Privacy Policy

Effective date: February 11, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information Authorial collects, how it is used, and the choices you have. We intentionally collect as little personal data as possible to deliver the product.

What We Collect

Account and identity

• GitHub OAuth identity data: GitHub user ID, username, and (if provided by GitHub) email address.
• Authentication tokens required to connect your GitHub account (stored securely and encrypted at rest).

Content you provide

• Manuscripts, research documents, and other content you choose to sync or upload.
• Settings and preferences (e.g., feature access and configuration).

Usage and diagnostics

• Basic application logs for security and reliability.
• Limited usage analytics for performance and feature improvement.

We do not sell personal data.

How We Use Data

• Authenticate you and keep your session secure.
• Sync and manage your manuscripts and related files.
• Provide editing analysis and AI features when you request them.
• Maintain service reliability, prevent abuse, and improve performance.

Where Your Data Lives

• Your manuscript data is stored in your GitHub repositories (where you choose).
• Local working copies may be stored on our servers to process tasks you request (e.g., builds, analysis).
• API keys you provide are stored encrypted.

AI and External Services

Authorial integrates with third‑party services to provide features. Use of Authorial requires compliance with the terms of service of these providers:

• GitHub (authentication and repository sync)
• Stripe (subscriptions and billing)
• OpenAI (AI analysis and/or image generation)
• Anthropic (AI analysis)
• Stable Diffusion (optional BYO local or remote inference endpoint, if configured)

When you invoke AI features, relevant portions of your content may be sent to these providers to generate results. We do not send your full manuscript unless you explicitly request a feature that requires it (e.g., full‑manuscript semantic search).

Your Choices

• You can disconnect GitHub at any time by revoking Authorial’s access in GitHub settings.
• You can delete local data through the app’s cleanup features (if available), or contact us for deletion requests.
• You can opt out of non‑essential analytics where applicable.

Data Retention

We retain data only as long as needed to provide the service, meet legal obligations, or resolve disputes. When you delete content or disconnect, we remove local copies as reasonably possible.

Security

We use encryption and access controls to protect data. No system is perfect, but we work to reduce risk and respond quickly to incidents.

International Users

If you access Authorial from outside the United States, your information may be processed in the United States or other regions where our providers operate.

Contact

For privacy questions or requests:

Email: [email protected]

Updates

We may update this policy to reflect changes in the product or law. We will update the effective date when changes are made.