Privacy Policy

The Locus app

Locus does not collect, sell, or share personal data. The app has no account system, analytics, crash reporting, advertising, or tracking frameworks. Under Apple’s App Privacy definitions, the label is simply: Data Not Collected. The version downloaded from this website uses Sparkle to request a signed update feed and download updates from downloads.locusnotes.app. Those requests do not contain your notes or app content; as with ordinary web traffic, Cloudflare may process standard technical data such as your IP address and user agent.

Everything you write is stored locally on your Mac, as a human-readable file in your user Application Support folder, along with any images you add, automatic backups, and per-page version history. This data never leaves your machine unless you export or copy it yourself. We could not read your notes if we wanted to — there is no channel through which they could reach us.

App Lock uses Apple’s LocalAuthentication framework (Touch ID, Apple Watch, or your Mac login password). Biometric information is handled entirely by macOS and Apple’s Secure Enclave; Locus never sees, stores, or transmits it — the system only tells the app whether authentication succeeded.

Because the app collects no personal data, there is no app data for us to retain or delete. Deleting the app and its Application Support folder removes everything stored by Locus on your Mac. Emails submitted on this website are separate from the app and are covered below.

Download emails

When you request a ZIP from the website, we store the normalized email address you submit, the first and most recent submission times, the number of submissions, the first and most recent requested app version and build, the form source, and the privacy-policy version shown at submission. We do not store your notes, app activity, IP address, or browser user agent in the download-email database.

We use this record to provide and operate the requested direct download, protect the form from abuse, and understand which direct releases people request. Submitting the form is not consent to marketing email. We do not sell the address, share it for advertising or marketing by others, or combine it with notes or other app data. Cloudflare processes and stores it on our behalf as the website and D1 database provider. The Locus app and its update checks never receive it.

We retain a download email while it is needed to operate the direct download program, or until you ask us to remove it. You can request deletion at any time by writing to [email protected]. Include the submitted address so we can locate it.

Former waitlist emails

Locusnotes.app no longer accepts waitlist signups. If you joined before July 23, 2026, the email address you submitted remains in a separate Cloudflare D1 database. It is used only to manage the former waitlist and send the availability, early-access, or launch updates described when you joined. A former waitlist signup did not create an account. You can request deletion at the contact address above.

This website and Cloudflare

Locusnotes.app sets no cookies, runs no analytics or tracking scripts, and includes no third-party embeds. Cloudflare may process standard technical logs — such as IP address, user agent, and requested page — to serve, secure, and rate-limit the site, as described in Cloudflare’s privacy policy. We do not access, combine, or analyze such logs to identify visitors.

Children

The Locus app does not collect personal data from anyone, including children. The website download form and former waitlist are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly seek their email addresses. If you believe a child submitted an email, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

We will revise the date above when these practices materially change. If the Locus app ever gains a feature that sends notes, app content, or personal data off your machine, this policy will be updated before that feature ships. The current app architecture keeps that content local, and we consider that a feature.

Contact

Questions about this policy: [email protected].