Your data stays on your Mac.

The short version

Moxie does not require an account. Apart from the AI providers you choose, it contacts only our license service (to count installs and check your free trial or license), our update feed (to look for new versions), and a public model-pricing list on GitHub. Apart from counting each Mac once when Moxie first opens, we do not run analytics, tracking, or a cloud relay for your Moxie requests.

Data stored on your device

Moxie stores the data it needs to work on your Mac. Credentials are stored in the macOS Keychain. Account configuration, usage history, and request-log metadata are stored locally in Moxie app data.

Playground conversations are kept in memory while you use them. Backups you create may include account details and credentials, so store them somewhere safe.

AI providers

Moxie runs on your Mac. When you send a request, Moxie sends it directly from your Mac to the provider you selected. That provider handles the request under its own privacy policy and terms. Moxie does not relay those requests through a Moxie server.

Trial and license checks

The first time Moxie opens on a Mac, it sends our license service an identifier for that Mac (a one-way hash of its hardware ID, never the ID itself) and the app version. The service stores them with the time, once per Mac, so we can count installs.

To run the free trial, Moxie sends the same identifier. The service stores it with the time your trial started, so reinstalling Moxie doesn't restart the trial. Earlier versions also asked for an email address to start the trial; we keep those addresses so we can contact you about Moxie.

When you activate a license, the service passes your key to Polar to activate it on that Mac, and stores a hash of the key with the activation. Moxie repeats these checks from time to time, and sends no account details, credentials, prompts, or usage data with them. The answer includes the license's plan, expiry, and purchase email so Moxie can show them in Settings; they stay on your Mac. The service is hosted on Cloudflare and keeps request logs, including IP address and approximate location, for up to 7 days to run it and limit abuse.

Website data

This website does not use analytics or advertising cookies. It stores your selected color theme in your browser's local storage so the site can remember it. We count website download requests by day and app version, and pricing page views by day, without storing IP addresses, browser identifiers, or personal information in those counts. Our hosting provider may process ordinary operational logs needed to deliver the website.

Purchases through Polar

Polar processes checkout and payment information for paid licenses under its own privacy policy and checkout terms. We use Polar's order information, including purchase emails, to review sales and provide support. Payment information stays with Polar; Moxie does not operate a payment backend.

Contact

For privacy questions, email [email protected].