Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 22, 2026 · Committed to 100% on-device privacy.

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100% On-Device
All trash scans and cache deletions take place entirely on your local Mac. No file metadata or contents are ever uploaded.
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Zero Telemetry & Tracking
No analytics SDKs, no tracking pixels, no advertising frameworks, and no background user profiling.
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Apple Sandboxing & Notarization
Hardened Runtime security, notarized by Apple, accessing files strictly within authorized directories.

1. Our Privacy Philosophy

CleanBar is built with privacy as a foundational principle. We believe utility tools should be fast, quiet, and strictly local. CleanBar operates entirely on your Mac without storing, harvesting, or transmitting personal data.

2. Information We Do Not Collect

CleanBar does not collect, record, or transmit any of the following:

  • Personal Identifiable Information: We do not collect names, email addresses, phone numbers, or user IDs.
  • File Contents & Metadata: Your filenames, file paths, directory structures, and document contents remain strictly on your Mac.
  • Usage Analytics & Behavior: We do not track how often you empty trash or which features you use.
  • Device Identifiers: We do not collect MAC addresses, UUIDs, or hardware serial numbers.

3. Local File System Operations

When you perform trash calculations, auto-cleaning, or disk slim scans, CleanBar interacts directly with macOS file system APIs on local paths (such as ~/.Trash, ~/Library/Caches, and developer build caches). All calculations, indexing, and removals occur in memory and disk on your device.

4. Network Communications & Updates

The only network activity performed by CleanBar is checking for application software updates against our official static release endpoint (version.json). This standard HTTPS GET request sends no personal data, telemetry, or device fingerprints.

5. Third-Party Services & Trackers

CleanBar contains zero third-party analytics libraries (such as Google Analytics, Firebase, Mixpanel, or Facebook SDK). We do not display ads, sell data, or partner with advertising brokers.

6. Policy Updates & Contact

If we make changes to this privacy policy, updates will be reflected on this page. If you have questions or feedback regarding privacy, please reach out via @iextrastu on X.