Last updated: July 5, 2026
Pilcrow is local-first. Your documents live on your own disk, and the app works fully offline. This policy explains the few cases where data leaves your machine, all of which you control.
Reading, editing, exporting (PDF, EPUB, HTML), your settings, your persona and tone instructions, and any local AI you run through Ollama all happen entirely on your computer. None of it is sent to us or to anyone else. Pilcrow has no account system, no sign-in, and no analytics or tracking of any kind.
Activating a Pilcrow AI license is verified on your device using cryptography. Your license key is checked locally and is not sent to our servers to activate. It is stored on your machine so the app remembers you are activated.
If you subscribe to Pilcrow AI and choose a cloud model, then and only then does the app contact our server. When you run a cloud action (Improve, Rewrite, Expand, Summarize, To Notes), the app sends:
We do not store the text you send, and we do not use it to train any model. It is processed to produce your result and then discarded. Reading, editing, local AI, and export never trigger a network request.
To generate results, our server passes your text to cloud model providers (currently Z.ai for GLM and DeepSeek, and for premium models where offered, OpenAI and Anthropic). Each provider has its own privacy policy governing that processing. We send only the text and instructions needed to complete your request, never your identity beyond what is required to operate the service.
Purchases are processed by Stripe, which has its own privacy policy. We never see or store your full card details. To operate subscriptions and deliver your license key, we retain your email address, the plan you bought, and Stripe reference identifiers (customer and subscription IDs). We use these to issue and email your license, verify that a subscription is active, provide support, and process refunds.
When you buy Pilcrow AI, we email your license key to the address on your purchase. We do not add you to a marketing list.
You can use Pilcrow's free features forever without sending us anything. If you are a subscriber and want your account data removed, email us and we will delete the license record associated with your email, subject to any records we must keep for tax and accounting.
We may update this policy from time to time. Changes are posted on this page with a new revision date.
Questions about this policy? Email support@peakproductivity.online.