1. Acceptance of Terms

By using SoftMind ("the app", "the service"), you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the app. These terms apply to all users worldwide.

2. What SoftMind Is

SoftMind is a free, client-side emotional wellness and journaling application. It is a personal tool — not a medical device, not a therapy service, and not a substitute for professional mental health care.

3. License to Use

SoftMind grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the app for your own private, non-commercial purposes. You may not:

• Copy, modify, or distribute the app's source code for commercial purposes without permission
• Reverse-engineer the app for purposes other than personal learning
• Use automated tools to scrape, crawl, or extract content from the app
• Remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices

Personal, non-commercial sharing of the URL is encouraged and welcome.

4. Your Content

Everything you write in SoftMind — journal entries, reflections, vocabulary notes — belongs entirely to you. SoftMind has no access to it, no license to it, and no claim over it. It exists only on your device.

You are responsible for backing up your own content (see the export features in the Journal and Privacy tabs).

Cloud sync is not currently active in SoftMind. If we introduce an optional cloud sync or account feature in the future, this Privacy Policy and these Terms will be updated before that feature is enabled.

5. Availability & Changes

SoftMind is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We may update, modify, or discontinue features at any time. Because your content is stored locally, SoftMind does not maintain a server-side backup, and updates to the service do not delete your local data. Local data may nevertheless be lost due to browser, device, storage, or user actions — you are responsible for exporting backups of content you wish to preserve.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, SoftMind and its creator shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the app. Our total liability is limited to zero, as the app is provided free of charge.

7. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of Egypt. Disputes shall be resolved through good-faith negotiation first; if unresolved, through the competent courts of Egypt.

8. Changes to Terms

We may update these terms as the app evolves. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance. Material changes will be noted in the app.

The Local-First Architecture

SoftMind uses a local-first architecture. This means your data is written to your device first — and in SoftMind's case, only to your device. There is no synchronisation to a server, no cloud backup, and no remote database.

What is localStorage?

localStorage is a browser feature that lets websites save data on your device — similar to how apps store files on your phone. It is:

• Device-specific: data on your laptop does not appear on your phone
• Browser-specific: data in Chrome does not appear in Firefox
• Sandboxed: only SoftMind (from softmind.app) can read its own localStorage — other websites cannot access it
• Not encrypted by default: the data is stored in plain text inside the browser's local storage directory on your device

Encryption — What Is and Isn't Encrypted

One thing worth knowing plainly: SoftMind saves your entries as regular text in your browser's local storage, the same way most on-device apps do — it isn't run through an extra encryption layer. In practice this means the data is protected by whatever protects your device itself (your lock screen, your user account), the same way a notes app or a browser's saved passwords are. It's not readable by anyone else over the internet, since it never leaves your device.

However, the following protections do apply:

• Transport: All connections to SoftMind use HTTPS — data is encrypted in transit
• Origin isolation: Browser sandboxing ensures no other website can read your SoftMind data
• No server exposure: Because data never leaves your device, there is no database breach risk from our side
• Export files: When you export your journal as JSON, that file is unencrypted — store it in a password-protected location

What About IndexedDB?

Canvas drawings and large images are stored in IndexedDB — the browser's larger local database. The same privacy properties apply: device-local, origin-isolated, not encrypted at rest.

Recommended Practices

What is a Cookie?

A cookie (or localStorage entry, in SoftMind's case) is a small piece of data your browser saves on your device so a website can remember something about your visit — like a preference or a choice you made.

Cookies SoftMind Uses

All Other Data — Not Cookies

Your journal entries, reflections, moods, vocabulary favourites, streak data, and all other content are stored in localStorage and IndexedDB — not in traditional cookies. They cannot be transmitted as cookies. They exist purely on your device.

Managing Cookies

You can clear all SoftMind cookies and local data through your browser settings or through the Controls tab. Note that clearing data removes your journal content as well — export first.