Privacy Policy

Trove · Last updated: 2026-11-12

Trove (the “App”) is published by MustHaveApps (“we”, “us”), Bangalore, India. Trove is built around a library that stays on your device. We do not keep a cloud copy of your library, we do not run advertising or analytics SDKs, and we never sell personal data. The only online service we operate for the app is an optional email sign-in code, sent through our email provider.

Your library

The things you save (links, titles, notes, images, tags and collections) and your app settings are stored on your own device. We do not upload them to a Trove server and we cannot read them. They stay until you delete them in the app or uninstall it.

Signing in (optional)

If you sign in, we store your email address and send a six-digit code to it. Codes expire after 10 minutes, and a sign-in lasts up to 30 days on your device. There is no password. We use your email only to deliver sign-in codes, not for marketing. To delete it, sign out in the app and email us.

Saving a link or an image

When you save a link or image, Trove's own backend fetches the page to make an offline archive and a Markdown copy, and may read text from images with OCR. On desktop that backend runs on your own computer and the files stay in its local data folder. The site you save from sees a normal request from that machine.

Summaries and collections

Summaries and automatic collections are produced by that same backend. It uses a model endpoint only if you configure one yourself; otherwise it falls back to built-in rules. We do not operate a cloud AI service, and we do not send your library to a third-party AI provider. If you point the backend at an external model, that provider's terms and privacy policy apply to what you send it.

The free plan can offer a short rewarded ad to earn an extra summary. In this build it is an in-app placeholder: there is no ad network, no advertising SDK, no device identifier and no tracking.

Payments

This build does not collect payment details inside the app. Choosing a plan only records your choice on your device. If paid plans go on sale, this policy and the store listings will be updated before they do.

Fonts

The app loads its typeface from Google Fonts. That request tells Google your IP address and basic request details, but never any content from your library.

What we never do

We do not use analytics, crash-reporting or attribution SDKs, we do not build advertising profiles, and we do not sell, rent or share personal information with data brokers.

Export and reset

In Settings → Privacy & data you can Export library (everything as JSON) or Reset demo data (restore the sample library and clear local changes). Uninstalling the app removes all of it.

Security

Data is stored in the app's private storage on your device and, for a backend, on a machine you control. Sign-in codes are single-use and expire. No method of storage is perfectly secure, but Trove is designed to keep your library off third-party servers in the first place.

This website

This page is hosted on Cloudflare, which may process your IP address and request details for delivery and security. Fonts load from Google Fonts. We do not use advertising cookies.

Retention and deletion

Data kept on your device stays there until you delete it or uninstall the App. For anything you have sent us, email us and we will delete it. See also how to delete your data.

Your rights

Depending on where you live (for example under India's DPDP Act 2023, GDPR or CCPA), you may have rights to access, correct, delete or export your information. Contact us to exercise them.

Children

The App is not directed to children under 13 (or the age required in your country), and we do not knowingly collect their information.

Changes

We may update this policy and will change the date above when we do.

Contact

hello@musthaveapps.cc · MustHaveApps, Bangalore, India. See also the MustHaveApps Privacy Policy.