Your data stays on your device

Last updated: October 2026

The short version: SemantiNote is built to be private. Your notes, recordings, secrets, and the AI itself live on your computer. We don't have a server that stores them, we don't have accounts, and we can't read your content — because it never reaches us.

What SemantiNote stores — and where

Everything you create — notes, attachments, voice/meeting transcripts, embeddings for search, and your encrypted Secret Safe — is saved in a folder on your own device (and, for secrets, your operating system's secure keychain). None of it is uploaded to us or to any third party.

What leaves your device (and only these)

Downloading the app and your AI model — a one-time download from the app's distribution host and the model provider. After that, the AI runs fully offline.
Web search (optional, off by default per query) — if you use the assistant's web search, only your search query is sent to the search provider (e.g. DuckDuckGo). Your notes are never sent.
Software updates — the app may check the distribution host for a new version.
Buying a license / contacting us — if you purchase a product key or use the contact form on this website, the details you enter (name, email, message, and payment info handled by our payment processor) are processed to complete that request. This happens on this website, not inside the app.

No tracking, no telemetry (the app)

The SemantiNote app does not include analytics, advertising, or usage tracking. We do not build a profile of you, and there is nothing to opt out of because there is no cloud collecting your activity. This is unchanged — the app stays fully private and on-device.

SemantiNote for iPhone and iPad

On your device. Your notes, folders, reminders, calendar and Secret Safe stay on your iPhone or iPad (notes are ordinary files you can see in the Files app). There is no account and no SemantiNote cloud — we never receive your notes.
AI runs on your device. The assistant, summaries and search by meaning use Apple Intelligence and Apple's on-device language models. Your notes are not sent to us or to any AI company.
Web search (optional, off unless you turn it on). When you switch on Web search in the chat, your question and the AI's search words are sent to DuckDuckGo, and the AI may open the web pages it finds. The app asks before turning this on. Your notes themselves are not sent.
Purchases. The free trial and the one-time unlock are handled by Apple through the App Store. We never see your payment details; Apple tells the app only whether the trial or unlock is active.
Face ID, microphone, camera, photos, notifications. Used only for the feature you start (unlocking the Secret Safe, dictation and recording — transcribed on your device, audio never saved — scanning, adding photos, reminders). Face ID is checked by Apple; we never receive it.
No tracking. The iPhone and iPad app has no analytics, no advertising and no tracking.

This website

This marketing site is static. The contact form is handled by a third-party form service (Formspree) that forwards your message to our email so we can reply. Payment, when enabled, is handled by a third-party payment processor; we never see your full card details.

This website uses Microsoft Clarity to see which pages people use (anonymized heatmaps/analytics, with all text and inputs masked). It applies only to the website — never to your notes or the app — and we don't sell any data. You can block it with any tracker blocker.

Your control

Because your data lives in a folder on your device, you can back it up, move it, or delete it at any time — that permanently removes it. Uninstalling the app and deleting its data folder leaves nothing behind on any server.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email semantinotesupport@gmail.com.