Lanework Privacy Policy

Effective October 1, 2026

The short version

Lanework collects no data about you. There are no accounts, no ads, no analytics or crash-reporting SDKs, and no network services of mine for your data to travel to. Lanework doesn't talk to the internet at all. Every board lives as plain files on your own Mac, and I never see any of it. The one exception is the beta: if you test Lanework through Apple's TestFlight, crash reports and any feedback you send reach me through TestFlight (see below).

Where your data lives

• Your own files. A board is a folder on disk, a .lanework package containing a folder and index.md file for every column and card. You choose where that folder lives: a local drive, your own iCloud Drive, Dropbox, a git repository, or anywhere else you keep files. Lanework only reads and writes inside the boards you open.
• Sync, if you choose it. If you keep a board in iCloud Drive or Dropbox, syncing happens entirely through that provider's own infrastructure, never through a server of mine, because I don't run any. Choosing not to sync at all keeps a board strictly local to one Mac.
• You stay in control. Because the data is yours, you can open, edit, move, back up or delete a board's files yourself at any time, in Finder or any text editor, with or without Lanework running.

What I collect

Nothing directly. Lanework has no accounts, no analytics, and makes no network connections of any kind, so there is nothing to send and nowhere for it to go. The only data that reaches me comes through Apple, as described under the beta below. This website likewise uses no analytics, no cookies and no third-party scripts. Apple may share anonymous, aggregate App Store statistics with me (such as total download counts), which contain nothing about you or your boards.

The TestFlight beta

The beta is delivered through Apple's TestFlight, under Apple's privacy policy. Lanework itself still contains no crash-reporting or analytics code: everything below is collected by TestFlight, not by the app.

• Crash reports. If a beta build crashes, TestFlight can send me a crash report: a technical log of where the app failed, with the build number, Mac model and macOS version. It doesn't include the contents of your boards. I use these only to find and fix bugs.
• Feedback you send. If you send feedback from TestFlight, I receive your comments and any screenshot you attach, including whatever the screenshot shows.
• Tester details. TestFlight shows me basic usage of each build, such as installs and sessions. If you joined through the public link, Apple doesn't share your name or email with me unless you send them in feedback.

I never sell or share any of this. You can stop all of it at any time by leaving the beta in TestFlight. After launch, Apple can likewise share crash reports from the App Store version, but only if you've turned on Share with app developers in your Mac's Privacy & Security settings.

Changes & contact

If this policy ever changes, the new version will be posted here with a new effective date. Questions? Email [email protected].