Privacy Policy

The short version I don't want your data. I don't collect your data. I have no idea who you are, and I'd like to keep it that way.

What data does Koali collect?

None. Zero. Absolutely nothing.

Koali runs entirely in your browser. There is no backend server processing your data. There are no analytics. There are no cookies, no tracking pixels, no fingerprinting, no "anonymous usage statistics", and no "we only collect what we need to improve your experience". There is nothing.

What about my research data?

Your documents, codes, notes, and everything else you create in Koali live in a folder on your computer. That's it. They never leave. They are not uploaded, synced, backed up, phoned home, or otherwise transmitted anywhere by Koali.

I couldn't look at your data even if I wanted to. I have no mechanism to do so. There is literally no code in Koali that sends anything to anyone.

What Koali does not have

No backend server
No databases
No user accounts
No cookies
No analytics or tracking
No third-party scripts
No network requests after page load
No way for me to know you exist

Hosting and delivery

Koali is hosted on GitHub Pages and served through Cloudflare. When you load the page, your browser makes standard HTTPS requests to fetch the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files. During this process, GitHub and Cloudflare may log basic connection information (such as IP addresses) in accordance with their own privacy policies. Koali has no access to or control over these logs.

Once the page has finished loading, Koali makes no further network requests. All processing happens locally in your browser.

Third-party services

Beyond the hosting infrastructure described above, Koali does not use any third-party services. If you choose to put your project folder in Dropbox, OneDrive, or a similar service for collaboration, that is between you and that service. Once loaded, Koali itself makes no network connections.

Changes to this policy

If this ever changes, something has gone very wrong. But in the unlikely event it does, the updated policy will be posted here.

Honestly, this is the easiest privacy policy I've ever had to write. — Matt