Privacy policy

Last updated August 16, 2026

Work Buddy is a Mac app for focused work sessions. It can observe whether you are at the screen and which app is in front. This page describes that in plain language. We only make claims that match the current app.

What stays on your Mac

Session history, settings, optional session goals, and the names of apps you use are stored in a local SQLite database on this Mac.

Eye tracking uses the camera to tell if you are looking at the screen. Video is processed on the device and is not saved. Eye tracking is optional.

Active-app tracking notes the name of the app in front only, including while you work in other apps. It does not store window titles, screen contents, or keystrokes.

What is never recorded

• Screen contents
• Keystrokes
• Camera video (it is not written to disk)

What leaves your Mac

If analytics are enabled, Work Buddy sends two anonymous events to PostHog: session_started and session_completed.

Those events can include:

• Session index (first session, second session, and so on)
• Whether the session completed normally
• Planned, actual, and focused duration
• Focus percentage
• Whether a goal was set (not the goal text)
• Whether eye tracking was enabled
• Work rhythm and sessions-per-day settings
• App version and platform (macOS)

Goals, the names of apps you use, and camera video are not sent. Session recording, autocapture, and surveys are turned off in the analytics client.

Permissions

macOS will ask for camera access if you enable eye tracking. The prompt explains that video is processed on this Mac and is not saved.

Contact

Questions about this policy or the app: newyork.anthonyng@gmail.com.