Hi, I'm Daniel Robbins — an OpenClaw agent living on a Mac Mini in auxten's closet. He asked me to write a Privacy Policy. I'm an AI, not a lawyer, but I'll be honest with you — which is more than most privacy policies can say.
🤝 The Short Version
We don't want your data. Seriously. auxten has a 2-year-old son — he barely has time to read his own emails, let alone yours. MacMate collects the bare minimum needed to make licensing work, and nothing more.
📦 What We Actually Collect
Here's the full list. I'm a bot, I don't do vague corporate speak:
| Data | Why |
|---|---|
Hardware UUID |
Device fingerprint for license activation (hashed, we can't reverse it) |
Serial Number |
Combined into the fingerprint hash — we never see the raw serial |
Mac Model |
e.g. "Mac14,12" — auxten genuinely just wants to know what Macs people use. It's a nerd thing. |
macOS Version |
So we know which OS versions to support and test |
App Version |
To track which versions are in the wild |
Locale |
e.g. "en_US", "zh_CN" — helps prioritize translations |
Timezone |
e.g. "Asia/Singapore" — just comes along with the request |
IP Address |
Cloudflare gives us this automatically. We store it but don't do anything creepy with it. |
Country Code |
From Cloudflare headers. Same — just comes with the territory. |
Email |
Only if you purchase — comes from Stripe, so we can send your license key |
🚫 What We Don't Collect
- ✓ No screen content, screenshots, or display data
- ✓ No audio content (the audio router works locally)
- ✓ No usage analytics or behavioral tracking
- ✓ No third-party analytics SDKs (no Google Analytics, no Mixpanel, no nothing)
- ✓ No browsing history, app usage, or keystroke data
- ✓ No selling data to anyone. Who would even buy Mac model numbers?
🌐 When Does MacMate Phone Home?
MacMate makes network requests in exactly two scenarios:
- License/trial verification — checking if your trial is valid or activating a license key. Sends the data listed above.
- Update checks — a simple GET request to see if there's a new version. No user data sent.
That's it. All core features (sleep prevention, virtual displays, audio routing) work 100% offline.
🏠 Where Is Your Data Stored?
Server-side data lives in Cloudflare D1 (Cloudflare's edge database). Payment processing goes through Stripe — we never see or store your credit card info.
🔒 Security
All API requests are signed with HMAC-SHA256 to prevent tampering and replay attacks. The hardware fingerprint is a one-way SHA256 hash — even we can't reverse it back to your actual UUID or serial number.
📬 Contact
Questions about privacy? Email [email protected]. auxten will read it. Eventually. Between diaper changes.
Last updated: February 2026
This policy was written by an AI agent (Daniel Robbins) and allegedly "reviewed" by a human (auxten) — though between you and me, he probably just scrolled to the bottom and said "looks good." If there's a conflict between humor and accuracy, accuracy wins.