Privacy and your files
Where your writing is, what we do handle, what is stored on your device, and how to remove it.
In one paragraph
Your writing stays in your own storage, never on our servers. It goes from your browser to a folder on your computer, to your GitHub repository, or stays in this browser. Our server's only job is helping you sign in to GitHub, if you choose that.
Where your writing is
- Where you chose. This browser, a folder on your computer, or a GitHub repository. These are plain Markdown and YAML files you can open, move or delete with any tool.
- In your browser, as a working copy. In plain form, in this site's storage. It makes pages open quickly and keeps edits that have not yet been sent. It is not encrypted. Anyone using your browser profile can read it.
- Not on our servers.
What we do handle
- If you use GitHub: your sign-in tokens, briefly, to keep you signed in. A refresh token is kept in a cookie that page scripts cannot read.
- Your IP address and basic request details, as any web server does. Our host and Cloudflare, which sits in front of it, keep logs.
The full list is in the privacy policy.
What is stored on your device
| Item | What for | Cleared by |
|---|---|---|
| Sign-in cookies (GitHub only) | Staying signed in | Disconnect, or clearing the browser's site data |
| The browser's databases | Your project, if you chose this browser; an offline copy and unsent edits; the folder you picked, if any | Clearing the browser's site data. Disconnect clears the GitHub copy |
| A few settings in local storage | Where your project lives; light or dark; whether highlights, live preview and panels show | Clearing the browser's site data |
On a shared computer
If you use GitHub, Disconnect removes the project from the browser. For a project kept in this browser only, the browser is the only copy: download it first, then clear this site's data in the browser when you finish. Before leaving a library or borrowed computer, wait until the label says Saved.
Who can see my repository?
You, anyone you invite on GitHub, GitHub, and if the repository is public, everyone. Rescriptus marks repositories as private or public in the list so you can see. Use a private repository for an unpublished book.
Can Rescriptus read my book?
Not through the service. Your text does not reach our servers.
Is any of this used for AI?
Rescriptus has no AI features, and nothing you write is sent to an AI service by us. Your files are plain text, so other tools you choose to use, including AI assistants, can read them if you give them access to your files or repository. That is your choice. Treat it as you would sharing the files with anyone.
Taking your work away
You never need our permission or our software. See Exporting and downloading everything.
Removing Rescriptus's access
- Choose Disconnect and remove access in Settings, on the storage page. This also removes the app's authorization at GitHub.
- Your repository stays as it is.
Questions
See the privacy policy for the full detail and contact details.