Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 12, 2026

Tapko is a macOS app made by Stepanix. This policy explains what data the app and this website handle. The short version: Tapko works on your Mac and does not collect your personal data.

The app

• Your settings stay on your Mac. Gestures, actions and preferences are saved in a file in your user folder (~/Library/Application Support/Tapko). They are never uploaded.
• No tracking. Tapko has no analytics, no advertising and no crash reporting service.
• Trackpad data stays on your Mac. Tapko reads finger positions from the trackpad to recognize gestures. This data is processed in memory and is not stored or sent anywhere.
• Accessibility permission. macOS asks you to allow Tapko in Accessibility so it can perform actions such as clicks, key shortcuts and closing windows. Tapko uses this only to run the actions you set up.
• Diagnostic log. Tapko keeps a small log file on your Mac to help fix problems. It is never sent automatically; you can choose to share it with us when asking for help.

Free trial and license activation

Tapko talks to our license server (hosted on Cloudflare) in two cases:

• Trial. To make sure the 7-day Pro trial is given once per Mac, Tapko sends a one-way hash of your Mac's hardware identifier. The hash can't be turned back into the identifier, and the server stores only the hash and the date your trial started.
• Pro activation. When you activate Tapko Pro, the app sends your license key and your Mac's model name (for example "Mac16,12"). The server checks the key with Creem, our payment provider, which counts your activations. The key is checked again every few days while Pro is active. You can deactivate a Mac at any time in Tapko's settings, under About.

No other data is sent: not your name, gestures, settings, or anything about how you use your Mac.

Purchases

Tapko Pro is sold through Creem, our merchant of record. Creem processes your payment, handles taxes and sends your receipt and license key. Your payment details are handled by Creem and its payment partners under their own privacy policy; we never see your card number. We receive your name, email address, country and order details so we can provide your license and support.

This website

This website is hosted by GitHub Pages. GitHub may log technical data such as your IP address for security. The site loads fonts from Google Fonts, which receives your IP address when the fonts are downloaded. The site uses no cookies and no analytics.

Emails

If you write to us, we use your email address and message only to reply to you. We do not send newsletters or marketing emails.

Your rights

You can ask us what data we hold about you, ask us to correct it or delete it. Write to stepsergius@gmail.com.

Changes

If this policy changes, we will update this page and the date above.

Contact

Questions about privacy: stepsergius@gmail.com.