Key points at a glance
- Cloud AI stores conversations on the platform; whether they're used for training, you can only choose to trust the terms.
- True data control = open-source and auditable + self-hosted + exportable and deletable.
- When self-hosted, Enclave stores data only locally; switch to local models and it can run fully offline.
Where does cloud AI's data go
Mainstream cloud AI stores your conversations on its servers. Whether they're used for further training, how long they're kept, and who can access them — you can only trust the terms, with no way to verify it yourself. Once your account is locked, the platform shuts down, or compliance requirements change, those records are no longer in your hands — that's the hidden cost of handing private conversations to the cloud.
What counts as "true data privacy"
Privacy you can actually control rests not on promises but on four capabilities: open-source, auditable code (you can verify "we don't misuse data" yourself), genuine self-hosting (data on your own machine), data you can fully take away and delete (no undeletable copies), and full offline operation when needed (no outbound requests). With these, privacy goes from "trusted" to "verifiable".
How Enclave hands data sovereignty back to you
Enclave's entire monorepo is MIT-licensed open source; one docker compose line self-hosts it with data stored only locally. The model layer can be swapped for local Ollama / vLLM, and with real-world sync off the system makes no outbound requests at all. The data files themselves sit on your disk — backup, migration and complete deletion are all yours to do directly. Privacy here isn't a promise; it's guaranteed by your own machine.
FAQ
Is my conversation data safe? Will it be used for training?
In self-hosted mode, your conversations live only on your own drive — they never leave your machine and are never used by any third party for training. The model layer can connect to cloud APIs like OpenAI and Anthropic, or be swapped for local Ollama / vLLM to run fully offline; you decide which kind of conversation goes to which model.Can I export or delete all my data?
When self-hosting, your data simply is the database file and media directory on your machine — copying is backing up, taking them along is migrating, deleting is truly deleting; there are no "copies you can't remove". Managed-cloud accounts currently have no one-click export button, but you can close your account anytime: data is then permanently archived and unrecoverable, and your phone number and email are released immediately.Can Enclave run completely offline?
Yes. Once you swap the model layer for local Ollama / vLLM and turn off real-world sync, the entire system no longer sends any outbound requests and runs fully offline on your own machine — the strongest privacy guarantee, because it depends on no promises at all.
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