Privacy Policy

Note: Blankie does NOT want your data. Your Blankie belongs to you.

I maintain this privacy policy not just because it's required to be part of Apple's ecosystem but because I strongly believe in transparency. To put it plainly, your information never leaves your device. The Blankie app doesn't run analytics or track you in any way, and it never transmits your information anywhere. The only time it reaches the internet is to download animated artwork on demand from Apple, which sends no personal data. When you use a version of Blankie distributed through Apple's platforms, Apple may provide us with some basic anonymous statistics about downloads and crashes, but the app itself (whether from GitHub, Homebrew or the App Store) never collects or transmits any data directly back to Blankie's developers. The formal policy below explains this in more detail, but that's really all there is to it.
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Effective Date: June 7, 2026

Your privacy is important to us. The Blankie app does not collect, store, or share any personal information and there are no tracking or analytics frameworks implemented in the app as part of the source code.

When you get Blankie through the App Store or join our public TestFlight beta, Apple may collect some usage data (as explained in their privacy policy). Apple never shares your identifiable personal information with us. We (the developers of Blankie) do not have anything that identifies you unless you explicitly share it.

On a limited basis, trusted contributors may be granted access to internal-only TestFlight betas. For these private betas, we need to share an email address with Apple to facilitate an invitation. If necessary, the collection of this email address is only used for the TestFlight invitation process and is not shared with anyone else.

Apple shares basic anonymous statistics with developers about how many people downloaded the app, the store region they downloaded it from and if it crashes. We use this information to make Blankie more stable and reliable. You can learn more about Apple's data collection practices in theApp Store Privacy Policy.

This privacy policy applies only to the Blankie app and its website. It does not apply to any third-party services or websites that may be linked to from the app or website.

By using the Blankie app or website, you agree to the terms of this policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the app or website.

The App Store, blankie.rest (this website), Homebrew, GitHub and TestFlight are all considered official distribution channels of Blankie. If you download the app from any other source, the makers of Blankie cannot guarantee that it is safe or secure. We recommend only downloading the app from the official channels listed above. Blankie is open source and you can always build it from source if you want to verify the code yourself. If you do this, you are responsible for your own privacy and security.

Data Collection

Information You Provide: If you contribute code or translations to the Blankie project and share your name or email address with us, we may use them to either credit or contact you. You do not need to share your name or email address with us to contribute to the project (communicating publicly via GitHub issues and discussions is actually our preference) and we will never sell your information or use it for any other purpose.
No Data Collection in App: The Blankie app never asks for, or stores any personal data such as names, emails, or physical addresses. This is true whether you download the app from the Blankie website, from GitHub, from Homebrew or from an Apple platform. The official version of Blankie never collects or transmits any data back to the developers and any usage statistics we receive come solely from Apple's platform services.
No Analytics or Trackers: The official version of Blankie does not use any third-party services, advertising networks, analytics frameworks, libraries, SDKs, or APIs that collect personal data. Blankie does not include any analytics frameworks or trackers in the app or on this website.
Third Parties: Platform providers like Apple, GitHub, and Homebrew may collect some anonymous usage data when you use their platforms and services to interact with the Blankie project or download Blankie. The data you share with these platforms may or may not be shared with us, and in most cases we do not have access to it or control over how these platforms may use your data. We recommend you review the privacy policies of these platforms to understand how they handle your data.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

Since we do not collect any data, we cannot share anything with any third party. However, if you download through Apple's platforms, GitHub, or Homebrew, please refer to their respective privacy policies regarding their data collection practices.

Updates

While Blankie will always remain privacy-focused, Apple's developer requirements and other legal standards may evolve. If we need to update this policy to reflect such changes, you'll find the latest version here. Our commitment to privacy won't change.

Contact

For questions or concerns regarding this policy, please open aGitHub Issue.

Changes:

June 7, 2026: Changed "Mac App Store" to "App Store" now that Blankie is also available on iOS and iPadOS.
May 15, 2025: Initial version of the privacy policy.