Disk Scout Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12 November 2026

Disk Scout is made by Bytebrew ("we"). This policy explains what Disk Scout collects and why. The short version: Disk Scout reads the sizes and dates of files on your Mac, never their contents, and that information stays on your Mac unless you use the AI features.

What stays on your Mac

• Scan results. Names, folder paths, sizes and dates of the files and folders you choose to scan are stored only on your Mac, in Disk Scout's own container. You can clear them at any time in Settings → History.
• File contents are never read, stored or sent anywhere.

What leaves your Mac, and why

What	Sent to	Why	When
A random app ID created when you install Disk Scout (not your name, email or Apple ID)	Our AI service, RevenueCat, Mixpanel	To keep your subscription and AI allowance with you, and to count usage without knowing who you are	Always
Usage events, e.g. "scan finished", "paywall shown", with rounded numbers (sizes in ranges such as "10–50 GB")	Mixpanel	To understand which features help people, so we can improve Disk Scout	Only while "Share anonymous usage statistics" is on (asked on the welcome screen; Settings → Privacy)
Purchase and subscription status	Apple and RevenueCat	To unlock Disk Scout Pro on your Mac	When you subscribe or restore
For the AI features only: names and folder paths of the items involved (with your account name removed), their sizes and dates, and the question you type	Our AI service, which asks Anthropic's Claude to write the answer	To write your cleanup plan or answer your question	Only after you choose Allow on the AI consent screen, and only when you use an AI feature

Usage events never contain file names, folder paths or anything you typed. We do not use your IP address to estimate your location.

What we don't do

• We don't sell your data or share it with advertisers or data brokers.
• We don't track you across other apps or websites.
• We don't read, upload or back up your files.

Service providers

• Anthropic processes AI requests to produce answers. Under Anthropic's commercial terms, API inputs and outputs are not used to train its models and are kept only for a limited time for safety monitoring. See anthropic.com/legal/privacy.
• Cloudflare runs our AI service. To keep costs fair, it stores, under your random app ID, how much of your AI allowance you've used and your 20 most recent answers (so asking the same thing twice doesn't use your allowance). Cached answers expire after 30 days, and everything stored for your app ID is deleted automatically 35 days after your last AI request.
• RevenueCat manages subscriptions (revenuecat.com/privacy).
• Mixpanel stores usage events (mixpanel.com/legal/privacy-policy).
• Apple processes payments under its own privacy policy.

Each of these providers processes data only to provide its service to us, under terms that protect it at least as well as this policy.

Your choices

• AI features: turn off in Settings → Privacy. Nothing is sent for AI until you allow it.
• Usage statistics: you choose on the welcome screen, and can change it any time in Settings → Privacy.
• Scan history: Settings → History → Clear all history.
• Delete everything: clear your history in Settings, then drag Disk Scout to the Trash. Server-side AI data deletes itself 35 days after your last AI request; to have it removed sooner, email us.

Children

Disk Scout is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect their information.

Changes

If this policy changes, we'll update the date above and, for significant changes, mention it in the app's release notes.

Contact

info@bytebrew.xyz