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Your data

Privacy and your data

Understand local storage, paid cloud storage, consent, and deletion.

Reviewed August 12, 2026 · Stowspace team

Your library is private by default. The free Windows app stores its SQLite database and saved files locally and works without an account.

When data reaches Stowspace servers

If you sign in and use paid sync, Stowspace stores the synced library records and cloud archive needed to make your library available on signed-in devices. Browser code on this site talks only to first-party API routes.

Hosted AI is a separate, consent-based action. Only the relevant title and saved content for the action are sent for processing; see AI features.

Desktop diagnostic logs stay on the Windows device unless you deliberately attach an exported text file to a support report. Optional anonymous Sentry EU error reporting is disabled by default and can be changed in Settings > About & support.

Your portable copy

The Windows desktop app can export a ZIP containing structured library.json, Markdown, article HTML, and available media. This backup does not depend on keeping a Stowspace subscription. See Import, export, and backups.

Delete an account

Account deletion requires a recent sign-in and an explicit DELETE confirmation. The cleanup removes synced database records, cloud blobs, registered devices, and the authentication user. Deletion receipts tell signed-in devices to erase account-scoped local data when they next connect.

Local-only desktop data is under your control. Export anything you want to keep before clearing local data or uninstalling.

Read the full privacy policy.

Follow the guide

Before you start

  • A clear distinction between the account-free Windows library and optional Connected services.
  • The Privacy, Cookie, AI and Upload, and Subprocessor policies for provider-specific details.
  • A local backup before deleting an account or removing cloud copies.

Steps

  1. Use Windows without signing in when you want the library to remain local-only.
  2. Review which records and archived files synchronize before enabling Connected on another device.
  3. Consent to analytics only if you want public-site measurement; reopen Cookie Settings to reject it later.
  4. Export or back up local data before requesting account deletion, then follow the deletion status shown by Stowspace.
A private Stowspace library stored in the Windows desktop app
The Windows library remains the primary local copy; accounts and hosted services are optional extensions.

Expected outcome

You understand which data stays on Windows, which data is account-scoped, when an optional provider receives content, and how to revoke analytics or leave Connected.

Common errors

Assuming an account deletion removes the local Windows library
Account deletion targets hosted account data. Review and manage the separate local library and its backups directly on Windows.
Sending private content to hosted AI unintentionally
AI actions are request-based. Review the selected item and credit prompt before initiating the hosted operation.