Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 29, 2026
Your files stay on your Mac
TempCat watches one folder, Downloads, so it can ask how long to keep each new file. File names, contents and the expiry you choose are processed and stored only on your Mac. The expiry is written next to the file as an extended attribute and in a small local database; nothing about your files is ever transmitted to us or to anyone else, and file names never appear in logs.
What TempCat never does
- No analytics, tracking, or telemetry of any kind
- No accounts — we don't know who you are
- No file names or contents in crash reports, logs, or network traffic
- No access to any folder other than Downloads, and only with the permission macOS asks you for
Network requests the app makes
TempCat contacts the network only for three narrow purposes:
- License activation and validation — your license key, a device name, an anonymous device identifier (a one-way hash of your Mac's hardware UUID), and the app version are sent to our merchant of record, Polar. Never anything about your files.
- Update checks — the app periodically fetches an update feed from voprexlabs.com to see whether a new version is available (standard Sparkle mechanism).
- Feedback (only when you send it) — the message you type, the app version, your macOS version and, if you choose to add it, your email address are sent to voprexlabs.com and forwarded to us by email.
This website
voprexlabs.com uses Open Analytics for privacy-friendly, aggregate visit statistics. This applies to the website only — the TempCat app itself contains no analytics of any kind.
Payments
Purchases are processed by Polar as merchant of record. Your payment details go to Polar, not to us. Their privacy policy is available at polar.sh/legal/privacy. Every license includes a 7-day money-back guarantee.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be published on this page with a new date. Material changes will be noted in release notes.
Contact
Questions? Write to support@voprexlabs.com.