Legal
Plain language, no fine print. This describes exactly what Clarum does with what you write.
This is a pre-launch test build. Treat it as such, and avoid entering anything you would not want stored while we are still testing.
By default, everything you write — journal entries, authoring work, and the emotional-charge ratings you record — is stored in your browser’s localStorage on this device. This includes session state, talisman events, wisdom offset, and consent flags. None of it is sent anywhere unless you choose to sign in.
Signing in is entirely optional. If you do, your entries sync privately to your own account through Supabase, a third-party hosting provider whose servers may be located outside your country, so a synced copy crosses borders. Access is enforced by per-user Row-Level Security: the database only ever returns rows that belong to your authenticated user id. No other user — and no unauthenticated request — can read your data.
ClarumAI is off by default. If you turn it on, text derived from your entries is sent to DeepSeek, a third-party large-language-model provider, for ephemeral processing — long enough to return a reflection, not retained by us afterward. Leave ClarumAI off and no entry text ever leaves your device for a model.
There is one quiet exception to “nothing leaves your device unless you sign in or turn ClarumAI on.” On a few writing surfaces — the daily check-in, the thought record, and the present/future authoring and paradox pages — what you write may be checked by AI for signs of distress, to help keep you safe. To do this, the text is sent to DeepSeek (the same third-party model provider) for an ephemeral safety read and is not retained by us. This runs even when ClarumAI is off, because keeping you safe should not depend on a setting. If signs of distress are found, you are gently pointed to help (Tele-MANAS 14416) and the flagged text is not persisted. Your journal entries are a sanctuary and are never sent for this check.
Clarum collects no analytics unless you explicitly consent. If you do, only anonymous usage signals are sent — never the contents of your entries. You can withhold or withdraw this consent at any time.
If you opt in to reminders, your browser’s push subscription is stored so we can send the gentle cues you asked for. You can turn them off in the app or your browser at any time.
You can export your data at any time from within the app. To delete it, clear this browser’s site data for local-only data, or sign out and remove your account data to clear the synced copy. We keep no separate shadow archive of your writing.
We do not sell your data, share it with advertisers, or use the contents of your entries to train models. Clarum is a journaling tool and is not a medical service or a substitute for professional care. If you are in crisis, call Tele-MANAS at 14416 (Government of India, free, 24/7) or contact your local emergency services on 112.