Motif Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect and Where It Is Stored

Motif is built to work without creating a user account for core features. Most app data is stored locally in your browser or device storage.

We may collect or process the following categories of information:

• Personal captures you save
  • Examples: links, quotes, notes, images, tags, collections, and related app data.
  • Where it lives: Stored locally on your device in browser storage.
  • Whether it is required: Yes, for the core app features you choose to use.
• App preferences and settings
  • Examples: theme, display preferences, onboarding status, and other saved UI preferences.
  • Where it lives: Stored locally in browser storage.
  • Whether it is required: No, but needed to preserve your preferences across sessions.
• Technical and local UI state
  • Examples: install-banner dismissal state and similar local interface markers.
  • Where it lives: Stored locally in browser storage.
  • Whether it is required: No.
• Pro data
  • Examples: license key, activation status, a browser-generated installation identifier, and a license instance identifier when you choose to use Pro.
  • Where it lives: Stored locally on your device, and the license key may be sent to a third-party licensing provider for verification when you activate Pro.
  • Whether it is required: No, only if you use Pro.
• OCR data
  • Screenshot images you choose to scan. Processed locally using Tesseract.js. No image data leaves your device.
  • Where it lives: Processed in your browser/device.
  • Whether it is required: No.
• Imported backup data
  • Examples: ZIP backup files you choose to import.
  • Where it lives: Processed locally on your device during import and restored into your local app storage.
  • Whether it is required: No.

Motif does not require you to create an account for normal use, and it does not use a cloud sync system for your records in the current implementation.

2. How Information Is Used

• Deliver capturing, organizing, and searching your saved content.
• Save your preferences and app state locally.
• Extract text from images and search saved content locally when you use OCR or semantic search.
• Support ZIP backup export and import for Pro users.
• Verify Pro license activation when you choose to activate Pro.
• Improve the reliability of local app behavior and user experience.

We do not use your entries for ad targeting in the current implementation.

3. Data Storage, Retention, and Deletion

Motif is local-first. Your primary records are stored in browser/device storage rather than in a Motif server database.

Your data remains on your device until one of the following happens:

• You delete individual entries in the app.
• You use the Settings screen to wipe all app data.
• You clear your browser storage or site data.
• Your browser removes site storage, or you remove the browser profile where the data is stored.

ZIP backup export and import require Pro. There is no automatic synchronization between devices. If you export a backup file, that file is controlled by you. If you import a backup, the restored data is written into your local app storage.

OCR data is processed for the purpose of the feature you requested. If your browser or device caches related runtime assets, those assets may remain available according to your browser settings.

4. Data Sharing and Third-Party Services

Motif does not sell personal data.

We may share or transmit limited data only when needed for specific features:

• Lemon Squeezy is used for Pro checkout and license verification.
  • Lemon Squeezy processes payments and validates licenses; Motif’s server forwards activation and deactivation requests.
  • Opening checkout loads Lemon Squeezy’s script from assets.lemonsqueezy.com and contacts its checkout service.
  • Activating Pro sends your license key and a randomly generated browser-installation identifier through Motif’s server to Lemon Squeezy to manage activation limits. Deactivation sends your license key and license instance identifier through the server to release that activation.
• Fonts The Motif app requests fonts from Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com). These requests expose connection information such as your IP address and browser headers to the provider. Cached fonts may be reused while retained by your browser.
• Link previews and favicons can send a saved URL to jsonlink.io to retrieve page metadata and a website domain to Google’s favicon service. Loading preview images also contacts the image host.
• Reading view sends the requested article URL to Motif’s server endpoint, which fetches the source website and returns extracted content for local storage. Saving a link alone is not the same as archiving an article.
• Hosting and infrastructure providers may process limited technical data needed to deliver the website and command center.
• OCR and semantic-search resources are downloaded when needed from third-party hosts, including Hugging Face for semantic-search models. OCR and semantic-search processing run locally; resource downloads still involve network requests.

Motif does not intentionally use your data for targeted advertising, profiling for advertising, or resale.

5. User Controls and Rights

You can control your data in the app by:

• Viewing and editing your records in-app.
• Exporting your data as a ZIP backup (Pro).
• Importing data from a ZIP backup file (Pro).
• Deleting all app data from Settings.
• Clearing browser storage or site data directly in your browser.
• Managing or removing Pro activation data if you no longer want to use Pro.

If you have a privacy request, you may contact us using the details below.

6. Security

Motif uses reasonable technical and organizational safeguards appropriate for a local-first application. However, no digital system is completely secure.

You are responsible for protecting:

• Your device.
• Your browser profile.
• Your exported backup files.
• Any copies of your data stored outside the app.

If you clear your browser storage without a backup, your local app data may be lost.

7. Children's Privacy

Motif is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18.

8. International Processing

Some third-party providers used to operate Motif services may process limited data in jurisdictions outside your country.

9. Policy Updates

This policy may be updated from time to time. Material updates will be reflected on this page with a new Last Updated date.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact Ant at hello@byant.dev.