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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Downy ("the app") is a Mac menu bar app that asks what to do with each new download. It is published by Miguel De Leon ("we", "us"). This policy explains what the app handles and why. Contact: [email protected].

Downy does not collect, transmit or share any personal data. Everything it does happens on your Mac. It has no network access, no account, no analytics, no ads and no tracking. We never see your files or anything about them.

To do its job, Downy works with the following, only on your device:

• New files in your Downloads folder: their name, size, type and a preview, so the panel can show what just arrived. Downy does not read or analyse what's inside your files.
• Temporary files list: for each file you mark temporary, its name, location, an internal file number and when its timer ends, so Downy can move the right file to the Trash on time. Stored in the app's own container on your Mac.
• Folders you grant for Move: saved as macOS bookmarks, with an index of their subfolder names so Move search can find them, and your recent destinations.
• Your settings: default timer, panel options and shortcuts, saved in the app's preferences.

None of this ever leaves your Mac. Downy writes diagnostic messages to the macOS system log on your Mac; file names in those messages are hidden.

• It does not collect personal information.
• It does not make any network requests.
• It does not use analytics, ads or tracking tools.
• It does not upload, read or scan the contents of your files.
• It does not share data with anyone.
• It does not delete files for good: it only moves them to the Trash.

Downy runs in Apple's App Sandbox and asks only for what it needs:

• Downloads folder: to notice finished downloads, move them where you choose, and move temporary files to the Trash.
• Folders you pick: only the folders you choose in Settings › Destinations or in the panel, so Move can put files there. You can remove them at any time.
• Keyboard shortcuts: the panel's shortcuts are registered only while the panel is on screen. Downy does not monitor or record your typing.

The free trial and the unlock are In-App Purchases handled by Apple under Apple's privacy policy. Downy checks your purchase with the App Store on your Mac. We never receive your payment details, Apple Account or any information about you.

If you choose to share analytics with app developers in your Mac's settings (System Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements), Apple may share anonymous crash reports with us. This is controlled by you and by Apple, not by Downy.

Everything Downy stores stays in its own container on your Mac. Quit Downy and delete the app to remove it; your downloaded files stay where they are.

Downy does not collect any data from anyone, including children.

If this policy ever changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.

Miguel De Leon, Colombia. [email protected]

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