Privacy Policy
Summary: PopNotch is designed with privacy as a foundational principle. Your Mac files, deleted items, clipboard contents, and camera hardware are never collected, monitored, or transmitted to any server.
1. Data Collection & Local Processing
PopNotch is a native macOS application that operates locally on your Mac:
- Deleted Files: When you delete a file or drag files into PopNotch, the file path and local thumbnail are processed strictly on your computer to trigger the visual chewing animation. Files are moved to the standard macOS Trash and are never read, analyzed, or sent off-device.
- Camera & Notch: PopNotch is a purely visual UI overlay anchored to the hardware display notch geometry. It does not access, record, or activate your Mac's camera or microphone.
- Analytics & Tracking: The PopNotch application contains zero third-party advertising SDKs, tracking pixels, or telemetry frameworks.
2. AI Pet Generation Service
If you choose to use the "Bring Your Own Pet" feature to create custom PopCat poses from a photo:
- The pet photo you explicitly select is securely transmitted to our backend proxy to generate PopCat-style poses using OpenAI's image APIs.
- Your uploaded photo and the generated output poses are stored only locally in your Mac's Application Support folder. We do not store or sell your personal photos.
- We do not use your personal pet photos to train foundation models.
3. Payments & Licensing
All purchases and license verification are securely processed through our Merchant of Record, Lemon Squeezy (Lemon Squeezy, LLC). We do not collect, process, or store your credit card numbers, billing addresses, or payment credentials. Please refer to Lemon Squeezy's Privacy Policy for details regarding payment processing.
4. Contact
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, you can reach us directly at hello@popnotch.app.