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What stays on your device, what goes to the server, and how to manage it.

Updated October 11, 2026

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Offline lookup

  1. CaptureSingle frame
  2. RecognizeOn-device OCR
  3. Look upLocal dictionaries
  4. ReadMeaning on screen

One frame per lookup. No background recording.

Dictionary lookup works offline, without an account. History saves full-screen screenshots on your device. They are shared only if you attach them to feedback.

What leaves your device, and when

AI Context is optional. Dictionary lookups stay local.

When AI Context is on, a lookup sends:

  • The word or phrase and nearby recognized text.
  • Your reading and translation languages.
  • The app name, app identifier and window title, when available, to help understand the context.

With AI Context on, an available cropped image of the lookup area is sent automatically, including when local text recognition succeeds. With AI Context off, no AI request is sent.

Processing & storage

The surrounding text helps explain what the word means in the passage you’re reading.

NearWord sends AI requests to Cloudflare Workers AI to generate answers. Cloudflare processes this content under its own data usage policy. Cloudflare Workers AI.

  1. Your deviceText and context
  2. NearWord serverNearWord API
  3. Third-party AICloudflare Workers AI

NearWord stores AI request and response content in its server database and technical logs, together with account, IP address, timing and usage information, for service operation and diagnostics. This can include lookup text, surrounding text, cropped images, source app details and AI answers. AI history has no automatic expiry; we do not promise a fixed log retention period.

Local history is separate from server AI records. Clearing local history does not delete those server records. To use only offline dictionaries, turn off AI Context in Lookup. You can contact us to request deletion of server data. Privacy Policy.

Your controls

Choose what to use, keep and share.

  • Use dictionaries only

    Turn off AI Context in Lookup. Your offline dictionaries keep working.

    AI Context settings

  • Manage local history

    Export your words, delete an entry or use Clear all to remove local history.

    History & export

  • Manage your account

    Review your sessions or delete your account. This is separate from local app data.

    Account settings

  • Review screen access

    Manage screen access in your operating system’s privacy settings.

    Permission settings

Questions or a security issue?

Email support@nearword.app.

If versions differ, the English version takes precedence.