Data, privacy and sharing
DM Loremind stores your content in your installation. Using cloud AI adds transmissions to the chosen provider, depending on the feature.
Understand processing​
| Feature | Data used |
|---|---|
| Manual editing and browsing | Content stored in your instance |
| AI chat or generation | Request, history and context selected by the application |
| Campaign or rules import | Extracted PDF text sent to the analysis model |
| Workshop PDF indexing | Passages sent to the embedding provider |
| Workshop question | Question, history and selected document passages; more text in deep analysis |
Local Ollama executes requests on the Ollama service you configure. For local document processing, also select Ollama for embeddings. Mistral embeddings send passages out for indexing even if chat uses Ollama.
GM notes and player access​
GM notes, secrets and player narration organise content. They are not player accounts with separate permissions. An export or preparation screen may contain secrets.
| Output | Before sharing |
|---|---|
| Data ZIP | Treat it as a copy of exported content, including notes and possibly playthrough data |
| PDF booklet | Review GM boxes, traps and secrets: this booklet is for GM preparation |
| Foundry | Check imported documents and their Foundry permissions before showing them to players |
A selective campaign backup can exclude playthrough data and images. The setting option includes the entire associated Lore: check for unrelated material you want to keep private.
Back up configuration too​
The content ZIP does not replace a hosting configuration backup. AI settings live
in Brain's data/settings.json and can contain API keys. Docker also uses a
.env file; desktop uses loremind.properties in its data directory.
Keep these files separately with restricted access so you can rebuild the installation. Do not attach them to bug reports or shared modules. See Backups and restoration.
Paired devices in beta​
Desktop tablet access authorises a browser to read and edit GM content. It is not a player account with filtered secrets. Settings, keys and administration remain restricted to the PC. Remove access revokes a device there; disabling network access closes the connector for everyone without forgetting authorised devices.
Guided-method drafts and rule pins are stored per browser. They do not appear automatically on a tablet or replace a ZIP backup.