CybaTerm · Privacy

CybaTerm Privacy Policy

The short version: CybaTerm doesn’t collect any data about you.

Effective October 24, 2026 · Applies to CybaTerm 1.0.0

What we collect

Nothing. CybaTerm has no telemetry, analytics, ads, crash-report upload or account, and it opens no listening ports on your Mac. Version 1.0.0 has no update check and no license check.

Every connection CybaTerm makes

Each of these happens only when you add or use that feature:

Feature	Connects to	What is sent
Grok Bot widget	`api.x.ai` (xAI)	Your question, the last 10 chat messages, a short system prompt, and your API key from the Keychain. Terminal screen text only if Screen: ON. The chat is kept in memory only.
Neon Weather	`api.open-meteo.com`	Latitude, longitude and units, on every refresh (every 15 minutes by default)
Weather location lookup	`geocoding-api.open-meteo.com` (city) and `api.zippopotam.us` (US ZIP)	The city name or ZIP code you type
Weather “Use my location”	Apple Location Services	Handled by macOS
Now Playing (Spotify)	Spotify’s artwork server (HTTPS)	A standard image request. Apple Music artwork is read locally
Pulse and Ping Grid	The hosts you enter (defaults: your gateway, 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8)	Ping (ICMP) packets
Globe Trace	A target you set (blank means demo only)	`traceroute` probe packets
Cert Expiry	Port 443 of the domains you enter	A standard TLS handshake
Live SSH Stats and Log Tail	The hosts you choose, over `ssh`	Read-only status commands, or `tail -F`
Links you click	Your default browser (http, https and mailto only)	—
The terminal itself	Whatever you run (ssh, curl, …)	Your own traffic

Data that stays on your Mac

Secrets, such as your xAI API key, live only in the macOS Keychain, stored for this Mac only so they don’t sync to other devices.
Local-only widgets: Sys Stats, Port Watch, Processes, Network Map, Git Pulse, Docker and Clipboard (kept in memory only) read your Mac and send nothing.
Audio and camera: the equalizer analyses audio in memory and never records it. ASCII Cam and the microphone are processed live and never saved.
Session logs, themes and settings are files on your Mac.

Permissions macOS may ask for

Each one is optional and only asked for when you use the feature:

Camera: ASCII Cam, after you press Start Camera.
Microphone: Audio Visualizer, after you press Start Mic.
System Audio Recording: the Now Playing equalizer.
Automation (Music, Spotify): Now Playing info and controls.
Location: Neon Weather’s Use my location, and the optional Wi-Fi name in Sys Stats.
Local Network: may be asked when you ping or SSH to devices on your network.

Updates and licensing

CybaTerm 1.0.0 doesn’t check for updates or licenses. Automatic updates (Sparkle) and license activation are planned, and this policy will list what they send before they ship.

Contact

Questions about privacy: [email protected].