We don't want your data
This is our slogan, but it's also our architecture.
Most companies collect data by default and then figure out what to do with it later. We designed noll to be stateless from day one. Not because regulations forced us to — because we think it's the right way to build software.
What "stateless" means
When you upload a document to noll:
- It goes directly into encrypted cloud storage
- It gets translated
- You download the result
- Everything deletes automatically
There's no document history. No "recent translations" feature. No way for us to go back and look at what you translated last week. The system doesn't retain that information.
This isn't a limitation — it's the point.
Why we built it this way
Trust shouldn't require faith. We could promise to never look at your documents. But promises are cheap. Instead, we built a system where we can't look at your documents, because they don't exist after you're done with them.
Data you don't have can't leak. Every company that stores customer data is one breach away from disaster. We eliminated that risk by not storing the data in the first place.
Simplicity is security. The fewer systems that touch your data, the fewer things that can go wrong. Your documents go in, translations come out, everything disappears.
What this means for you
- No account required for basic translations. We don't need to know who you are to translate a document.
- No document history. If you want to keep your translations, download them. We won't.
- No training on your data. We can't train AI on documents we don't have.
- No subpoenas for your content. We can't hand over data that doesn't exist.
The tradeoff
Yes, this means you can't log in and see your translation history. If you close the browser before downloading, the file is gone.
We think that's a feature, not a bug. But if you need persistent storage and document management, we're probably not the right tool for you — and that's okay.