Privacy

Your archive and local data

Adding your archive to Mantle does not move your files. Your originals stay where you keep them unless you choose to move or change them.

Catalog bundles can contain captions, locations and relative paths; they are not end-to-end encrypted. Catalog sharing does not automatically copy your original files.

Account and early-access information

When you request early access, we store your email and your answers about your workflow and archive to review preview applications and contact you about access or launch discounts.

Account sign-in, license and update services also use the internet. Mantle retains account and billing records and processing results needed to deliver the service and recover interrupted requests.

Optional AI processing

Photo previews, video frames, questions or relevant context may be processed by Mantle and its providers. Review the selection, consent, estimates and spending controls before starting.

Commercial APIs have no-training defaults, subject to provider settings and agreements. Provider retention policies can still apply even when content is not used for training.

Optional online analysis, from about 2¢ per 100 photos. You see the estimated cost before anything runs.

AI agents you connect.

If you connect an outside AI assistant, it only gets the projects and information you approve, such as file names, metadata, versions and backup status. It can't change or move your files, and you can disconnect it any time. What that assistant does with the answers is covered by its own privacy policy.

Connected cloud services

Cloud storage, optional AI, account/license services, Catalog Sync and Live Sync are different workflows. Connector permissions, previews and availability depend on the source.

Recorded GPS can be resolved locally; configured online lookup and opening Maps may send coordinates to a location service.

Data retention and your choices

Providers may retain content for security, abuse prevention, legal requirements, caching, or the operation of a feature. Batch processing uses uploaded files.

Disabling saved provider responses is not a Zero Data Retention guarantee and does not delete previously stored data. Provider retention and uploaded batch files are separate. For work that must not leave your Mac, use local features and leave cloud AI disabled.

Website analytics and cookies

This notice covers optional analytics on the Mantle marketing website. Google Analytics loads only after you choose Allow. You can decline and keep using the website, or change your choice on the Mantle homepage at any time. Your choice is stored in this browser for up to 180 days. Withdrawing permission stops further analytics collection and removes Google Analytics cookies that this website can access.

If you allow analytics, Google receives technical information about visits, including browser and device details, approximate location, the referring website, page visits, and named actions such as opening a feature, playing the tour or clicking early access. Analytics cookies help distinguish visits. We do not send form contents, account details, email addresses, names, query strings or URL fragments in the events configured by this website.

Google processes analytics information, which may involve processing outside your country. Advertising signals, personalized advertising and user-provided data collection are not enabled by this website integration. Learn more about how Google uses information from websites and Google’s browser opt-out tool.

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Contact

support@mantlearchive.com