Privacy policy

Last updated: June 13, 2026

JuicySticky is a local-first macOS app. Your notes stay on your Mac. We do not run accounts, cloud sync, or analytics in the app.

What we do not collect

• Note content, titles, or metadata (stored only on your device)
• Usage analytics or behavioral tracking
• Crash reports sent to our servers (we do not operate crash-reporting infrastructure)

What leaves your Mac

• License activation (Pro only): Your license key is verified entirely on your Mac — activating Pro sends nothing to us or any third party. Your purchase itself is handled by Gumroad (see Payments below).
• App updates: The built-in updater checks a public manifest URL (downloads.juicysticky.com) for new versions and downloads signed update packages when you choose to install.
• External links: If you click a link in a note, macOS opens it in your browser. That site’s policy applies.

AI and writing tools

JuicySticky’s AI writing tools — summarize, polish, and Ask — run entirely on your Mac using Apple Intelligence (Apple’s on-device Foundation Models). Your note content is processed locally and is never sent to our servers or to any third-party or cloud AI service. These AI features require a Mac that supports Apple Intelligence; where it is unavailable, they are disabled. Read aloud uses your Mac’s built-in text-to-speech and likewise sends nothing off your device.

Payments

Pro is sold through Gumroad, our payment provider and merchant of record. When you buy a license, Gumroad collects and processes your payment and billing details (for example, your email and the information needed to charge your card and handle tax). We never see or store your card number. We only receive your order details and the email tied to it, so we can issue your license key and support you. Gumroad’s privacy policy governs that transaction.

Where your data lives

Notes are stored as plain Markdown files in JuicySticky’s own folder on your Mac (inside ~/Library/Application Support/). Your Pro license key is stored in that same folder, on your device — you can back up or delete it at any time.

Website

This marketing site is a static page. We do not use third-party analytics on juicysticky.com. Hosting (e.g. Cloudflare Pages) may log standard request metadata as part of normal CDN operation.

Your data rights

Your notes never reach our servers, so there is nothing on our end to export, correct, or delete. You hold the only copy, in the folder above, and you can back it up or remove it yourself at any time. This holds wherever you live, including the EU and UK under the GDPR and California under the CCPA. For the limited data tied to a purchase (your order and license key), email us or the store you purchased through, and we will help you access or delete it.

Children

JuicySticky is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the EU), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, children included.

Contact

Questions about privacy or licensing: [email protected]