Privacy Policy

This policy explains what data Sygal handles and how. Sygal is a local-first desktop application: the vast majority of your data never leaves your device. The data controller is Cyrill Semah (Nogent-sur-Marne, France). For any request, contact contact@sygal.app.

1. Data processed on your device

Your documents, their converted Markdown and JSON, your local library and search index, your settings and any API keys you enter are all stored and processed locally on your machine. We do not receive, collect or store them. The application has no account system and sends no usage telemetry.

2. OCR on images

When you run OCR on an image or screenshot, that image is sent to the provider you choose (OpenAI, Claude, Mistral, NVIDIA NIM, Gemini, or any custom provider) using your own API key. This request goes directly from your device to that provider; Sygal does not act as an intermediary and does not receive the image. Your use of that provider is governed by their own privacy policy and terms.

3. Email and the website

If you submit your email address on this website to receive the download link or product updates, that address is stored by our email provider, Brevo (based in the EU), on our behalf. We use it only to send you the download link and occasional updates about Sygal. The legal basis is your consent, which you can withdraw at any time via the unsubscribe link in any email or by contacting us.

4. Purchases

When you buy Sygal, the checkout is operated by Lemon Squeezy, which acts as Merchant of Record (the seller of record for the transaction). Lemon Squeezy processes your email and billing details to complete the sale, handle taxes and issue your invoice, under its own privacy policy. We do not receive or store your payment card details.

5. Hosting and cookies

This website is hosted by Vercel. With your consent, we use Google Analytics (GA4) to measure audience and improve the site. Analytics cookies are only set after you explicitly accept via the cookie banner, and you can withdraw consent at any time from the "Cookie settings" link in the footer. Technical storage (theme preference) does not require consent.

6. International data transfers

Some of our providers are located outside the European Union. Vercel and Google (Analytics) may process data in the United States, under appropriate safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses. If you run OCR, the image is sent directly from your device to the provider you choose (which may be outside the EU) using your own API key; that transfer results from your own use and is governed by that provider's policy.

7. Retention

We keep your email address for as long as you remain subscribed, or until you ask us to delete it. On-device data is retained on your machine and is removed when you delete it in the app or uninstall.

8. Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, port and object to the processing of your personal data. To exercise any of these rights, email contact@sygal.app. You may also lodge a complaint with the CNIL (the French data protection authority).

9. Changes

We may update this policy. The date at the top reflects the latest version.