Effective date: February 22, 2026
Short version: Monk Mode Mac does not store your focus activity, app usage history, or browsing history on our servers. Data kept by us is limited to email and purchase/support records needed to verify payment and run support operations.
1. Overview
This Privacy Policy applies to Monk Mode Mac desktop software, related website pages, and direct communication through official support channels.
Monk Mode Mac is designed to run primarily on your device. Local productivity and enforcement data remains local unless you choose to send details to support.
2. Data Stored Locally on Your Mac
- Session settings (blocked websites, blocked apps, schedules, and related preferences).
- Focus and rule configuration data used by the app to enforce limits.
- Local analytics and logs (for example streaks, aggregates, bypass/security logs, and app state values).
This local data is stored on your device to provide core functionality.
3. Data We Store on Our Systems
We keep limited records only for purchase verification, support, legal compliance, and basic anti-fraud controls.
- Email address used for support or purchase communication.
- Order and transaction references from payment providers (such as order ID, timestamp, status, and limited risk metadata).
- Support correspondence and files that you voluntarily send to us.
We do not store full payment card numbers, full bank account numbers, or your payment credentials.
4. Data We Do Not Collect on Our Servers
- Full browsing history created while using Monk Mode Mac.
- Continuous streams of app-level activity, keystrokes, screenshots, microphone audio, or webcam feeds.
- Always-on precise location tracking.
- Cloud copies of your local Monk Mode Mac settings unless you explicitly send details to support.
5. How We Use Limited Data
- Verify purchases, confirm license eligibility, and validate payment ownership.
- Provide support, troubleshoot issues, and respond to customer requests.
- Detect abuse, fraud, security misuse, or unauthorized transaction behavior.
- Meet accounting, tax, recordkeeping, and legal obligations.
6. Data Sharing
We do not sell personal data.
We may disclose limited information only to:
- Payment processors and fraud-prevention vendors for checkout and transaction verification.
- Operational service providers that process data under confidentiality obligations.
- Authorities or counterparties where legally required, or to defend legal claims.
7. Retention
- On-device app data remains on your Mac until you delete it, reset the app, or uninstall.
- Support and transaction records are retained only as needed for verification, disputes, accounting, and compliance.
8. Security
We apply reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to systems we control. No method of storage or transmission can be guaranteed as completely secure.
9. International Processing
If you use Monk Mode Mac from outside the United States, limited support and transaction data may be processed in countries where our vendors or infrastructure providers operate.
10. Your Choices and Requests
- You can modify or remove local rules/settings in the app.
- You can clear local logs and uninstall the app to stop local processing.
- You can contact support to request access, correction, or deletion of records we hold where applicable law provides those rights.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version is posted on this page with an updated effective date.
12. Contact
Privacy requests and support: support@monkmode.app
Please include the subject line: Privacy Request - Monk Mode Mac.