What happens to your dream.
Dreams are personal, and often sensitive. We want to be plain about exactly what Manam does with what you write — and what it does not. This page describes how the app actually works today, not how we hope it might one day.
Last updated: 7 June 2026
In short
- Your dream is sent to a third-party AI to be interpreted. When you ask for an interpretation, the text of your dream and any context you add are sent to Anthropic (the makers of Claude) to generate the reading. It is not interpreted only on your device.
- Your dream journal is stored on your device by default. Past dreams and their interpretations are saved on the device you used — your browser's local storage on the web, on-device storage in the mobile app. If you turn on Cloud sync (off by default, in Account settings), a copy is also uploaded to your Manam account so it syncs across your devices — detailed below.
- Subscriptions are processed by the app stores and RevenueCat. If you buy a subscription in the mobile app, Apple/Google handle the payment and RevenueCat verifies your subscription status. We never see your card number.
- We do not sell your data. We never sell, rent, or trade your dreams or personal information.
- You are not anonymous to the AI provider. The interpretation cannot happen without sharing your dream with Anthropic, so the words you write are processed by a company other than us.
Dream interpretation & Anthropic
Manam does not interpret dreams by itself. When you request an interpretation or clarifying questions, your dream text and the context you provide are transmitted to Anthropic's API, which runs the Claude model that produces the reading. We also send a block of classical reference material from our own dream-symbol corpus to guide the response. Anthropic processes this data to return the result.
Anthropic's handling of data sent to its API is governed by Anthropic's own privacy and commercial terms. Please review Anthropic's policies if you want to understand their retention and usage practices. Because interpretation depends on this external service, you should treat anything you submit as having left your device once you request a reading.
What we store, and where
By default, your dream journal — the dreams you save, their interpretations, favorites, and tags — is kept on the device you used: your browser's local storage on the web, on-device storage in the mobile app. Clearing your browser data, or removing the app, removes that local copy.
If you turn on Cloud sync — a setting in Account that is off until you enable it — a copy of your journal entries, including the dream text, its interpretation, and tags, is uploaded to your Manam account and stored in our database (Supabase) so it syncs across your signed-in devices. Synced entries are bound to your account and protected so that only you can read them through the app; they are not end-to-end encrypted, meaning they are technically readable on our servers in order to provide the sync feature. You can turn sync off, delete individual entries, or delete your account to permanently remove all synced data.
Accounts and sign-in are handled through Supabase, which also hosts our database. This involves your email address, the session credentials that keep you signed in, and your consent and plan status. If Cloud sync is on, your synced journal entries are stored here too, as described above. Deleting your account removes your profile and all associated data, including any synced entries.
If you purchase a Manam subscription in the mobile app, the payment itself is handled by Apple's App Store or Google Play. We use RevenueCat to manage and verify subscription status; RevenueCat receives your Manam account identifier, purchase and transaction details, and basic device/app information. We do not receive or store your card number. See RevenueCat's and the app store's own privacy policies for how they handle this data.
When you request an interpretation, your dream is sent over the network to our server and on to Anthropic. It is processed to produce your reading and then returned to you.
What we do not do
- We do not sell or rent your data to advertisers, data brokers, or anyone else.
- We do not use your dreams for advertising or to build a profile about you for marketing.
- We do not publish or share your dreams with other users.
Your choices
- Cloud sync is your choice. Your journal stays on your device unless you turn on Cloud sync in Account settings, and you can turn it off again at any time.
- Delete your journal. You can remove individual dreams in the app, or clear all local copies by clearing your browser's site data for Manam on the web or removing the app on mobile. To erase synced copies, delete entries while signed in, or delete your account — which permanently removes all server-side data.
- Decide what to write. Because interpretation requires sending your text to Anthropic, share only what you are comfortable having processed by a third-party AI service.
Children
Manam is intended for adults and is not directed at children. Please do not use the app to submit information about, or on behalf of, a child.
Changes to this policy
As Manam evolves, this policy may change. When it does, we will update the date at the top of this page. Continuing to use Manam after a change means you accept the updated policy.
Contact
Questions about your privacy or this policy? Email us at privacy@manam.app. You can also read our Terms of use.