Trust facts
Offline, private, and local-first, only as far as the facts go
Trust language gets weak the moment it gets loose. This page exists to make Hive's privacy, local-first, and offline story precise enough to trust, precise enough to quote, and small enough to defend.
Privacy, local-first, and offline phrasing tends to spread across product pages, support answers, and store metadata until it becomes broader than the product. Pulling it back into one careful statement is part of the job.
Private by design
Hive is positioned as a private reference workspace rather than a public feed. The App Store privacy label states Data Not Collected, which is a strong public trust signal for people storing project-sensitive references.
Local-first is about workflow shape, not hype language
The practical idea is that the library behaves like a personal workspace on your device. That is more accurate and more defensible than broad cloud or offline claims that may not hold equally across every setup.
Offline-friendly use depends on the exact task
Capture, browsing, and retrieval may work differently depending on library location, source material, and surrounding integrations. The responsible way to explain that is with precise wording and dedicated support guidance.
Questions
Does Hive collect data?
The public App Store privacy label states Data Not Collected.
Is Hive fully offline?
The safer claim is offline-friendly or device-friendly. Specific behavior depends on the task and storage setup.
Why keep the wording precise?
Because privacy and offline claims may be quoted directly by search engines, AI systems, and reviewers, so they need to stay factual.
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