Privacy Policy
Last updated September 15, 2026
Snug runs entirely on your Mac and keeps nothing about you. This page says exactly what that means, in the order people ask it.
The short version: Snug collects no personal data, contains no analytics or telemetry, and requires no account. The only network request the app makes is fetching its own update feed.
What the app collects
Nothing. Snug does not gather usage data, diagnostics, crash reports, device identifiers, or any information about you or how you use your Mac. There is no analytics SDK in the build. Your menu bar layout, aliases, triggers and settings are stored on your own Mac, as readable files under ~/Library/Application Support/Snug/.
Network activity
The only outbound request Snug makes is to check for and download its own updates from snug.menu. That request fetches a static file. It carries no identity and no usage information, and Snug does not send a system profile with it.
Permissions
- Accessibility lets Snug read and rearrange your menu bar items. That happens entirely on your device and nothing leaves it. Hiding and revealing work before you grant it.
- Screen Recording is optional. Snug works fully without it. If you turn on pixel-perfect icons, Snug reads only the menu bar strip to draw matching images, on your Mac, in real time. It does not record or transmit your screen, and it does not call a screen capture API until you switch that feature on.
- Location is optional, and only needed if you create a trigger that watches for a particular Wi-Fi network, because macOS puts network names behind Location. Snug does not store or share your location.
Purchases
Payment is handled by our reseller, Paddle, who acts as the merchant of record. Paddle processes your payment and your email address in order to deliver your license key and receipt, under Paddle's privacy policy. Snug validates your license on your Mac; the app itself never receives or stores your payment details. We can see order records (email address, product, amount) in Paddle's seller dashboard, which is how we answer a support question about a purchase.
Your license key
Your key is checked on your own Mac against a public key built into the app. Snug does not contact a server to validate it, so using Snug never tells us, or anyone else, when or how often you run it.
This website
snug.menu sets no cookies, runs no analytics, and loads no third-party fonts or scripts. The one exception is the checkout page, which loads Paddle's payment script when you open it so that a card can be entered safely. Our host, Netlify, keeps standard server request logs.
Children
Snug is a utility for macOS. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone.
Changes
If this policy changes, the date above changes with it. Because Snug collects nothing, a change here is far more likely to be a clarification than a new data practice.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email hello@snug.menu. Snug is made by High5 Labs LLC.