Privacy Policy

MonCut is a macOS app you install from the Mac App Store. Once installed, it runs entirely on your Mac. There is no server you sign in to, no cloud where your data is uploaded, and no analytics or telemetry phoning home. We can't see what you record. We don't want to.

Recordings, edited projects, generated transcripts, exported videos, and cached metadata all live in ~/Movies/MonCut/ on your local filesystem. MonCut reads from and writes to that folder via macOS-sandboxed file access. We have no copy of any of it. If you delete that folder, your data is gone — there is no backup we maintain.

MonCut does not call any cloud API. Transcription is performed locally by Apple's SpeechAnalyzer framework (macOS 26+). We do not integrate Sentry, Firebase, Crashlytics, Mixpanel, PostHog, Datadog, or any third-party SDK. We do not run an auto-update framework that pings our servers. We do not track usage. We do not have a license validation server. The app's PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy declares NSPrivacyTracking: false.

Screen recording (NSScreenCaptureUsageDescription) — required to capture your screen. Microphone (NSMicrophoneUsageDescription) — for narration audio. Camera (NSCameraUsageDescription) — optional facecam overlay. Speech recognition (NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription) — used by Apple's local SpeechAnalyzer for captions; no audio leaves your Mac. Accessibility (input monitoring) — required ONLY for the keyboard overlay feature, which captures keystrokes locally to render an on-screen keystroke visualization. We do not log or transmit any keystrokes.

This site (moncut.com) is hosted on Cloudflare Pages and uses Cloudflare Web Analytics for aggregate visitor stats. Cloudflare Web Analytics does not use cookies, does not fingerprint, and does not require a consent banner under GDPR. No data is sold or shared. We do not embed Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight, or any third-party tracker.

When you submit your email via the subscription form on this site, we store the email address, your locale, and the timestamp in a Cloudflare D1 database. We will use it to send you a single email when MonCut launches on the Mac App Store. We will not sell, share, or rent it. You can request deletion at any time by emailing support@moncut.com.

MonCut is a productivity tool intended for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has subscribed to our email list, contact support@moncut.com and we will delete their data.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes (changes that affect what data we collect or how we use it) will be communicated via email to existing subscribers and reflected in the 'Last updated' date at the top of this page. Continued use of the app or website after such changes constitutes acceptance.

If you have questions about this policy, want to request data deletion, or have a privacy concern, email support@moncut.com. Responses may take a couple of days, but we read every email.