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Privacy Policy

Draft · to be finalized before launch.

DraftBerry is built so your writing stays yours. The free writing app is fully local. The optional, paid AI features (DraftBerry Gold) send only what they need to work, to AI providers whose commercial API terms prohibit training on that content. DraftBerry never trains AI on your writing, and never sells it.

1. The free writing app — local by design

The DraftBerry writing app runs entirely on your Mac. There is no account, no sign-in, and no cloud. Your screenplays are ordinary files saved on your own drive, and they are never uploaded. Using the writing app — opening, editing, formatting, importing, and exporting — sends nothing to DraftBerry or to anyone else.

2. DraftBerry Gold — the optional AI add-on

DraftBerry Gold is a separate, paid subscription (coming later) that adds AI features: Assistant (reads your script and answers questions about it), Coverage (an eight-reader analysis returned as a report), and Dictate (turns spoken audio into formatted pages). These features are off unless you subscribe and choose to use them. The free writing app never requires them.

3. What data is sent, and when

AI features only transmit data when you actively invoke them, and only the data the feature needs:

Nothing is sent in the background, and nothing is sent while using the free app.

4. How requests are routed

AI requests route through DraftBerry's own server. The AI providers' API keys live on that server and are never placed on your device. The server sends only the minimum data a feature requires to the provider, and returns the result to your Mac.

5. Third-party AI providers

DraftBerry Gold relies on leading AI providers accessed through their commercial APIs:

DraftBerry uses these providers' paid/commercial API tiers, where their terms commit to not training on submitted content.

6. Training and retention

Under the providers' commercial API terms, content submitted through DraftBerry is not used to train their models. Providers may retain data briefly for security and abuse-monitoring purposes, as described in their terms; this is not the same as training. DraftBerry does not train any AI model on your writing, and does not sell your data.

7. DraftBerry's own data handling

DraftBerry's server forwards each AI request to the provider and returns the result. It keeps only what's needed to meter your usage for billing — it does not store your script text or Dictate audio. The remaining specifics of server logging, retention periods, security measures, and the payment processor used for Gold subscriptions will be detailed here before Gold launches.

8. Voice and audio (Dictate)

Dictate captures microphone audio only while you are actively dictating, transmits it to be transcribed and formatted, and returns formatted pages. Microphone access is requested through macOS and can be revoked at any time in System Settings.

9. Your choices and control

Using the free writing app sends nothing — it is private by default. DraftBerry Gold is optional; if you never subscribe, no script or audio is ever transmitted. Subscribers can stop using AI features at any time.

10. Changes and contact

This policy will be updated as DraftBerry Gold ships and as practices are finalized, with an effective date noted at the top. Questions about privacy can be sent to support@draftberry.com.

11. The launch waitlist

If you join the DraftBerry waitlist on this site, you provide your email address so we can tell you when DraftBerry launches and send early-access builds. The list is stored and emailed through Kit, a third-party email service, under a double opt-in (you confirm your email before you're added). We only email you about DraftBerry, every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can leave at any time. We never sell or share your email.

This page is a working draft and will be reviewed and finalized before DraftBerry and DraftBerry Gold are publicly released. It describes intended practices; nothing here is a binding commitment until the policy is published with an effective date.