How Marque handles your data

Last updated: August 31, 2026

Your library

Marque saves each bookmark as a Markdown file in a folder you choose. The files contain the bookmark URL and the information you add or ask Marque to retrieve, such as its title, description, tags, notes, and folder. You can inspect, copy, back up, move, or edit these files.

Local indexes and images

Marque keeps a local SQLite search index plus cached favicons and preview images to keep the app fast. Your Markdown files remain the source of truth. You can clear the cache in Settings without changing the library, and Marque can rebuild the index from those files.

iCloud Drive

You can place a library in iCloud Drive. In that case, Apple syncs the folder according to your iCloud settings. Marque does not run its own account or sync service.

Network requests

Marque connects to the internet for these product functions:

• Fetching metadata and favicons from a page you save.
• Fetching page preview images, which you can turn off in Settings.
• Activating, validating, or releasing a Marque license.
• Checking the Marque software update feed.

Metadata requests use an ephemeral network session and do not intentionally send browser cookies or credentials. Marque blocks local and private network destinations during metadata fetching.

Purchases and license checks

Polar handles Marque purchases as our merchant of record. Polar receives the contact, billing, and payment information you provide during checkout and handles receipts, taxes, and refunds under its own privacy policy.

When you activate or check a license, Marque sends the license key, a random installation identifier, a device label, and the Polar activation identifier to Marque's licensing service on Cloudflare. The service passes the information needed to Polar to confirm the license and its three-Mac activation limit. It does not receive your bookmarks, library name, tags, notes, or search history.

Permissions

Marque needs access to the library folder you select. Quick Capture and Search Marque do not require Accessibility, Input Monitoring, or Screen Recording permission. The optional Share extension uses an App Group to pass links to the main app.

Analytics and accounts

Marque does not require a Marque account and has no product analytics or advertising trackers. Diagnostic information stays on your Mac and does not include bookmark content. A purchase creates a customer record with Polar so it can deliver and manage the license.

Deleting data

Delete or move your library folder to remove the durable bookmark data. Use Clear Local Cache in Settings to remove the active library's local index and images. Forgetting a library also removes its local cache from that Mac.

Questions

Contact support@marque.to with privacy questions. Marque is published by Fortuna E-Services LLC.