You Control What Is Stored
Parsaa routes AI requests through its backend to your chosen model. You decide what — if anything — is retained, using the controls in Settings → Preferences → Privacy & Data.Two modes set the baseline:
- Private Mode — nothing is retained past the request and response.
- Training Mode — data may be retained to improve the service, but only the categories you explicitly enable (see toggles below).
Privacy Controls
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Privacy Mode | Switch between Private Mode (retain nothing) and Training Mode (retain per the toggles below) |
| Store Chat Requests | (Training Mode) Allow chat requests to be retained |
| Store Codebases | (Training Mode) Allow codebase content to be retained |
| Usage Analytics | Toggle anonymous product telemetry on or off |
In Private Mode, the retention toggles do not apply — nothing is stored past the request. Switch to Training Mode only if you want to opt in to retention.
Local Data
Some data is stored only on your Mac and never uploaded:| Data | Details |
|---|---|
| Chat history | Sessions are stored locally on your Mac |
| Code index | The semantic search vector + FTS index is stored locally, per project |
| App preferences | Settings, model selections, and UI state |
Maximum Privacy: Local Models
For fully on-device operation, use the Local provider with LM Studio or Ollama. Inference runs entirely on your Mac with no network calls.On-device inference
Requests are processed locally — nothing is sent over the network.
Air-gapped operation
Suitable for proprietary codebases and regulated, data-residency environments.
Account & Keys
- API keys you add via BYOK are stored in the macOS Keychain and sent directly to the provider — never to Parsaa’s servers.
- Account information (email, name) is used for authentication and billing.