The difference between "private" and actually private
Most task managers have privacy policies. Those policies describe what they collect, how they use it, who they share it with, and how you can request deletion. Reading a privacy policy is necessary precisely because data is being collected and processed.
Telu has a privacy policy too - but it is a short one. The app collects nothing. There is no data to describe, no usage to disclose, no third parties to mention. The policy is brief because there is nothing to say.
How to verify this yourself
Open Telu in Chrome or Firefox. Open Developer Tools (F12). Click the Network tab. Use the app normally - add tasks, change themes, set due dates. The network tab will remain empty. That is not a setting. That is the architecture.
Why your task list is more sensitive than it seems
A to-do list feels mundane. But it is also a detailed record of what you are working on, what you are worried about, what you owe people, what you are planning. It contains your work commitments, your personal obligations, your medical appointments, your financial tasks.
Most people would not hand that list to a stranger. But every major cloud task manager stores exactly that data on servers you do not control, in jurisdictions with their own laws, processed by systems you cannot inspect.
Telu stores it in your browser. On your device. Nowhere else.
What this website collects
To be precise: this website is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare logs standard web server data - IP addresses, browser type, pages visited - as part of normal hosting infrastructure. We do not add analytics scripts on top of that. The Telu application itself collects nothing at all.
Purchases are processed by Gumroad. They collect your email address to deliver your purchase. We receive that email address. That is the only personal data involved in any transaction with us.
Who Telu is for
Privacy-conscious users are the obvious fit, but Telu is useful beyond that specific concern. If you work in a regulated industry where keeping work data on third-party servers is complicated. If you work in environments where network access is restricted. If you travel frequently and need reliability without connectivity. Or simply if you are tired of giving your data to services that monetise it.
The privacy architecture is a consequence of how Telu is built, not a feature bolted on top. A local HTML file has no mechanism for transmitting data. That is just what it is.
Telu also works completely offline and requires no account. It is available as a one-time purchase with no subscription.