Sokiamo Privacy Policy
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Effective date: July 28, 2026

Sokiamo is designed as a local macOS utility for searching and managing a
Markdown knowledge base chosen by you.

Information Sokiamo Processes
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Sokiamo may read Markdown files in the folder you choose to import. It uses that
content to build a local searchable index on your Mac.

Sokiamo may store local app data, including:

- the selected import folder bookmark;
- app settings such as the global shortcut and badge preferences;
- a local search index and item metadata;
- local usage metadata such as copy counts or recency signals.
- installed plugin packages, plugin settings, access approvals, automation
  schedules and state, and local run/job history.

How Information Is Used
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Sokiamo uses this information to provide app features such as import, search,
filtering, copying, entry creation, and display customization.

Local-Only Processing
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Sokiamo does not send your Markdown files, notes, commands, scripts, search
queries, folder paths, or local index contents to the developer.

If you explicitly install and trust a third-party plugin, that plugin is local
code provided by you or another developer. Plugin enablement and unattended
automation require separate approval. An enabled plugin may process or transmit
data according to its code, whether or not its capability labels are accurate.
Sokiamo shows declared capabilities before enabling a plugin or automation, but
the current local plugin process is not an operating-system security sandbox.
Only install plugins you trust.

Analytics and Tracking
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Sokiamo does not include third-party analytics, advertising SDKs, or tracking
technologies.

Purchases
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Pro purchases are processed by Square on a Square-hosted checkout page. Square
processes purchase, account, billing and fraud-prevention information under its
own privacy policy. Sokiamo does not receive or store your full payment card
details.

To activate and maintain Pro, Sokiamo sends the licensing service a random
installation identifier, an opaque per-install credential, a generic device
label, and subscription/license identifiers. The service stores hashed license
and installation credentials plus Square customer, subscription, invoice and
payment status identifiers. It does not receive Markdown files, search queries,
folder paths, plugin data, or local index contents.

Sokiamo checks the licensing service when it can connect and keeps a signed,
device-bound offline entitlement in the macOS Keychain. The entitlement has no
offline expiry. Cloudflare hosts the licensing
service and may process normal network metadata such as IP addresses and
request logs for security and operations.

Data Sharing
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Sokiamo does not sell personal information and does not share your local
knowledge-base content with third parties. A plugin you choose to enable may
share data according to its behavior; declared access is not technically
enforced in the current plugin host.

Data Retention and Deletion
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Sokiamo keeps its local app data on your Mac until you remove it, clear the
index, change the import folder, or uninstall the app. Your Markdown files remain
in the folder you chose and are not deleted by clearing Sokiamo's index. The
licensing service retains subscription and installation records while needed
to provide Pro, prevent abuse, resolve billing issues, and meet legal or
accounting obligations. Contact support to request deletion where applicable.

Contact
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For privacy questions, contact the developer using the support contact provided
with Sokiamo's app listing or website.
