Privacy Policy

Last Updated: February 2026

At LiberQio, we believe that your thoughts, drafts, and creative work are private by default. Our architecture is designed to prioritize your privacy and data sovereignty.

1. Local-First Philosophy

LiberQio is built as a local-first application. This means:

• No Cloud Storage: We do not store your keystrokes, voice inputs, or screen content on our servers.
• Local Processing: Features like smart history, text buffering, and snippet management occur entirely on your device's filesystem.
• Offline Capability: The core functionality of LiberQio allows you to work without an internet connection.

2. AI Model Privacy

We provide flexibility in how you use AI:

• Local Models (Recommended): When using local models (e.g., via Ollama or NVIDIA local runtime), your data stays on your machine. Absolutely zero content leaves your local network.
• API Providers: If you choose to configure external API keys (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic), data is sent directly from your device to those providers. LiberQio does not act as a middleman and does not log these requests.

3. Permissions & Usage

LiberQio requires specific macOS permissions to function:

• Accessibility (non-App Store builds): Needed to detect the text field under your cursor and to insert text. We only access text when you explicitly trigger an action.
• Input Monitoring (Mac App Store builds): Needed to listen for global hotkeys. We do not log keystrokes or record input; this permission is only used to detect hotkey presses.
• Screen Recording: Required only for the "Vision" features (e.g., "Explain this window"). Screenshots are taken only on-demand, processed locally or via your chosen API, and then discarded. They are stored locally only if History is enabled or you explicitly save them.
• Microphone: Accessed only when you activate Voice Dictation mode. Audio is processed for transcription and not stored permanently.

4. Screen Recording Data

When you use screen-based features (for example, vision prompts, Immersive screenshots, or window capture), LiberQio captures a still image of the active window or a user-selected region.

• Data collected: still images of the screen or window, plus basic context such as app name or window title (when available).
• Purpose: provide visual context for AI responses or attach a screenshot you requested.
• Storage: kept in memory and discarded after processing. A temporary file may be created for interactive capture and is deleted immediately. If History is enabled, related images are stored locally in the app's Application Support directory until you clear history.
• Sharing: only sent to the AI provider you select (such as Pollinations, OpenAI, Gemini, or Ollama) when you trigger a vision request. We do not run servers that store this data.
• Retention: we do not retain screen recording data on our servers. Third-party providers retain data according to their policies. Local history remains until you delete it.

5. Data Collection

We collect no personal data for analytics. We do not track your usage habits, and we have no analytics SDKs installed in the application.

6. Account Data & Deletion

If you create an account, we store basic account data (such as your account identifier and profile name) on our authentication backend. You can delete your account at any time in the app: Profile -> Delete Account. Deleting your account removes your server-side account and profile data. Local data stored on your device (such as history) can be removed by clearing history in the app or uninstalling the app.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our privacy practices, please open an issue on our GitHub repository.