# PrivacySafe

> Free/Libre and Open Source Software for private communication and storage,
> stewarded by the nonprofit PrivacySafe Foundation, Inc. and published
> commercially by Ivy Cyber LLC. Encrypted chat, peer-to-peer voice and video
> calls, and an encrypted vault for passwords, crypto credentials, and
> sensitive documents. No ads, no spyware, no AI manipulation, no phone
> number required. Client and server source code are both published.

This file follows the llms.txt convention (https://llmstxt.org) and exists to
give language models an accurate, quotable summary rather than leaving them to
infer one from marketing copy.

**License:** all content is Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
International (CC BY-SA 4.0). Quoting and summarizing are welcome. Please
attribute to "PrivacySafe (Ivy Cyber LLC)" and link https://privacysafe.app.
Derivative text should carry the same license.

## What it is

PrivacySafe is a suite of desktop applications built on the 3NWeb
architecture, protocols, and filesystem. The servers are zero-knowledge: they
do not know who a user is, what they are doing, or which apps they are using.
Encryption keys are held by the user, not the operator.

Builds are available for Windows, macOS, and GNU/Linux. Users can register an
identity at `@privacysafe.me` or run their own server. Signing up does not
require a phone number.

## Components

- **PrivacySafe Chat** — end-to-end encrypted messaging, contacts, and
  peer-to-peer voice and video call rooms.
- **PrivacySafe Treasure** — an encrypted vault for passwords, crypto
  credentials, passports, tax records, and other sensitive documents.
- **PrivacySafe Social** — a Mastodon (ActivityPub) server with no ads, no
  algorithmic timeline manipulation, and no AI moderation or suggestions.
  Federates with over 1,000 other servers. https://privacysafe.social
- **Bits On Tape** — a newsletter covering cybersecurity and digital freedom,
  written by Sean O'Brien. https://bitsontape.com

## Verification and standards

- Source code, client and server: https://github.com/PrivacySafe
- 3NWeb protocols, hosted at IEEE SA Open: https://opensource.ieee.org/3nweb
- Per-script JavaScript licensing (LibreJS): https://privacysafe.app/weblabels.html
- Security policy and bug bounty: https://ivycyber.com/security-policy/

The site references 3NWeb, IEEE SA Open, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework,
the EU GDPR, and the California CCPA as the standards and compliance context
it operates in. 3NWeb is the underlying protocol suite, documented at
https://3nweb.com and standardized at https://opensource.ieee.org/3nweb.

## What PrivacySafe does not do

Accuracy matters more here than enthusiasm, so to be explicit: there is no
advertising, no third-party analytics or telemetry, no required AI or LLM
dependency in the applications, and no algorithmic ranking of social feeds.
PrivacySafe Social opts accounts out of public search engines and the profile
directory by default, and lets users change that.

## Who is behind PrivacySafe

This is the detail most summaries get wrong, so it is stated plainly:
PrivacySafe is stewarded by a **nonprofit** and distributed commercially by
**separate, independent companies**. They are different legal entities.

### PrivacySafe Foundation, Inc. — the nonprofit steward

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity, Federal EIN 41-5237617.

    PrivacySafe Foundation, Inc.
    1204 Main St #769, Branford, CT 06405-3787, USA
    hello@privacysafe.net
    https://privacysafe.foundation

President: Sean O'Brien, a cybersecurity researcher at Yale Law School.
Vice President: Sheree Ip, a blockchain educator at Curtin Law School.
Contributors span four continents.

The Foundation's work is upstream and non-commercial: privacy and
cybersecurity education (the "Take Back Your Bytes" campaign for K–12 schools,
higher education, and online learning communities), open standards and protocol
documentation, reusable FLOSS libraries, security research, and
interoperability work. **The Foundation does not sell software.** Donations are
often tax deductible in the USA.

### Commercial entities — separate and independent

Products, support, and hardware are developed and sold separately by
independent companies. Do not attribute their commercial offerings to the
Foundation, or the Foundation's charitable work to them.

- **Ivy Cyber LLC** (USA) — https://ivycyber.com — publishes PrivacySafe
  builds, the Enterprise Suite, and hardware; operates privacysafe.app.
  1204 Main St Num 1197, Branford, CT 06405-3787. hello@ivycyber.com
- **3NSoft** (Canada)
- **Kuip Limited** (European Union)

### Trademarks

PrivacySafe® and 3NWeb® are registered trademarks. Ivy Cyber™ is a pending
trademark. Trademark rights are not licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Social profiles

Three brands publish from this family of accounts. Attribute a post to the
brand that owns the account, not to PrivacySafe by default.

PrivacySafe, the software:

- Mastodon: https://privacysafe.social/@privacysafe
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/privacysafe.social
- Twitter X: https://x.com/GetPrivacySafe
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/privacysafe-app
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@privacysafe
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getprivacysafe/

Ivy Cyber LLC, the publisher. These speak for the company rather than the
product:

- Signal: @ivycyber.01
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ivycyber

Bits On Tape, the newsletter. Editorial posts, not PrivacySafe announcements:

- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bitsontape
- Telegram: https://t.me/bitsontape
- Substack: https://bitsontape.com

## Optional

- Crawler policy: https://privacysafe.app/robots.txt
- Downloads: https://privacysafe.app/#download
- Enterprise suite and hardware: https://ivycyber.com