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Technical Documentation

Technical Documentation

Last updated: November 9, 2025

About Amical

Amical is a smartphone designed for elderly people with neurocognitive disorders. It offers a 24/7 conversational presence through a classic buttonless phone, thanks to a personalized, warm, and respectful artificial intelligence.

Data protection and compliance

Legal Compliance: Amical complies with Law 25 (Quebec) and the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and is designed according to the industry’s best security practices, aligned with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 standards, but is not yet officially certified as of today.

Phone Servers:

  • Secure hosting in Canada (AWS)

  • Isolated VPC environment

  • Redundancy across multiple Amazon servers

  • Full encryption of voice data, transcripts, and identifiers (AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit)

Administrator Portal:

  • Secure hosting in Canada (AWS)

  • Redundancy across multiple Amazon servers

  • Automated backup copies every hour

  • Passwordless authentication via OAuth 2.0

  • Database encryption

  • Secure transmission via TLS

  • XFRS Tokens

  • Automated testing processes

  • HTTPS requests

No passive listening: No sound is captured when the handset is hung up. Only user-initiated calls are recorded.

Data is kept securely at all times.

Expertise: Our CTO (Chief Technology Officer), Yoann Vanitou, with 20 years of experience in software development, secure cloud, and AI, has designed a robust infrastructure compliant with the best practices.

Data Usage: All calls are recorded when the handset is picked up. These recordings are used exclusively for:

  • Ensuring the quality and security of the service

  • Automatically generating summaries accessible via the client interface

  • Sharing with the residence in case of further verification, precise access logs are maintained.

  • Improving the service, preventing risks, or contributing to analyses within guided research

  • Analyses are performed using pseudonymized or aggregated data

Right to be Forgotten: data can be deleted upon simple request from the legal representative within 30 days.

Consent

Amical phones are generally installed in common rooms or in the residents' rooms, depending on the residence's needs.

In Common Room

  • The AI is generic, without collecting personal data

  • Consent is integrated into the usage agreement between the residence and Amical.

In Private Room

  • At the residence's discretion, the AI is personalized for each resident based on their Life Book (biographical information, interests, personal markers), with the written consent of the legal guardian;

  • At the residence's discretion, the family receives an optional form allowing them to complete or enhance the information provided to the AI.

  • For more details on the data collected and its use, access rights, deletion, and rectification, please refer to our complete policy and terms of use

Dedicated Client Interface

The client has secure access to our administration platform at https://app.amical-ai.com to:

  • View the complete call list (date, time, duration)

  • Read the automatic summaries generated by the AI

  • Analyze the topics discussed to optimize care

  • Export anonymized reports as needed

  • Request individual call recordings for download

Legal Compliance: Amical complies with Law 25 (Quebec) and the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and is designed according to industry best security practices, aligned with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 standards, but is not yet officially certified as of today.

Phone Servers: 

  • Secure hosting in Canada (AWS)

  • Isolated VPC environment

  • Redundancy across multiple servers at Amazon

  • Full encryption of voice data, transcriptions, and identifiers (AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit)

Admin Portal: 

  • Secure hosting in Canada (AWS)

  • Redundancy across multiple servers at Amazon

  • Automated backups every hour

  • Passwordless OAuth 2.0 authentication

  • Database encryption

  • Secure transmission via TLS

  • XFRS Tokens

  • Automated testing processes

  • HTTPS requests

No Passive Listening: No sound is captured when the handset is hung up. Only calls initiated by the user are recorded.

The data is maintained securely at all times.

Expertise: Our CTO (Chief Technology Officer), Yoann Vanitou, with 20 years of experience in software development, secure cloud, and AI, has designed a robust infrastructure that complies with best practices.

Data Usage: All calls are recorded when the handset is picked up. These recordings are used exclusively for;

  • Ensuring the quality and security of the service

  • Automatically generating summaries accessible via the client interface

  • Sharing with the residence in case of further verification, precise access logs are kept.

  • Improving the service, preventing risks, or contributing to analyses within the framework of structured research

  • The analyses are conducted using pseudonymized or aggregated data

Right to be Forgotten: Data can be deleted upon simple request from the legal representative within 30 days.

Consent

Amical phones are generally installed in common areas or in residents' rooms, according to the residence's needs.

In Common Areas

  • The AI is generic, without collecting personal data

  • Consent is integrated into the usage agreement between the residence and Amical.

In Private Rooms

  • At the discretion of the residence, the AI is customized for each resident based on their Life Book (biographical information, interests, personal references), with the written consent of the legal guardian;

  • At the discretion of the residence, the family receives an optional form allowing them to complete or enrich the information provided to the AI.

  • For more details on the data collected and its usage, access rights, deletion rights, and rectification rights, please consult our complete policy and terms of use

Dedicated Client Interface

The client has secure access to our administration platform at https://app.amical-ai.com for the following:

  • Consulting the complete list of calls (date, time, duration)

  • Reading the automatic summaries generated by the AI

  • Analyzing the topics discussed to optimize care

  • Exporting anonymized reports according to their needs

  • Downloading individual recordings upon request

Legal Compliance: Amical complies with Law 25 (Quebec) and the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and is designed according to industry best security practices, aligned with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 standards, but is not yet officially certified as of today.

Phone Servers: 

  • Secure hosting in Canada (AWS)

  • Isolated VPC environment

  • Redundancy across multiple servers at Amazon

  • Full encryption of voice data, transcriptions, and identifiers (AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit)

Admin Portal: 

  • Secure hosting in Canada (AWS)

  • Redundancy across multiple servers at Amazon

  • Automated backups every hour

  • Passwordless OAuth 2.0 authentication

  • Database encryption

  • Secure transmission via TLS

  • XFRS Tokens

  • Automated testing processes

  • HTTPS requests

No Passive Listening: No sound is captured when the handset is hung up. Only calls initiated by the user are recorded.

The data is maintained securely at all times.

Expertise: Our CTO (Chief Technology Officer), Yoann Vanitou, with 20 years of experience in software development, secure cloud, and AI, has designed a robust infrastructure that complies with best practices.

Data Usage: All calls are recorded when the handset is picked up. These recordings are used exclusively for;

  • Ensuring the quality and security of the service

  • Automatically generating summaries accessible via the client interface

  • Sharing with the residence in case of further verification, precise access logs are kept.

  • Improving the service, preventing risks, or contributing to analyses within the framework of structured research

  • The analyses are conducted using pseudonymized or aggregated data

Right to be Forgotten: Data can be deleted upon simple request from the legal representative within 30 days.

Consent

Amical phones are generally installed in common areas or in residents' rooms, according to the residence's needs.

In Common Areas

  • The AI is generic, without collecting personal data

  • Consent is integrated into the usage agreement between the residence and Amical.

In Private Rooms

  • At the discretion of the residence, the AI is customized for each resident based on their Life Book (biographical information, interests, personal references), with the written consent of the legal guardian;

  • At the discretion of the residence, the family receives an optional form allowing them to complete or enrich the information provided to the AI.

  • For more details on the data collected and its usage, access rights, deletion rights, and rectification rights, please consult our complete policy and terms of use

Dedicated Client Interface

The client has secure access to our administration platform at https://app.amical-ai.com for the following:

  • Consulting the complete list of calls (date, time, duration)

  • Reading the automatic summaries generated by the AI

  • Analyzing the topics discussed to optimize care

  • Exporting anonymized reports according to their needs

  • Downloading individual recordings upon request

This project is made possible thanks to the financial support of the Entrepreneurial Vision Quebec 2030 from the City of Quebec powered by the Capital-Nationale region fund.

2-125 Charest Boulevard E Quebec, QC, G1K 3G5, Canada

© Amical Inc, 2025.

This project is made possible thanks to the financial support of the Entrepreneurial Vision Quebec 2030 from the City of Quebec powered by the Capital-Nationale region fund.

2-125 Charest Boulevard E Quebec, QC, G1K 3G5, Canada

© Amical Inc, 2025.

This project is made possible thanks to the financial support of the Entrepreneurial Vision Quebec 2030 from the City of Quebec powered by the Capital-Nationale region fund.

2-125 Charest Boulevard E Quebec, QC, G1K 3G5, Canada

© Amical Inc, 2025.