Privacy Policy
The short version
Your notes never leave your Mac. HammerTray is local-first: your notes, images, and settings live on your machine. The optional account exists only to manage your plan and mirror anonymous-grade usage summaries — never note content.
What lives where (all on your Mac)
| Data | Location |
|---|---|
| Notes | Apple Notes (or the folder/vault you chose) |
| Images you paste | ~/HammerTray/Media (+ local backup in ~/Library/Application Support/HammerTray) |
| Settings, shortcuts, insights stats | ~/HammerTray/settings.json and local files |
| Usage insights ("time saved", milestones) | Computed and stored locally |
If you create an account (optional)
Signing in with Google or Apple lets us manage your trial and subscription. When you do, we store:
- Profile basics — name, email, and photo from your sign-in provider.
- Plan state — trial dates and subscription status.
- Usage summaries — the same counters Hammer Insights shows you (clips made, notes touched, time saved), uploaded in batches a few times a day. Never the content of any note.
This data lives in Google Firebase (our database processor). Payments are handled by Paddle, our merchant of record — we never see or store card numbers. You can request export or deletion of your account data at any time by emailing us; deletion removes your profile and usage records and revokes your tokens.
The AI exception — and you hold the trigger
When you run Hammer AI on a note, that note's content is sent to the AI provider you configured (Claude, OpenAI Codex, or Google Gemini) through your own CLI and account. That transfer is governed by your provider's privacy policy. It happens only for that note, only when you trigger it. HammerTray never sends note content on its own.
Permissions we ask for, and why
- Accessibility — to read your text selection and register global shortcuts (clips, tray toggle).
- Apple Notes automation — to read and write your notes locally.
- Notifications (optional) — to show Hammer AI completion banners.
None of these move note content off your machine.
Tracking disclosure
HammerTray does not track you across apps or websites and contains no advertising or analytics SDKs. Apple's privacy manifest ships in the app and is kept in sync with this policy.
Contact
Questions, export, or deletion requests: rutvik.kshirsagar3000@gmail.com