Privacy · ClutterDock

Summary

ClutterDock is a local-first app. Your folders, history, and settings stay on your device. We do not require an account and we do not operate a cloud backend that stores your launcher data.

What we store on your device

Configuration such as folder contents, preferences, launch history, and (if you activate Pro) your license key are stored in local application support directories on macOS or Windows (for example ~/Library/Application Support/ClutterDock/ on Mac).

What we do not collect

ClutterDock does not include analytics SDKs, ad trackers, or forced cloud sync. The app never sends your stack names, app lists, file paths, or machine name anywhere. The only data the app can send is the optional install registration described below — and only if you explicitly choose it. Opening external links (for example a purchase page or this website) is under your control.

Optional install registration (opt-in)

On first launch — and later in Settings — the app offers to count your install so the developer knows real copies are in use. This is off unless you choose it, and skipping sends nothing, ever. If you opt in, the app sends exactly four things to clutterdock.com: your platform (Mac or Windows), the app version, a random install ID generated on your device (not tied to your hardware or identity), and — only if you type one — an email address. An email is used solely to send ClutterDock release news, never shared or sold. To have your registration or email deleted, contact us via the support links on this site.

Purchases & license keys

If you buy Pro through a third-party store, that store processes payment under its own privacy policy. License keys are validated offline on your device.

Website

This marketing site is served at clutterdock.com (with clutterdock.app redirecting there) via Cloudflare, our hosting provider. The site has no analytics scripts and sets no tracking cookies. The Download buttons pass through clutterdock.com so we can count downloads: we record only the platform (Mac or Windows) and the date — no IP address, no cookie, no identifier — before redirecting you to the file on GitHub Releases. Hosting providers may log standard web requests (IP address, user agent) according to their policies.

Update checks

Optional in-app update checks may query a public releases feed (for example GitHub Releases) over HTTPS. That request goes to the host under their privacy policy — not to a ClutterDock account backend.

Contact

Questions about this policy: reach out via your purchase or support channel once ClutterDock launches.