🔒 Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 20, 2025
Effective Date: August 20, 2025

🎯 Privacy-First Approach

Explore Folder Sizes is designed with your privacy as the top priority. This app operates entirely on your local device and does not collect, transmit, or store any personal information whatsoever.

1. About This Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Explore Folder Sizes ("the App", "we", "us", or "our") handles your information when you use our macOS application. This policy complies with:

🇪🇺 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
🇺🇸 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
🇨🇦 Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
🇬🇧 UK Data Protection Act 2018
🇦🇺 Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
🍎 Apple App Store Guidelines

2. Information We Do NOT Collect

We want to be absolutely clear: Explore Folder Sizes does not collect any data. Specifically, we do not collect:

❌ Personal information (name, email, phone, address)
❌ Device identifiers or analytics data
❌ Usage statistics or crash reports
❌ File contents, names, or metadata
❌ Folder structures or directory information
❌ IP addresses or location data
❌ Any other personal or technical data

3. How the App Works

Explore Folder Sizes is a local file management utility that:

📁 Accesses files locally: Only reads your local files with your explicit permission through macOS security prompts
💾 Processes data locally: All file analysis and folder size calculations happen entirely on your device
🔒 Stores preferences locally: Settings and last-opened folders are saved only in your device's local preferences
🌐 No network connectivity: The app does not connect to the internet or any external servers

4. File System Access

🔐 Secure File Access

The app requests access to specific folders through macOS's secure permission system. When you grant access:

✅ Files are processed locally on your device only
✅ No file data leaves your computer
✅ You can revoke access anytime in System Preferences
✅ Access is limited to folders you explicitly choose

5. Local Data Storage

The app stores minimal settings locally using macOS's secure UserDefaults system:

📍 Last opened folder locations (for convenience)
⚙️ App preferences (show hidden files, folder size calculation settings)
🔖 Security-scoped bookmarks (to remember folder access permissions)

This data never leaves your device and is automatically removed when you delete the app.

6. Third-Party Services

We use NO third-party services, analytics, or tracking. The app operates completely independently without any external dependencies, SDKs, or network connections.

7. Your Rights

Under international privacy laws, you have the following rights:

🔍 Right to know: You can see exactly what data we collect (which is none)
🗑️ Right to deletion: Simply delete the app to remove all local settings
🛑 Right to access control: Manage file access permissions in System Preferences > Security & Privacy
📧 Right to contact us: Reach out with any privacy concerns

8. Children's Privacy

This app is safe for users of all ages. We do not collect any information from anyone, including children under 13 years of age.

9. Changes to This Policy

We will update this policy if we ever change how the app works regarding privacy. Any changes will be posted here with an updated "Last Modified" date. Since the app doesn't collect data currently, any future changes would only be to provide additional privacy protections.

10. Compliance & Certifications

This privacy policy and the app's design comply with:

🛡️ Privacy by Design principles
📱 Apple's App Store Review Guidelines
🌍 International privacy standards
🔒 Zero-trust data architecture

11. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the app's privacy practices:

📧 Email: admin@verenes.com
🏢 Company: Verenes LLC
📍 Address: 30 N Gould St, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801, United States
🌐 Jurisdiction: Wyoming, United States

Privacy Commitment: We pledge to never monetize your data, never add tracking, and never compromise your privacy. This app will always remain a local-only, privacy-first utility.