CleanerCat 隐私政策

最后更新时间:2026年3月

简介

欢迎使用 CleanerCat(“我们”)。我们致力于保护您的隐私,并确保您在使用我们的 macOS 应用程序时清楚信息的处理方式。

CleanerCat 主要设计运行在您的本地设备上。大多数功能完全在您的 Mac 上运行,不需要将任何数据传输到设备外部。

本隐私政策解释了应用程序可能处理哪些信息、如何使用这些信息,以及在什么情况下可能会将有限的信息传输给第三方服务。

我们收集的信息

CleanerCat 不会收集个人标识符,例如:

  • 姓名
  • 电子邮件地址
  • 电话号码
  • 帐户信息
  • 联系人列表

CleanerCat 也不会收集或传输:

  • 文件内容
  • 个人文档
  • 照片或媒体文件
  • 完整的文件路径

CleanerCat 的大部分功能完全在您的 Mac 本地运行,不会向外发送任何信息。

然而,如果您选择使用可选的 AI 智能分析功能,应用程序可能会传输有限的扫描结果摘要,具体请参见下文的“AI 智能分析”部分。

CleanerCat 如何工作

CleanerCat 在您的设备本地执行以下功能:

文件系统扫描
应用程序扫描指定目录来识别:

  • 缓存文件
  • 临时文件
  • 浏览器数据
  • 应用程序残留
  • 重复文件
  • 大文件

CleanerCat 分析文件元数据,如:

  • 文件名
  • 文件大小
  • 文件类型
  • 文件位置

这种分析允许应用程序识别可以安全清理的文件。
CleanerCat 绝对不会上传或存储您的文件内容。

内存监控
CleanerCat 监控系统内存使用情况和运行的进程,以在菜单栏上显示实时系统统计信息。
所有监控均在您的设备本地进行。

网络速度监控
CleanerCat 读取 macOS 提供的网络接口统计信息以显示上传和下载速度。
不会检查或传输任何网络流量内容。

文件删除
当您选择清理文件时,CleanerCat 将根据您的设置:

  • 将文件移动到 macOS 废纸篓,或
  • 将其永久删除。

这些操作都在您的设备本地执行。

AI 智能分析

CleanerCat 包含一个可选的 AI 智能分析功能,帮助用户更好地了解存储使用情况和清理机会。
如果用户选择使用此功能,应用程序可能会将扫描结果的有限摘要发送至第三方 AI 服务提供商(阿里云通义千问),以生成解释或建议。

发送的信息可能包括:

  • 垃圾文件的分类及其总大小
  • 大文件的类型和数量
  • 来自重复文件组的样本文件名
  • 登录项或启动应用程序的名称

这些信息属于由扫描结果生成的元数据摘要。
CleanerCat 绝不会发送:

  • 文件内容
  • 完整文件路径
  • 个人文档
  • 完整文件
  • 照片、视频或其他用户媒体

只有生成请求分析所需的极为有限的附加元数据才会被传输出去。

用户同意

CleanerCat 只有在用户明确选择使用 AI 智能分析功能时,才会将扫描摘要传输至 AI 服务。
在发送任何数据之前:

  • 应用程序会清晰告知用户将共享哪些信息。
  • 用户必须明确批准请求。

用户可以随时拒绝此请求,并继续正常使用 CleanerCat 的本地处理功能。

第三方 AI 服务与同等保护承诺

当 AI 分析功能被使用时,汇总的扫描元数据可能会传输至第三方 AI 服务提供商(阿里云通义千问)以生成分析结果。
我们承诺并保证此第三方提供与我们本身相同或同等级别的数据保护标准。该提供商完全仅出于生成用户所请求回复的目的来处理数据,且处理完毕即刻销毁。
CleanerCat 绝不允许这些提供商将您的数据用于:

  • 广告
  • 营销
  • 用户画像
  • AI 或者机器学习大模型训练

我们严格要求任何第三方服务商为处理的数据维持适当的隐私与安全保护手段。

网络通信

绝大多数 CleanerCat 功能均在您的 Mac 本地完全运行。
网络通信仅发生在以下情况:

  • 当用户选择使用可选的 AI 智能分析功能时,可能会传输有限的扫描分类元数据摘要至 AI 服务以产生分析结果。

除此之外,CleanerCat 不会向外部服务器传输用户数据。

本地数据存储

CleanerCat 可能会在您的设备本地存储以下信息:
用户偏好
您的应用设置和偏好使用 macOS 标准的 UserDefaults 系统本地存储。
安全范围的书签 (Security-Scoped Bookmarks)
如果您授予 CleanerCat 访问特定文件夹的权限,应用程序会将该授权保存为书签以备日后访问。
这些数据只处于您的设备控制之下,我们无法访问。

第三方服务机制

CleanerCat 不集成任何:

  • 广告网络
  • 分析平台
  • 用户跟踪系统

我们不进行任何用户行为跟踪。
唯一使用的外部服务是上述描述的 AI 服务,并且仅当用户明确选择使用它时才会被触发。

儿童隐私

CleanerCat 不会故意从13岁以下的儿童收集个人信息。
由于该应用不收集个人数据,因此它对所有年龄段的用户均是安全的。

数据保留

CleanerCat 不在外部服务器存储用户数据。
任何本地存储的设置都保留在您的设备上,并在应用程序被卸载时自动删除。
传输给第三方 AI 服务的元数据仅作为一次性使用以生成文本,一旦动作完成将不再留存。

安全性

CleanerCat 运行在 Apple macOS 的应用沙盒 (App Sandbox) 环境中。
这限制了应用程序只能访问您明确授予的系统文件和文件夹。
这些系统级的保护措施能极大地维护用户隐私和数据完整性。

您的权利

因为 CleanerCat 并不通过外部服务器积累您的敏感数据,因此在我们端没有可能由您检索、修改或调阅的内容。
所有关于文件的记录始终掌握在您自己的双手和本地设备上。

卸载应用程序

当您卸载 CleanerCat 时:

  • 存放在应用程序沙盒中的所有应用程序相关数据也将被 macOS 同步清除。
  • 如果您之前已将文件移入废纸篓,它们将继续保留在苹果内置废纸篓中直至您清理。

隐私政策变更

我们可能会不时更新我们的隐私政策。
当我们进行更新时,我们将随之修改本文档顶部注明的“最后更新”日期。
鼓励所有用户定期查阅本合规文本。

App Store 合规性

CleanerCat 是经 Mac App Store 发行并在 Apple 最新安全规范要求下编写的应用,我们严格遵从 Apple’s App Store Review Guidelines 及 Apple 明确的 Privacy Requirements 规则。

联系我们

如果您对本隐私政策或 CleanerCat 对该政策的日常运营有任何疑问,请随时联系:
Email: lightyearkeanu@gmail.com
Developer: CleanerCat Team

Privacy Policy for CleanerCat

Last Updated: March 8, 2026

Introduction

Welcome to CleanerCat ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how information is handled when you use our macOS application.

CleanerCat is designed to operate primarily on your local device. Most features run entirely on your Mac and do not require any data to be transmitted outside your device.

This Privacy Policy explains what information the app may process, how it is used, and under what circumstances limited information may be transmitted to third-party services.

Information We Collect

CleanerCat does not collect personal identifiers such as:

  • Names
  • Email addresses
  • Phone numbers
  • Account information
  • Contact lists

CleanerCat also does not collect or transmit:

  • File contents
  • Personal documents
  • Photos or media files
  • Full file paths

Most CleanerCat features operate entirely locally on your Mac without transmitting any information externally.

However, if you choose to use the optional AI-powered analysis feature, the app may transmit a limited summary of scan results as described in the AI-Powered Analysis section below.

How CleanerCat Works

CleanerCat performs the following functions locally on your device:

File System Scanning
The app scans designated directories to identify:

  • Cache files
  • Temporary files
  • Browser data
  • Application leftovers
  • Duplicate files
  • Large files

CleanerCat analyzes file metadata such as:

  • file names
  • file sizes
  • file types
  • file locations

This analysis allows the app to identify files that may be safely cleaned.

CleanerCat does not upload or store the contents of your files.

Memory Monitoring
CleanerCat monitors system memory usage and running processes to display real-time system statistics in the menu bar.
All monitoring occurs locally on your device.

Network Speed Monitoring
CleanerCat reads network interface statistics provided by macOS to display upload and download speeds.
No network traffic content is inspected or transmitted.

File Deletion
When you choose to clean files, CleanerCat will either:

  • Move files to the macOS Trash, or
  • Permanently delete them depending on your settings.

These operations are performed locally on your device.

AI-Powered Analysis

CleanerCat includes an optional AI-powered analysis feature that helps users better understand storage usage and cleaning opportunities.
If the user chooses to use this feature, the app may send a limited summary of scan results to a third-party AI service provider (Alibaba Cloud Qwen) in order to generate explanations or suggestions.

The information sent may include:

  • Categories of junk files and their total sizes
  • Types and counts of large files
  • Sample file names from duplicate file groups
  • Names of login items or startup applications

This information represents summary metadata generated from the scan results.

CleanerCat does NOT send:

  • File contents
  • Full file paths
  • Personal documents
  • Entire files
  • Photos, videos, or other user media

Only limited metadata necessary for generating the requested analysis is transmitted.

User Consent

CleanerCat will only transmit scan summary metadata to the AI service if the user explicitly chooses to use the AI analysis feature.

Before any data is sent:

  • The app clearly informs the user what information will be shared.
  • The user must explicitly approve the request.

Users can decline this request and continue using CleanerCat normally without using the AI-powered analysis feature.

Third-Party AI Services & Equal Protection

When the AI analysis feature is used, summarized scan metadata may be securely transmitted to a third-party AI service provider (Alibaba Cloud Qwen) to generate analysis results.
We guarantee that this third-party provider provides the same or equal data protection standards as we do. These providers process the data solely for the purpose of generating responses requested by the user, and the data is deleted immediately thereafter.

CleanerCat and its partners strictly do not allow these providers to use the data for:

  • advertising
  • marketing
  • user profiling
  • AI or machine learning model training

We require that any third-party service provider maintain appropriate security and strict privacy protections for the data processed.

Network Communication

Most CleanerCat functionality operates entirely locally on your Mac.
Network communication only occurs in the following situation:

  • When the user chooses to use the optional AI-powered analysis feature, in which case limited scan summary metadata may be transmitted to our cloud to securely connect with the AI service and generate analysis results.

CleanerCat does not otherwise transmit user data to external servers.

Local Data Storage

CleanerCat may store the following information locally on your device:

User Preferences
Your app settings and preferences are stored locally using macOS's standard UserDefaults system.

Security-Scoped Bookmarks
If you grant CleanerCat access to specific folders, the app stores security-scoped bookmarks locally so the app can access those folders in future sessions.
This data remains on your device and is not accessible to us.

Third-Party Services

CleanerCat does not integrate with:

  • advertising networks
  • analytics platforms
  • tracking systems

No user behavior tracking is performed.
The only external service that may be used is the AI service described above, and only when the user explicitly chooses to use that feature.

Children's Privacy

CleanerCat does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.
Since the app does not collect personal data, it is safe for users of all ages.

Data Retention

CleanerCat does not store user data on external servers.
Any locally stored settings remain on your device and are removed when the application is deleted.
Metadata transmitted to third-party AI services is used solely to generate the requested response and is not retained.

Security

CleanerCat operates within Apple's macOS App Sandbox environment.
This limits the app’s access to only the files and folders that the user explicitly grants permission to access.
These system protections help safeguard user privacy and system integrity.

Your Rights

Because CleanerCat does not collect or store personal data on external servers, there is no personal data stored by us that can be accessed, modified, or deleted.
All operational data remains under the user’s control on their own device.

Uninstalling the App

When you uninstall CleanerCat:

  • All application data stored within the app’s sandbox will be removed by macOS.
  • Files previously moved to the Trash will remain in the Trash until permanently deleted by the user.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
When we do, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this document.
Users are encouraged to review this policy periodically.

App Store Compliance

CleanerCat is distributed through the Mac App Store and is designed to comply with Apple's App Store Review Guidelines and Apple's Privacy Requirements.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or CleanerCat’s privacy practices, please contact us:

Email: lightyearkeanu@gmail.com
Developer: CleanerCat Team