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One principle: the more personal the data, the less it should leave your device. Below is what that means in practice, and where it stops being true.
On device, by default
Your people, messages, notes and the search index behind them are built and stored on your Mac, in one file. We run no server that receives them.
Never sold, never training data
No ad networks, no data brokers, and nothing here trains a model on your relationships.
You choose each source
Every account is connected on its own and can be disconnected on its own. Kola reads nothing you have not handed it.
Credentials live in the Keychain
Account tokens are held by the macOS Keychain, not in a config file next to your data.
It is your file to take or delete
Your people, messages and notes sit in one file on your Mac, under Application Support. Copy it, back it up, or delete the folder and it is gone. Tables export to CSV from inside the app.
A page that claims nothing ever leaves is a page that is lying. Three things you switch on yourself send your data to somebody else, and the Privacy Policy names what each one sends and when.
Read the Privacy PolicyWhere is my data stored?
In one file on your Mac, under Application Support. Copy it, back it up, or delete the folder and it is gone.
Do you keep a copy?
No. We run no server that receives your people, messages or notes, and nothing here trains a model on your relationships.
What does leave my Mac?
Three features you switch on yourself: the AI assistant, contact enrichment and profile photos. The Privacy Policy names what each one sends and when.
Where are my account credentials kept?
In the macOS Keychain, not in a config file next to your data.
Can I get my data out?
Yes. Tables export to CSV from inside the app, and the database itself is a file you can copy.
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We are happy to walk through how it is built, in detail.