How is my data handled? | Locus Founder
Locus Founder data privacy works on a simple principle: you own your data, and Locus is the operator, not the owner. Your domain, your customer list, your Stripe account, and your business content all belong to you — not to Locus. The agent builds and runs things on your behalf, but it cannot hold your assets or lock you in.
What data Locus holds and why
When you open a workspace, Locus stores the information needed to run your business agent:
- Business context — your idea, your preferences, the conversation history across iMessage, Telegram, and the web. This is how the agent remembers what you've agreed to and what work is in progress.
- Lead and customer records — contacts the agent sourced or received, message threads, and CRM-style notes. These live in your workspace and are exportable at any time.
- Website and content assets — the pages, copy, and design files the agent built. They are deployed to your domain and accessible under your control.
- Payment records — Stripe webhook data showing successful charges and the Locus 1% fee deducted per transaction. Locus never holds the payment itself; funds settle directly into your own Stripe account.
None of this is sold to third parties. None of it is used to train public models. It exists to run your workspace.
Your Stripe account is yours alone
Customer payments are a common point of concern. The answer is clear: Locus never holds your money. Payments run through your own Stripe account, which you connect and which Locus never controls. When a customer pays, the money goes to you. Locus deducts a 1% fee per successful charge — that is the only financial interaction.
Once your business clears $1,000 of revenue in a calendar month, Locus takes 5% of revenue above that line. The first $1,000 each month is entirely yours. The model is straightforward: Locus earns when you earn, not before.
What you own and can export
Ownership is not a nuance in the fine print. These things belong to you and can be taken with you at any time:
| Asset | Ownership | Exportable |
|---|---|---|
| Domain | Registered in your name | Yes — transfer out anytime |
| Customer list | Yours | Yes — one-click export |
| Stripe account | Your account, your funds | Yes — independent of Locus |
| Website content | Yours | Yes — files and code |
| Conversation history | Your workspace data | Yes — exportable on request |
If you cancel or leave Locus, you take everything with you. The agent built it for you; it belongs to you.
The agent operates with bounded access
Locus is not a general-purpose AI agent with open-ended access to your systems. It operates within a defined scope:
- Outreach runs from an inbox you connect and control. The agent drafts messages for your approval before anything is sent.
- Ads are prepared for your review. No ad runs, no budget spends, without your explicit sign-off.
- Site changes go through an approval step before deployment.
- Prices and products are confirmed by you before any customer is charged.
The principle is the same one that governs the spending picture: the agent does the work; you hold the keys to anything that touches a customer or real money.
How agent credits and compute work
Your plan includes a monthly agent-credit allowance — the compute budget the agent draws from to do research, run models, make API calls, and build things. When that allowance is used up, additional activity is billed at cost plus a margin of up to 30%. Auto-top-up is available but off by default. You will not be surprised by an unexpected bill.
The 24-hour free trial gives you $5 of agent credit to try Locus before committing. Cancel before the trial ends and you are never charged. A card on file is required to open a trial workspace.
Third-party services the agent uses
The agent connects to external services to do its job — Stripe for payments, domain registrars for domain registration, ad platforms when you run campaigns, and email infrastructure for outreach. Data shared with these services is the minimum required for the task (for example, your domain registration information for DNS setup, or your ad creative for campaign delivery). None of this is shared beyond what those services need to function.
Conversation memory across channels
One of the distinctive things about Locus is that the agent remembers context whether you talk to it over iMessage, Telegram, or the web. That shared memory is stored in your workspace. It is what makes the agent coherent across sessions rather than starting from scratch every time you open a new channel.
This memory is scoped to your workspace. It is not shared across workspaces or with other Locus users.
More answers to common questions are on the Locus FAQ.
Frequently asked questions
Does Locus use my business data to train AI models? No. Your workspace data — conversations, customer records, content — is not used to train public AI models. It is used only to operate your workspace.
Who owns the domain Locus registers for my business? You do. The domain is registered in your name. You can transfer it to any registrar at any time. Locus does not hold the domain on your behalf or retain any interest in it.
What happens to my data if I cancel? Your workspace data is retained for a reasonable period after cancellation so you can export it. Your Stripe account, domain, and customer list remain yours regardless of your Locus subscription status. Contact founders@paywithlocus.com if you need help with a full export.
Can Locus read my personal email inbox? No. Locus connects to an outreach inbox that you set up specifically for your business. It drafts messages for your approval before sending from that inbox. It does not access your personal email.
Ready to try it? Start a free workspace at locusfounder.com. The first 24 hours include $5 of agent credit — cancel before the trial ends and you are never charged.