Privacy notice
This page sets out what TorentMac knows about you and what happens to it. The short version comes first, then the detail. I've kept it in plain English; if anything is unclear, ask me at [email protected].
- Browsing without an account: no cookies, nothing kept beyond ordinary server logs.
- With an account: your display name, email, a hashed password, and what you save or write.
- Your data isn't sold, and no ad-tracking code runs here.
- Comments go public only after I've approved them.
- You can have your account and comments deleted by emailing me.
When this page changes
If the site starts storing something new, or stops storing something, this page is updated at the same time. I don't email anyone about edits here, because the site doesn't send marketing email at all. The summary at the top will always match what the site actually does, so that's the part to check if you come back.
Deleting your account
Write to [email protected] using the same email you registered with, and ask for the account to be removed. I'll remove the account along with your favourites, notifications and comments. If you'd rather keep the account and lose only particular comments, say which ones. Writing from the same address is how I know the request really comes from you.
Cookies
If you aren't signed in, the site sets no cookies at all. Signing in sets two: a session cookie that keeps you logged in between pages, and a small marker cookie that tells the site you're signed in. That's the lot. There are no advertising cookies and no tracking cookies, from me or from anyone else.
Server logs
Like any web server, this one keeps ordinary logs: IP address, browser, the pages requested and when. I use them for two things. One is spotting abuse, such as sign-in attempts that look automated. The other is working out what went wrong when something breaks. They aren't used to build a profile of anyone, and they aren't tied to your favourites or comments.
Children
The catalogue is written for adults who look after Macs. Accounts aren't meant for children, and I don't knowingly hold anything about them. If you're a parent and think your child has signed up, email me and I'll delete the account.
What never happens
Your data isn't sold, rented or swapped with anyone. Nobody else's tracking code runs on these pages either: no ad pixels, no ad networks, nothing that follows you to other websites afterwards.
Comments
A comment is held until I've read it. Until then it's visible only to you, marked "awaiting moderation". While moderating, I see the comment text, your display name, the email address on your account and the page you left it on. Once approved, the comment and your display name are public. Your email address never is.
What an account stores
Your display name and email address. Your password, but only as a hash, so I can't read it. The programs you've saved to favourites. Your comments. The on-site notifications you get when a saved program is updated. That's the whole list. There's no payment information, home address or date of birth, because the site never asks for any of them.