Introduction
DigTek is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information when you use our macOS app Photo Refract.
Photo Refract is designed with privacy as a fundamental principle. The app runs entirely offline — it has no network access. We do not collect, store, transmit, or share any personal information or usage data.
What We Don't Collect
- Personal information such as names, email addresses, or contact details
- Usage analytics, telemetry, or tracking of any kind
- Your photos or any image data
- Your compositions, transform recipes, favorites, or export history
- XMP sidecar file contents or metadata
- Device information or technical specifications
- File paths, folder structures, or filenames
How Your Data Stays Private
- Everything is local: All rendering and export happens on your Mac, on the GPU
- No internet required: Photo Refract has no network access and works completely offline
- No third-party services: No analytics, advertising, or tracking services
- No account creation: No sign-ups, logins, or user accounts
- No data transmission: Nothing leaves your Mac unless you explicitly share it
What Stays on Your Mac
Photo Refract reads and writes the following, all stored locally on your disk:
- Photos and image files you open as a source
- The compositions you export (JPEG, PNG, or TIFF)
- XMP sidecar files recording your transform recipe, stored alongside your image in open, industry-standard format, so a refracted image can be reopened with its settings intact
- App preferences, starred favorites, and window state
To save a transform recipe next to your image, Photo Refract may ask — once — for permission to access the folder your images live in. This grant stays on your Mac and is used only to read and write sidecar files locally. This data never leaves your Mac. We have no access to it.
Apple and the App Store
Photo Refract is distributed through the Mac App Store. Apple may collect information related to your purchase and download according to Apple's Privacy Policy. We receive anonymized, aggregate sales data from Apple — we cannot identify individual purchasers.
Contact
If you contact us by email at developer@digtek.app, we will receive your email address and whatever information you choose to include. We use this only to respond to your inquiry and do not add it to any mailing list or share it with third parties.
Children's Privacy
Photo Refract is suitable for users of all ages. Since we don't collect any personal information, there are no special considerations for users under 13.
Terms of Service
Our Terms of Service govern your use of all DigTek applications. By downloading or using any DigTek app, you agree to these terms. For complete details, see our Terms of Service.
Changes to This Policy
If we ever change how we handle data (which is unlikely given our no-data approach), we will update this policy and notify users through the App Store.