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Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 10, 2026 Target: SELECT for macOS

SELECT (the “App”) respects your privacy. This policy explains what information the App collects, uses, and stores.

1. Information We Collect

The App stores the following information only on your device and within your own iCloud account. None of these settings are sent to the developer or to any third-party server (usage is counted separately — see 4-1).

The list of items you registered under each category
- App bundle ID / executable path
- URL / Shortcut name / security-scoped bookmarks (user-selected files / folders)
- Display label and custom icon (SF Symbol name)
Per-mode (Profile) settings
- Name, icon, tab order, and per-tab pin state
- Menu bar / floating bar label-display style
App-wide settings
- Language (ja / en), iTunes Search country code (jp / us, etc.)
- Global hotkey string, Dock icon visibility, Launch-at-login flag
- Floating bar position / always-on-top pin state

These are stored in Apple’s SwiftData (a local SQLite store inside the App’s container) and in your CloudKit private database.

2. Information About Installed Apps

For its launcher functionality, the App uses macOS Launch Services and NSWorkspace APIs to read installed apps’ bundle IDs, display names, and icons.

Only the minimum information needed to list and launch apps is read
This information is never transmitted to any external server
App launching uses only the standard APIs (NSWorkspace.openApplication(at:configuration:) / LSApplicationWorkspace); the App does not access the internal state of other apps

3. File / Folder Access

When you register a path-type item (a file or folder you choose), the App generates and stores a security-scoped bookmark required by macOS App Sandbox (URL.bookmarkData(options: .withSecurityScope, ...)).

Bookmark data is kept only inside the App’s sandbox container and within your iCloud-synced data
The App does not read the contents of the bookmarked files / folders (only opens them in Finder or launches them)

4. Network Communication

The only network connections the App makes are:

Destination	Purpose	Personal info sent
iTunes Search API (`itunes.apple.com`)	Fetch icon images of App Store apps	None (queries contain only public bundle IDs)
Apple CloudKit (`*.icloud.com`)	Syncing settings / items to your private database	Encrypted via your Apple ID; Apple’s Privacy Policy applies
Firebase Authentication (`*.googleapis.com`)	Measuring usage (see 4-1)	An anonymous ID only; never linked to personal information

The App uses no analytics tools (Google Analytics, Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics, Sentry, etc.)
The App contains no advertising networks
The App does not communicate with any other external servers

4-1. Measuring Usage (Firebase Authentication)

To understand roughly how many people use the App, it uses anonymous authentication from Google’s Firebase Authentication.

On first launch, a random string called an anonymous ID is issued.
This ID is never linked to your email address, name, phone number, or any other personal information. There is no sign-in screen and no account registration.
The developer can only see aggregate numbers: daily active users, monthly active users, and the total number of IDs issued. Individual users cannot be identified or tracked.
No record of your behaviour is transmitted — not which features you use, nor which apps you register.
The anonymous ID is issued per device, and reinstalling the App produces a different ID. You are never linked across devices as the same person.
Data handling follows Google’s Privacy Policy.
Every feature of the App continues to work with no network connection.

5. About iCloud Sync

The App uses Apple’s CloudKit private database to automatically sync settings and items across multiple Macs.

Synced data is stored only in your own iCloud account. The developer and third parties cannot access it
Encryption, storage, and access control of the synced data are entirely managed by Apple, and Apple’s Privacy Policy applies
If you are not signed in to iCloud, the App operates locally only
You can delete the App’s iCloud data at any time from your Apple ID management page

6. Disclosure to Third Parties

The App does not provide collected information to any third party. The anonymous ID issued by Firebase Authentication is processed by Google solely to count users, and is never provided to any third party.

7. Children’s Privacy

The App does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

8. Permissions / Entitlements

The App uses the following macOS entitlements:

com.apple.security.app-sandbox: App Sandbox restriction required for App Store distribution
com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-write: Read/write access to files / folders the user picks via NSOpenPanel
com.apple.security.files.bookmarks.app-scope: Resolving security-scoped bookmarks
com.apple.security.network.client: Communication with the iTunes Search API, CloudKit, and Firebase Authentication
com.apple.developer.icloud-services (CloudKit): Settings sync via the private database
com.apple.developer.icloud-container-identifiers: Use of the dedicated iCloud container

No other permissions (contacts, location, camera, microphone, automation, full disk access, etc.) are requested under any circumstance.

9. Deleting Data

In-app: Each item / mode can be deleted from edit mode
Local: Delete the com.artemis.select.mac folder under Finder → Go → Go to Library → Containers to remove all local data of the App
iCloud: From System Settings → Apple ID → iCloud → Manage Apps Using iCloud → SELECT, delete the App’s iCloud data
The App itself: Move SELECT.app to Trash from Finder → Applications for complete removal
The anonymous ID (4-1): Lost from your device when you delete the container or the App, after which that ID is never used again. Because the ID itself contains nothing that identifies a person, no individual can be traced from any remaining record

10. About Launcher Functionality

The App runs as a menu-bar-resident launcher for macOS.

It does not collect personally identifying information
All operations on the menu bar / floating bar are completed entirely on your device
The global hotkey (e.g., cmd+shift+0) is registered with the OS via Carbon Hot Key Manager and is used only to toggle the App’s floating bar. The App does not log or transmit key input

11. Changes to This Policy

The contents of this policy may change without prior notice. When significant changes occur, the App or its store page will provide an announcement.

12. Contact

For questions about this policy, please use the developer contact information on the Mac App Store.

This is the English version. 日本語版もあります (Select-PRIVACY_POLICY-mac.md).