Data use, action controls, and retention

Trust starts with a precise boundary.

ThreadCue keeps the project close to you and makes every connection and action understandable. This page explains what is stored, what a connected source can provide, and where you remain in control.

Where information goes

Each kind of information has a visible purpose in the product.

01 · Your workspace

Projects and drafts stay local

Project profiles, conversations, briefs, scan history, opportunities, drafts, reminders, and connection settings are kept in the desktop workspace.

You can review, edit, export, or remove this work from the device where ThreadCue is installed.

02 · Connected sources

Only the source data a feature needs

When you connect Reddit or Threads, ThreadCue can use the account profile and relevant public conversations to find opportunities for the project. Source links and the context needed to explain a suggestion stay attached to that opportunity while it is useful.

Each platform is limited to one connected account for now.

03 · Threads actions

Publishing is explicit and traceable

For a Threads action, ThreadCue records the exact text, account, timing, review state, and result needed to show you what happened. You can cancel queued work, and the project’s daily limit applies to unattended original posts.

Replies always require final review.

04 · Optional AI features

External AI is a separate choice

Live Reddit and Threads source text is not sent to an AI provider by default. If a separately disclosed, user-directed AI feature becomes available, its inputs and provider will be shown before use.

Project context and drafts remain under your control.

Threads

One account, one clear set of capabilities.

Threads uses your project as the source of truth, not a second set of goals to maintain.

Account: Recognize the connected profileShow which Threads account is connected and keep its activity separate from other accounts.
Discovery: Find public conversationsUse project goals, interests, audience, and boundaries to find relevant posts.
Context: Bring back replies and mentionsSurface direct context when it helps explain an opportunity.
Publishing: Publish approved textPublish the exact original post or reply you approve, with the review and timing controls shown in the workspace.

Current exclusions: image, video, and carousel publishing; scheduled or unattended replies; and unattended contextual quotes or reposts.

Discovery stays read-only.

Reddit helps ThreadCue find public discussions and communities that match the project.

Account: Recognize the connected profileShow which Reddit account is connected.
Communities: Choose relevant placesHelp you choose communities the account follows.
Public discussions: Find useful contextRead public search results, posts, comments, and community listings.

ThreadCue does not publish, vote, save, join communities, send private messages, read account history, or moderate on Reddit.

Facebook · Planned

Owned-Page opportunities, not broad surveillance.

No Facebook connector is available and ThreadCue does not collect Facebook data today.

Page: Use only a Page you are authorized to manageThe planned connection does not include personal profiles or personal messages.
Signals: Prioritize supported, user-initiated activityMeaningful Page comments, Messenger conversations, and lead signals may become project-bound opportunities when the user enables the corresponding reviewed capability.
Actions: Keep follow-through explicitA response, moderation decision, publication, lead follow-up, or paid action is not authorized merely by connecting the Page.
Learning: Suggest evidence, not silent strategy changesOutcomes may support a reviewed project-brief suggestion without copying identities across Meta services.

Outside the planned boundary: Groups monitoring or publishing, personal-profile automation, Facebook-wide keyword search, scraping, cold automated messages, automatic ad-spend decisions, and external-AI processing by default.

Retention, disconnect, and deletion

These actions are related, but they are not the same.

During use

Source snapshots can include an author, title, text, URL, publication time, and visible engagement counts. They use a 48-hour local window by default, configurable from 24 to 168 hours.

After snapshot expiry

Captured Reddit or Threads text is removed. A derived opportunity or draft can remain, with its source relationship cleared so your work is not silently destroyed.

On disconnect

Disconnecting a source stops future scans and disables actions that depend on that account. Existing tasks and drafts remain until you remove them, and source snapshots finish their configured cleanup window.

Threads automation

Disconnecting Threads disables unattended project settings and pauses queued publications for that account. You can reconnect the account later and review the project settings again.

Full local reset

The prototype does not yet include a one-click workspace deletion flow. Users can stop the app and remove its local data directory; exact platform paths are documented in the data deletion instructions.

Security posture

Useful safeguards, plus unfinished work.

Implemented safeguards

Local-first project and draft storage
One connected account per platform
Exact-content review, cancellation, and scheduling controls
Daily limits and re-checks before unattended Threads originals
Short source-retention windows with cleanup
No live Reddit or Threads source text in external AI by default

Before a public release

Final operator and support details
Account-wide export and deletion controls
Final source and action retention schedule
Production monitoring and incident process
Broader automated and accessibility testing
Platform, security, and legal review

Policy details

The legal pages describe how connected-source data, drafts, publishing, and deletion are handled.