Linkano Privacy Notice

Overview

This notice describes what Linkano does with your data. It supplements the general privacy policy for apps by Marco Janssen. Read both together. The same Linkano-specific text is summarised in Settings → About → Privacy Notice… inside the app.

In short: your library stays on this Mac unless you turn on iCloud sync; file contents are not uploaded; backups are explicit exports; there is no Linkano account service or in-app analytics.

What Linkano stores

Linkano stores what it needs to make links work:

• titles, web addresses, app-specific links, notes, and tags
• relations between saved items
• when you last opened an item
• file-matching hints (for example last known path, size, and a content fingerprint for cross-Mac matching)
• local file references used to find files again after a rename or move on this Mac
• your preferences (shortcuts, sync choice, update settings, approved search folders)

Your library is stored locally on your Mac, typically under Application Support. Removing the Linkano app may not delete this library. To remove Linkano data from inside the app, use Settings → Advanced → Erase All Linkano Data.

iCloud sync

iCloud sync is off by default.

When you turn it on, link data syncs through your private iCloud account. Linkano does not upload complete file contents. Details that only apply on one Mac (such as local file references) stay on that Mac.

If you erase all Linkano data while iCloud sync is on, Linkano also tries to remove the matching iCloud data and tells your other Macs to clear their libraries on the next sync.

Backups and imports

Backups are created only when you choose Settings → Advanced → Export Library. Linkano does not silently upload backups.

Imports can merge into your library or replace it after you confirm.

macOS permissions

Linkano asks for macOS permissions only when a feature needs them:

• Automation — read the active item in supported apps (browsers, Mail, Apple Notes, Preview, iWork, Microsoft Office, Obsidian, iA Writer, Everlog, Day One, DEVONthink, Fantastical, Contacts, and similar).
• Calendar — search and link calendar events.
• Contacts — search and link contact cards.
• Accessibility — read the open document or selection when an app does not share it another way (for example LibreOffice, Preview page detection, CodeRunner, Cardhop, or Microsoft Office in some cases).

Manage permissions in System Settings → Privacy & Security. The full list of supported apps is in Settings → Integrations and on the Supported Apps page.

Network

Linkano has no Linkano account service, advertising, in-app analytics, Firebase, or crash analytics.

• When you choose Check for Updates, the app may contact the developer’s update server to see if a newer version is available.
• When you activate a license in Settings → License, Linkano sends your license key once to the developer’s license validation service. Trial timing is stored locally in the Keychain on your Mac.
• When iCloud sync is enabled, Linkano uses Apple’s iCloud infrastructure through your Apple ID.

Sensitive information

Do not store passwords, recovery phrases, private keys, or other highly sensitive secrets in Linkano titles, notes, tags, or links.

General developer practices

The following applies to Linkano in line with the general developer privacy policy:

Data collected

• Technical data — only when needed to operate or improve the app (for example app version or error information you choose to share). Linkano does not run third-party crash or analytics SDKs.
• User data — stored locally as described above; no separate Linkano account or cloud backup of your library unless you enable iCloud sync or export a backup yourself.
• External services — license validation (when you activate), optional update checks, and Apple iCloud when you enable sync. Those services process data under their own terms.

Purpose and sharing

Data is used to operate Linkano, keep your links working, validate licenses when you request activation, and deliver updates when you check for them. Data is not sold. It is not shared with third parties except where necessary for those features (for example Gumroad license validation or Apple iCloud).

Retention and security

Your library remains on your Mac until you erase it or delete the app data. License and trial state in the Keychain follow macOS storage. Reasonable technical measures are used to protect data; no system can guarantee absolute security.

Children

Linkano is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Your rights

You can:

• review what Linkano stores via the app and exported backups;
• limit collection by not enabling iCloud sync and by managing macOS permissions;
• delete local Linkano data with Settings → Advanced → Erase All Linkano Data (and uninstalling the app may leave data in Application Support until you remove it).

Changes

This notice may be updated from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the current version. Material changes will also be reflected in app release notes when relevant.

Contact

For privacy questions, use Privacy Questions or Contact Support in Settings → About in the app.

Email: marco@mjanssen.nl

Developer: Marco Janssen