Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-05-10

Notch is a local-only Mac app. We do not collect, store, or transmit your personal data. No account, no cloud sync, no telemetry, no third-party SDKs. This page exists because the Mac App Store requires every app to publish a privacy policy — most of it is "we don't do that."

Data we collect

None. Notch runs entirely on your Mac. Your task names, session history, productivity stats, achievements, and settings are stored in your local Application Support folder (or the app sandbox container, on macOS 14+). They never leave your device.

Data we share with third parties

None. Notch does not link to any third-party SDKs, analytics platforms, or advertising networks. The app binary contains zero non-Apple frameworks — you can verify this by inspecting the app bundle.

Network connections

Notch makes one type of network call:

Apple StoreKit — to validate your Mac App Store purchase, sync entitlements (e.g. when you upgrade to Pro on another Mac), and process refunds. This is handled entirely by Apple's framework. We never see your Apple ID or payment details.

The app also opens links in your browser when you click items in the About panel (Website, Privacy Policy, Terms, etc). These are standard NSWorkspace.shared.open(url:) calls — no data is sent, the browser simply navigates to the URL.

Optional crash reporting

Notch supports opt-in crash reporting via Sentry, off by default. If you enable it in Settings → Privacy & Diagnostics, anonymized stack traces are sent to our Sentry account when the app crashes. What's sent: the crash stack, macOS version, device model. What's never sent: task names, session data, settings, or any user-generated content. You can disable it any time.

Data we store on your Mac

The following files live in ~/Library/Containers/rocks.notch.macos/Data/Library/Application Support/Notch/ (when sandboxed) or ~/Library/Application Support/Notch/ (development builds):

sessions.json — your focus session history (task names, durations, timestamps)
templates.json — your saved activity templates
stats.json — productivity tier, total minutes, streak counter
points.json — accumulated activity points

You can inspect these files at any time. Deleting them resets the app — no harm done. Notch never reads them outside its own process.

Cookies / tracking

This privacy policy is a static webpage with no cookies, no scripts, no tracking. The notch.rocks website is hosted on Cloudflare Pages and uses Cloudflare Web Analytics (server-side, no cookies, no PII, GDPR-clean by default).

Children's privacy

Notch is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone — including minors.

Changes to this policy

If we ever change how the app handles data, this page is updated and the "Last updated" date at the top changes. Material changes will also be announced in the app itself before the next launch.

Contact

Questions? Email hello@notch.rocks.