Privacy Policy
Last updated October 21, 2026
UnIdle is made by MergeHub L.L.C. ("we," "us," "our"). UnIdle is built to be local-only: it doesn't require an account, doesn't run analytics, and doesn't read your screen, your terminal, or your code. This page lists, exhaustively, the few places any data does leave your Mac.
1. What UnIdle itself sends
| What | When | What's sent |
|---|---|---|
| Update checks | Automatically, in the background, and when you click "Check for Updates" | A request to our appcast file, hosted on GitHub. This uses Apple's standard Sparkle update framework, which may include basic, non-identifying details such as your macOS version and the app version you're running — the same information any app update mechanism typically sends. No personal data, no unique device identifier tied to you. |
| License activation (Pro) | Once when you activate a license key, and when you deactivate this Mac | Your license key and a random ID UnIdle generates for this Mac, sent to our license server so one key can't be used on more Macs than it allows. Nothing else about you or your Mac. |
| Phone push alerts (Pro, opt-in, off by default) | Only if you turn this on in Settings | A notification's title and a fixed message: the project folder's name and what happened (e.g. "my-app — finished"), never your code, prompts, commands or the agent's replies. Sent to the public ntfy.sh service, addressed to a randomly generated topic string that acts as a shared secret between UnIdle and your phone. We don't send your name, email, or any other identifying information — just that message. |
Outside of those cases, UnIdle makes no network requests. Agent detection, activity tracking, and alert logic all run locally on your Mac and never leave it.
2. What Paddle collects
If you purchase Pro, your payment is processed by Paddle, our Merchant of Record — not by us. Paddle collects whatever billing information is needed to process your payment (name, email, payment method, and tax-relevant details) under its own Privacy Policy. We receive only what's needed to deliver and support your license — we don't receive or store your card details.
3. What we don't do
- No accounts, no sign-in, no cloud sync.
- No screen-scraping, no reading terminal, editor, or code contents — ever, regardless of which permissions you've granted. See our full list of permissions for what each one actually does and doesn't allow.
- No analytics or crash-reporting SDKs bundled in the app.
- No cookies or trackers on this website — it's a static page with no analytics.
- No selling or sharing of any data, because we don't collect any to sell.
4. Local data
UnIdle stores its own settings and license status locally on your Mac, using standard macOS mechanisms (UserDefaults and Application Support). Apart from the license activation above, this data never leaves your device. Uninstall UnIdle… in Settings removes it, along with everything else UnIdle added.
5. Changes to this policy
If what UnIdle sends or collects changes, this page will be updated and the "Last updated" date above will reflect it.