Licenses & Privacy

Heaper is designed with privacy as a core principle. Your data is yours.

Local-First Privacy

Heaper's local-first architecture means:

  • Your data lives on your device first — not on someone else's server
  • Offline by default — Heaper works without a network connection. Free and perpetually licensed self-hosted servers need no ongoing internet validation. A subscription server checks its license online when connected, with 30 days of offline use after every successful check.

Cloud Service (heaper.de)

If you use the hosted cloud service at heaper.de:

  • Data is stored on servers in accordance with our privacy policy
  • GDPR-compliant data handling
  • You can export your data at any time
  • You can delete your account and data

Self-Hosted Privacy

Self-hosting gives you maximum privacy:

  • All data stays on your own infrastructure
  • No telemetry or analytics sent to Heaper
  • You control backups, encryption, and access
  • Free and perpetually licensed servers have no ongoing dependency on external services
  • Perpetual licenses let you use your purchased features forever, including future security and app-compatibility updates
  • Subscription plans include one reassignable Pro server license while active; the server checks heaper.de daily when online and retains the unlock for 30 days after a successful check

For full legal details, see:

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