Privacy

The short version: your writing never leaves your device. Novela has no accounts, no database of books and no way to read what you write.

What stays on your device

Your books, chapters, versions, story bible, notes, research, comments, images, settings, word counts and imported templates are stored in your browser's own storage (IndexedDB) on the device you use. They are not sent to us or to anyone else. Clearing your browser's site data deletes them, so keep backups.

Backup and project files are made in your browser and saved where you choose. If you turn on folder backup, your browser writes to the folder you picked. If that folder is synced (for example by Dropbox or Google Drive), that service's own privacy terms apply to the copies it holds.

The one network request with something you entered

When you paste a link into Research, the app sends that link only to our server, which fetches the page to show its title, image and icon. The link is not stored. Nothing else you write is ever part of that request.

What our server sees

Like any website, the server that delivers the app receives standard request information (your IP address, browser type and the page requested) when you load it. Our hosting provider may keep this in short-lived logs for security and reliability. We don't use it to identify you.

Analytics

On the public pages only (the home page, guides, templates and legal pages) we count visits with Vercel Web Analytics, from our hosting provider. It uses no cookies. It records the page address (without any query string), the site you came from, and your country, browser, operating system and device type. Visitors are counted with a short-lived hash that resets every day, not with a stored identifier. It is never loaded inside the writing app, so nothing you write can reach it.

Cookies

Novela sets no cookies for tracking or advertising. Your browser stores your theme choice and the app's offline files locally.

No AI

Your text is never sent to an AI service, and it is never used to train one. Story Check and the style checks run entirely in your browser.

Children

The app collects no personal information from anyone, including children.

Changes

If this changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top.