Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how kavirkaycee.com ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, or purchase our digital products.

Apps

This section covers my Mac apps (Framed, Murmur, Conjure, Glyph, QuickCal and Anew) and iPhone apps (Terms, Feels and Raffle). For the apps, this section applies where it differs from the rest of this policy.

Mac apps

Your content stays on your Mac. Screenshots, recordings, dictation, transcripts, snippets, emoji history and journal entries are stored on your Mac. I never receive them.
No accounts and no analytics. None of the Mac apps has a sign-in, and none includes analytics, advertising or crash-reporting services.
Updates. Each app checks its own update feed on kavirkaycee.com (for example, framed.kavirkaycee.com/appcast.xml) for new versions using Sparkle. System profile reporting is turned off, so the check sends only what any web request sends, such as your IP address.
License keys (Framed, Murmur, Conjure and Anew). When you enter a license key, the app sends the key, an activation ID and your Mac's name to Polar's API (api.polar.sh) to activate it. While a key is saved, the app checks it with Polar from time to time. Glyph and QuickCal are free and don't contact Polar.
Payments. Polar is the merchant of record. It runs checkout and handles your payment details under its own privacy policy. Polar shares your email address and order with me so I can help with your license.
Murmur. Speech is turned into text on your Mac, and rewrites and meeting summaries use Apple's on-device model. The first time you use a speech model, Murmur downloads it from Hugging Face (huggingface.co). No audio or text is sent with that download. Murmur has no cloud AI option.
Conjure. AI features are off by default. For each one you can choose Apple's on-device model or OpenAI with your own API key. If you choose OpenAI, only the text that feature works on is sent to OpenAI, under OpenAI's privacy policy. Your key is stored on your Mac. What you type never leaves your Mac otherwise.
Deleting your data. Everything an app stores is on your Mac, so deleting the app and its files deletes it. To have your purchase record removed, email me.

iPhone apps

Terms works offline. Your review progress and reminder settings are stored on your device, and reminders are local notifications. There's no account, analytics, advertising, tracking or sync. Deleting the app deletes its data.
Feels needs your location to show the weather. Before it's sent anywhere, your location is rounded to about 1 km and sent to Open-Meteo (open-meteo.com) to fetch the forecast. City searches are sent to Open-Meteo's geocoding service. Open-Meteo keeps server logs, which may include these coordinates, for 90 days (Open-Meteo's terms). Place names come from Apple's MapKit. Saved places and settings stay on your device. I never receive your location. There's no account, analytics, advertising or tracking.
Raffle works without an account: player names and your last 10 draws stay on your device. If you sign in to sync across devices, your email address, an account ID, your player names and your last 10 draws are stored with InstantDB, the sync service (InstantDB's privacy policy), and used only for sync. To delete everything, tap the account button, then Delete Account. That removes your data from InstantDB and the device and deletes your account. There's no advertising, analytics or tracking.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

Contact information such as your name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter, fill out a contact form, or make a purchase
Payment information when you purchase digital products (processed securely through third-party payment processors such as Gumroad)
Communications you send to us, such as emails or messages

Information Collected Automatically

Usage data such as pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs
Device information such as browser type, operating system, and screen resolution
Cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience and analyze website traffic

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Send you our newsletter and other communications you have opted into
Process purchases and deliver digital products
Improve our website, content, and products
Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
Respond to your inquiries and provide support
Comply with legal obligations

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect information:

Substack -- for newsletter distribution (Substack Privacy Policy)
Gumroad -- for digital product sales (Gumroad Privacy Policy)
Vercel -- for website hosting (Vercel Privacy Policy)
Analytics tools -- to understand website usage and improve our content

These services have their own privacy policies and we encourage you to review them.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and improve your experience. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

With service providers who assist us in operating our website and delivering our products
When required by law or to protect our rights
With your consent

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

Access the personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of your personal information
Opt out of marketing communications at any time
Object to processing of your personal information

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at kavir@hey.com.

If you subscribe to The Discourse or any of our newsletters, you can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at kavir@hey.com.