# Where does my data go?

Source: https://help.locul.ai/articles/where-does-my-data-go

Your notes and your memory database stay on your computer. When you are signed in, a backup of your memories syncs to Locul's cloud unless you choose **Local-only**. Locul does not sell your data or use it to train AI models.

You can see all of this in one place: **Settings** > **Cloud and local**.

## What stays on your computer

- Your notes and files.
- Your memory database, kept in the hidden .locul folder in your home folder. Your bots live in the Locul folder in your home folder.
- Your own AI keys, if you add them.
- Your bots, as plain files in your Bots folder.

## What goes to the cloud

**Memory backup.** When you are signed in and storage is set to **Cloud**, your memories sync to Locul's cloud. The backup holds the memory text, note titles and locations, and the people, companies and topics Locul found. Delete a memory and it is removed from the cloud too.

**AI processing.** To turn notes into memories and to run your bots, text is sent to an AI:

- With Locul AI, note text is processed on Locul's servers through an AI provider and deleted after processing, normally within about 2 hours.
- With your own key (OpenRouter, OpenAI or Anthropic), text goes straight to that provider.
- With a local model (Ollama or LM Studio), or your own server, nothing leaves your computer or network.
- When your bots run on Claude, Codex or Grok, that company processes the chat. **Settings** > **Cloud and local** names who processes it.

## Keep everything on this computer

1. Click the **Settings** gear at the bottom of the left rail.
2. Click **Cloud and local**.
3. Under **Where your memories are stored**, choose **Local-only**.
4. To keep chats on your computer or network too, click **Change** next to **Your bots use by default** and choose **Your own server**. See [Run Locul with a local model](/articles/run-locul-with-a-local-model).

In Local-only mode, AI apps on this computer (Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop) still reach your memories. AI on the web (ChatGPT, Grok, Claude on the web) cannot. You can switch back to **Cloud** at any time.

![The Cloud and local page in Settings, showing where memories are stored and where bots and memories are processed](https://cdn.kamaan.io/kamaan/sites/6ae9f4f30e569a4449787b27/images/locul-settings-cloud-af05-7e424e28.webp)## Where Locul's servers are

Locul's servers are run by Hetzner in Falkenstein, Germany. Payments are handled by Stripe. The full list of providers is in the privacy policy at https://locul.ai/privacy/.

## What Locul collects about you

Your account details, basic app and device information (never the content of your notes), billing records, and what you send to support. See https://locul.ai/privacy/ for details.

## Related articles

- [Cloud and local: where Locul runs](/articles/cloud-and-local-where-locul-runs)
- [Security and audit log](/articles/security-and-audit-log)
- [Delete your account and data](/articles/delete-your-account-and-data)
- [Use an EU or in-country AI provider](/articles/use-an-eu-or-in-country-ai-provider)