Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 7, 2026

The short version: Clippy collects nothing. Your clipboard history is stored only on your Mac. There are no servers, no accounts, no analytics, and no tracking of any kind. The App Store privacy label reads "Data Not Collected" because there is nothing to collect.

What Clippy stores, and where

Clippy keeps a history of what you copy (text, links, colors, code, images, and file references) so you can find and paste it again. This history is stored in the app's private container on your Mac and never leaves your device. Deleting an item, clearing your history, or uninstalling the app removes this data permanently.

What Clippy never stores

Content that apps mark as confidential (such as passwords copied from password managers), when the "Ignore confidential content" setting is on, which is the default.
Anything copied while an app you excluded is in front.

Secrets

Text that looks like an API key or token is masked in the interface and revealed only after Touch ID authentication. This protection happens entirely on your Mac using Apple's LocalAuthentication framework. Clippy never sees or transmits your biometric data.

Network access

Clippy makes exactly one kind of network request: when you copy a web link, it can fetch that page's title, icon, and preview image so the link is easier to recognize. The request goes only to the site you copied, and you can turn this off in Settings → Privacy for a fully offline experience. Clippy contacts no other servers. We do not operate any.

Permissions

Accessibility (optional): used solely to press ⌘V for you when you choose an item, so it pastes directly into the app you are using. Clippy works fully without it.
Touch ID (optional): used solely to reveal masked secrets.

Analytics and third parties

Clippy contains no analytics, no crash reporting SDKs, no advertising, and no third-party code that phones home. Purchases are handled entirely by Apple through the Mac App Store; we never see your payment information.

Changes

If this policy ever changes, the new version will be published at this address with an updated date. Since Clippy collects nothing, changes are unlikely.

Contact

Questions? Email hello@getclippy.app. Clippy is made by one person in Amsterdam, and I answer my email.