What the app does with your files
Peekaboo reads file names, metadata (size, dates, kind, “Where from”) and, for images and PDFs, the text inside them. All of that happens on your Mac using Apple’s frameworks (Spotlight, Vision). The index it builds is stored in your user Library and is deleted when you delete the app.
Nothing about your files — names, contents, thumbnails or counts — is ever sent anywhere.
What the app sends over the network
- License check. Your license key, your Mac’s model and a short anonymous code derived from its hardware, to confirm the key is valid for that Mac.
- Update check. The app version, to see whether a newer one exists.
- Anonymous usage counts. About once a day: a random install ID (not tied to you or your hardware), the app and macOS versions, your Mac model, language and region setting, rough library size bands (for example “10–100 GB”), which settings are on, and how often each feature was used. They go to Google Analytics, sent directly by the app with no analytics SDK. Never file or folder names, paths, search text, file contents, recognised text, your license key or your email. Turn this off in Settings › General › Share anonymous usage data; nothing is counted or sent after that.
- Problem reports. Only when you press Send in Report a Problem: your message and, if you leave it attached, the crash report.
Purchases
Payments are handled by our payment provider, who acts as merchant of record and receives your name, email and payment details. We receive your email and license so we can send and restore your key. We never see your card number.
This website
This site sets no cookies and loads no third-party scripts. Our host keeps standard server logs (IP address, user agent) for security for a short period.
Deleting your data
Delete the app to delete the local index. To have your purchase record removed, email support@getpeekaboo.app and it will be done within 30 days, except where tax law requires us to keep an invoice.
Contact
Peekaboo is made by Vishva Variya. Questions about this policy go to support@getpeekaboo.app.