error reporting
PostHog — product analytics (self-hosted; no third-party ad networks)

Data retention

We retain your account and session data for as long as your account is active. When you delete your account, all data is deleted within seconds. Session transcripts and feedback are deleted permanently and cannot be recovered.

Children’s privacy (COPPA)

Bedside is intended for nursing students aged 18 and older. We collect birth year at signup and do not knowingly allow users under 13 to create accounts. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account, contact us at support@hellobedside.com and we will delete it promptly.

Your rights

You can:

Delete your account — Settings → Privacy → Delete Account. All data is deleted immediately.
Request a copy of your data — email us at support@hellobedside.com.
Opt out of analytics — Settings → Privacy → Analytics.
Revoke push notification permission — iOS Settings → Bedside → Notifications.

Changes to this policy

If we make material changes, we will notify you in the app before the change takes effect. Continued use after notice constitutes acceptance.

Contact

NurseKind AI LLC
support@hellobedside.com