Your Data Rights
Your data belongs to you. Geneziz stores everything locally on your computer in open formats (markdown, YAML, JSON). You can access, edit, export, or delete it at any time.
What Geneziz Collects
Your knowledge base — bookmarks, captures and AI history — is stored locally and we never see it. Crash diagnostics exist only if you enable them. The only data on our server:
On our server (api.geneziz.app):
- Email address (provided during purchase or registration)
- License key → email mapping (for delivery + support lookups)
- Credit balance (authoritative source)
- Purchase history (Stripe session IDs, product type, amount)
- Install ID (device checks and support)
Where Your Data Lives
All local data is stored in your Geneziz data directory:
%APPDATA%\Geneziz\ (Windows)
~/Library/Application Support/Geneziz/ (macOS)
Everything inside is plain Markdown files you can open in any editor,
plus your downloaded media and a small config file.Server database on our infrastructure (licenses, orders, credits): Nothing is uploaded except what's listed above.
Access Your Data
Read any file with a text editor. No special tools needed. Everything is plain text.
Edit Your Data
Open any markdown or YAML file and edit it directly. Changes take effect immediately.
Delete Your Data
Option 1: Built-in command:
geneziz resetThis deletes config and state files, but preserves your knowledge base.
Option 2: Full deletion:
# Delete everything:
rm -rf .state/ knowledge/ bookmarks.md geneziz.config.json
# On Windows PowerShell:
Remove-Item -Recurse -Force .state, knowledge, bookmarks.md, geneziz.config.jsonOption 3: Server data removal:
Export Your Data
geneziz exportCreates a zip backup of your entire knowledge base. Fully portable: plain markdown + YAML, no vendor lock-in.
AI Processing & Third Parties
- AI (your choice, price first in the app): Organizing runs on your machine — included. Optional AI Polish, Ask and summaries send only item text to our AI proxy (Google Gemini) and discard it immediately.
- BYOK mode: You provide your own API key (Anthropic, OpenAI-compatible). Data goes directly to your chosen provider. We never see it.
- Payments: Stripe processes payments. We receive your email + purchase confirmation via webhook.
- Email delivery: License keys sent via our email provider. Email address used solely for delivery.
Disconnect a Source
To stop Geneziz from accessing a connected account:
- Disconnect the source in Settings → Connections
- Or remove the credentials from your
geneziz.config.json
Request Assistance
If you need help exercising any of these rights, contact:
support@geneziz.app