Your Data Never Leaves Your Device

The Short Version

Every Salty Gnome app runs entirely on your device — your Mac or your iPhone. They make zero network connections (apart from Apple's own App Store purchase system), contain zero tracking SDKs, and send zero data to us or anyone else. We literally cannot see your files, your screenshots, your OCR-extracted text, or your game progress because our apps never phone home.

What We Do NOT Collect

Salty Gnome LLC does not collect, store, transmit, or process any user data whatsoever. Specifically:

• ✕ No personal information — we do not collect names, email addresses, IP addresses, or device identifiers.
• ✕ No file names or folder structures — our apps read local data but never transmit file names, paths, or directory trees off your device.
• ✕ No file contents or screenshot images — our apps never upload, transmit, or share any file contents, screenshots, or OCR-extracted text.
• ✕ No usage analytics — we do not use any analytics frameworks, crash reporting SDKs, or telemetry services.
• ✕ No tracking SDKs — our apps contain zero third-party tracking libraries, ad networks, or fingerprinting tools.
• ✕ No network connections — our apps make no outbound network requests to us or any third party. They operate entirely offline. The only exception is Gnome Swap's optional in-app purchase, which is handled by Apple's App Store.
• ✕ No advertising — our apps show no ads and contain no advertising networks.
• ✕ No accounts — there is nothing to sign up for or log in to. You never give us your name, email, or any other details.

SnapPulse — Data That Stays on Your Mac

The following data is stored locally in the App's sandboxed container (Application Support as JSON) and is never transmitted:

• ✓ Watched folder list — the paths and security-scoped bookmarks for the screenshot folders you choose to monitor.
• ✓ OCR-extracted text — text recognized from your screenshots using Apple's on-device Vision framework. This text is stored locally to enable search and entity detection.
• ✓ Detected entities — links, emails, phone numbers, addresses, codes, dates, file paths, and QR/barcode data extracted from OCR text.
• ✓ Session data — grouping information, AI-generated titles, summaries, and key insights produced by Apple Intelligence on-device.
• ✓ Perceptual hashes — small numeric fingerprints used for duplicate detection. These are not reversible to the original image.
• ✓ User preferences — notification settings, auto-cleanup rules, duplicate detection sensitivity, and display preferences.

SnapPulse stores file paths as references — it does not make copies of your screenshots. All stored data is automatically removed if you delete the App.

Gnome Swap — Data That Stays on Your iPhone

Gnome Swap saves only what it needs to remember your game. The following data is stored locally in the App's sandboxed container via UserDefaults and is never transmitted:

• ✓ Level progress — the stars you have earned on each level, which tells the game which levels are unlocked.
• ✓ Gnome Village progress — which village projects you have built.
• ✓ Badges and game stats — the badges you have earned and simple play counters used to award them (for example, how many toadstools you have cleared), plus the date you last played, used only to count your daily play streak.
• ✓ Settings — music and sound on/off and volume, vibration (haptics), and your chosen difficulty.
• ✓ Full game unlocked — whether you have bought the optional full game, so the extra levels open right away.
• ✓ Tips already shown — which one-time gameplay tips you have seen, so they don't repeat.

In-app purchase. Gnome Swap is free to try. The optional one-time "Unlock Full Game" purchase is handled entirely by Apple through the App Store. We never see your name, Apple Account, or payment details — the game only asks the App Store whether the full game has been unlocked.

Gnome Swap does not ask for access to your camera, microphone, photos, contacts, or location, and it has no chat, social features, or links to outside websites.

All of this data is automatically removed if you delete the App. Like any app's data, it may be included in your own iPhone or iCloud backups, which are handled by Apple, not by us.

AI Processing (SnapPulse)

SnapPulse's AI features — including session titles, summaries, and key insights — are powered exclusively by Apple Intelligence using Apple's on-device Foundation Models framework. All AI processing happens locally on your Apple Silicon Mac. No text, images, or data are sent to any cloud service, API, or external server for AI analysis.

Third-Party Services

Our apps use zero third-party services, SDKs, or frameworks. They are built entirely with Apple's native frameworks — SwiftUI, Foundation, AppKit, UIKit, SpriteKit, AVFoundation, Vision, and UserNotifications. No data is shared with any third party for any purpose, ever.

Children's Privacy

Because our apps do not collect any data from any user, they inherently comply with children's privacy regulations including COPPA. No special measures are needed because no data collection occurs.

Gnome Swap is designed to be enjoyed by players of all ages. It contains no ads, no accounts, no chat, and no links that lead out of the game, and its one optional purchase is protected by a grown-up check.

Questions About Privacy?

If anything here is unclear, we're happy to explain further.