

When you create a notebook, you have the option of creating a local notebook or a synchronized notebook.

Evernote data can be stored only on your local machine.In order to view that information in the future, you (or anyone else) will have to enter the password to do so. If you have something within a note that you want to keep private-passwords, financial information, counseling notes, etc.-you can do so by highlighting the data, right-clicking, and selecting “Encrypt selected text.” You will then be prompted to enter a password. Evernote can encrypt sensitive data within a note.Even if the Evernote servers go down, I have the most recent copy of my data. However, unlike some other cloud services (e.g., Google Calendar), my data is also stored locally on my hard drive. A copy of my data is stored on Evernote's servers and backed up by them. This is the beauty of cloud (remote server) technologies. Evernote data is stored both locally and in the cloud.If the data was yours to begin with, it remains yours after you put it in Evernote … you retain all the rights to your data.” Putting notes and other content into Evernote does not change its ownership or copyright status. Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote, has blogged publicly, “We do not own your data. Evernote has a clear data-ownership policy.This is no guarantee that Evernote will make it, but certainly a lot of very smart people are betting on it.

Its investors include some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley. It has raised three rounds of funding, including $20 million in its last round. Currently, the company has over six million users and more than 200,000 Premium (paid) users.

Who owns the data, since my information syncs to the Evernote servers?.What happens to my data if Evernote goes under?.However, as I have shared my enthusiasm for Evernote, several readers have expressed their concern for the safety of their data.
