Privacy

Last updated [date of publishing]

Who we are

Clarity is made by [your legal name or business name], based in [country]. In this policy, "we" means us and "Clarity" means the Mac app and this website, clarityformac.com. Questions go to support@clarityformac.com.

What stays on your Mac

• Your settings, such as dim and blur strengths, shortcuts and the windows and apps you pinned, are saved in one file at ~/Library/Application Support/Clarity/settings.json. They never leave your Mac.
• Your windows. To know which window is active, Clarity reads the list of open windows macOS gives every app: each window's app, position and size. It does this in memory, while it runs, and doesn't send it anywhere. Clarity doesn't ask for Screen Recording or Accessibility permission, so it can't read what's inside your windows or their titles.
• Your trial and license status, including when your trial started, are saved on your Mac.

Clarity has no account, no analytics, no crash reporting and no advertising.

When the app goes online

• Update checks. About once a day, Clarity downloads a small file from clarityformac.com that lists the latest version. Like any web request, this tells our web host your IP address, and it includes the Clarity and macOS version numbers. No other information about your Mac is sent. You can turn automatic checks off in Clarity's Settings.
• License checks. When you enter a license key, Clarity sends the key to Polar to activate it, along with a random ID Clarity creates for this installation so a purchase can be used on up to three Macs. After that, Clarity checks the key with Polar now and then. If you're offline, Clarity keeps working; it never turns focus off because it can't connect.

During the free trial, before you enter a key, the only network call is the update check.

When you buy

Purchases are handled by Polar, which acts as the seller and merchant of record: it takes the payment and handles sales tax and VAT. Polar collects what it needs to process the order, such as your name, email address, billing country and payment details, under Polar's privacy policy. Polar shares with us your name, email address, country and order details, so we can send your license key and help you with your purchase. We never receive your card details.

This website

clarityformac.com has no analytics, no tracking pixels and no cookies. Two other companies see standard web requests when you visit:

• Our web host, [host name, for example Cloudflare], which keeps short-lived server logs such as IP addresses to deliver and protect the site.
• Google Fonts, which serves the site's typeface and so sees your IP address and browser details, under Google's privacy policy.

The in-browser demo runs entirely on your device and sends nothing.

When you email us

If you write to support, we keep your email and our replies so we can help you and follow up. We don't use your address for marketing unless you ask to hear from us.

How long we keep things

We keep purchase records for as long as tax and accounting law requires, [usually around seven years], and support emails for up to [two years] after the conversation ends. Anything on your Mac is yours: deleting Clarity and its settings folder removes it.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to see, correct, delete or get a copy of the personal information we hold about you, or to object to how we use it. Email support@clarityformac.com and we'll reply within 30 days. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.

Children

Clarity isn't directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them.

Changes

If Clarity starts sending anything new, we'll update this page before that version ships and change the date at the top.