AnythingLLM Self-Hosted: Data Privacy & Terms of Service

This document outlines the privacy standards, data handling procedures, and licensing terms for the self-hosted version of AnythingLLM, developed by Mintplex Labs Inc.

1. Data Sovereignty & Local-First Architecture

AnythingLLM is designed as a local-first application. When utilizing the self-hosted version (Docker, Desktop, or Source):

• No External Access: Mintplex Labs Inc. does not host, store, or have access to any documents, chat histories, workspace settings, or embeddings created within your instance.
• On-Premise Storage: All data resides strictly on the infrastructure provisioned and managed by the user or their organization.
• Air-Gap Capability: AnythingLLM can be operated in a strictly air-gapped environment with no internet connectivity, provided local LLM and Vector database providers (e.g., Ollama, LocalAI, LanceDB) are utilized.

2. Telemetry and Analytics

To improve software performance and stability, AnythingLLM includes an optional telemetry feature.

• Anonymity: Collected data is strictly anonymous and contains no Personally Identifiable Information (PII), document content, chat logs, fingerprinting data, or any other sensitive information. Purely usage based data is collected.
• Opt-Out: Users may disable telemetry at any time via the Settings menu within the application. Once disabled, no usage data is transmitted to Mintplex Labs.

3. Third-Party Integrations

AnythingLLM allows users to connect to external services (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Pinecone).

• Data Transmission: When these services are enabled, data is transmitted directly from your instance to the third-party provider.
• Governing Terms: Data handled by third-party providers is subject to their respective Terms of Service and Privacy Policies. Mintplex Labs is not responsible for the data practices of these external entities.

by default, AnythingLLM does everything on-device first - so you would have to manually configure and enable these integrations to be subject to third party terms.

4. Security & Network

• No "Phone Home": Aside from optional telemetry, the software does not require an external connection to Mintplex Labs servers to function.
• Environment Security: The user is responsible for securing the host environment, including network firewalls, SSL/TLS encryption, and access control for the AnythingLLM instance.
• CDN Assets: Out of a convience to international users, we use a hosted CDN to mirror some critical path models (eg: the default embedder and reranking ONNX models) which are not available in all regions. These models are downloaded from our CDN as a fallback, and any air-gapped installations you can either download these models manually or use another provider. Assets of these nature are downloaded once and cached in your associated local storage.

5. Licensing and Liability

• License: The AnythingLLM core is provided under the MIT License.
• No Warranty: As per the license agreement, the software is provided "as is," without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
• Liability: In no event shall the authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages, or other liability arising from the use of the software.

6. Support and Compatibility

While Mintplex Labs prioritizes stability and backward compatibility, the self-hosted version is used at the user's discretion. Formal Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are not provided for the standard self-hosted version unless otherwise negotiated via a separate enterprise agreement.

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Last Updated: March 2026