Privacy policy

Files travel over your local network

MissileSend sends files, photos and text directly between a Mac and another device’s browser. No account with the developer is required. The app does not provide a developer-operated cloud relay or automatically upload your files, text, clipboard contents or diagnostic archives to the developer.

Both devices need a reachable local network. Current local transfers use HTTP, so use a network you trust. A QR code contains a local connection or download address. People who can reach that network and have an active share link may access its shared batch. A pickup PIN controls access; it is not transfer encryption. You can revoke a share or replace its batch.

Data and permissions on your Mac

The app stores preferences, transfer history, temporary send snapshots, unfinished transfers, diagnostic logs and user-authorized file-access bookmarks on your Mac. Received files are written to your chosen receiving location. Temporary snapshots can be created before sending so a later change to an original file does not disrupt a transfer.

File and folder access follows macOS permissions. The app reads clipboard contents only when you request a paste or send action. A file-access bookmark is a local permission record, not an uploaded copy of your file.

You can clear transfer history in the app. Clearing an entry does not delete its received file. The app does not provide cloud backup; arrange your own backups for important files.

Mac App Store purchases and trial

Apple processes payments and maintains App Store purchase records. StoreKit provides verified product and entitlement information, such as whether a trial, annual plan or lifetime purchase is valid and when it expires. The app does not receive your payment-card details or Apple Account password.

The separate 7-day trial starts when you confirm its free trial product with Apple. It will not automatically charge you or start an annual subscription. Annual and lifetime access are separate choices. An annual plan renews yearly after purchase; lifetime access is a one-time purchase. Your local App Store shows pricing, currency, payment and renewal confirmation.

Apple services have their own privacy policies and terms. These details apply to the Mac App Store version and do not imply that another platform has the same purchasing system. Windows payment, licence verification and device-information practices will be explained separately in its final release information. The Apple rules described here do not apply to Windows.

Planned Windows payment and licensing services

The Windows version has not been released. Before those services are enabled, the final Windows privacy and purchase information will identify the applicable services and practices. The current plan uses Alipay in mainland China and Paddle in other regions. Paddle checkout requires an email address; these providers process payment information under their own terms and privacy policies.

The planned licensing API receives a SHA-256 digest of the device fingerprint, a random installation ID, the app version and payment-order information for activation, periodic verification and recovery. The digest and installation ID can identify an installation; this is not a claim that licensing is anonymous or always offline. Periodic checks are planned at intervals of up to 30 days. Phone-assisted verification requires the phone to be online.

File and clipboard transfers remain on the local network and are not uploaded to these payment or licensing services. Do not apply the macOS Apple purchasing details to Windows. The final Windows version will provide its applicable information before these services are used.

Diagnostics and optional support

The app records technical events locally to help investigate problems. These may include app version, time, error type, connection stage, transfer size and progress. Diagnostics are not automatically sent to the developer.

You can export an archive, inspect it and decide whether to email it. Include only what is needed to explain the issue, without unrelated private files or personal information.

If you contact support, the developer receives the message and attachments you choose to send and uses them to respond and investigate. Contact: [email protected].

Retention, cleanup and privacy requests

Local diagnostic logs normally rotate at approximately 7 days and 20 MiB in total. You can clear transfer history, which is also subject to the app's record-count limit; clearing an entry does not delete saved files. Temporary send snapshots and unfinished files are cleaned through the relevant end-share, cancellation or normal-quit flow. An unexpected exit can leave temporary data until later cleanup.

Optional support email can include your sender address, support message, and crash or other diagnostic records you choose to attach, linked to you as the sender. They are used only to respond, investigate and meet necessary legal obligations, without advertising tracking or sale. Support information is retained only as needed for those purposes, reviewed after resolution and deleted when no longer needed, except where continued retention is required by law.

You may contact the address below with a privacy question, ask to stop further support processing or request deletion of support information you sent. Use “Privacy request” as the subject. We may need to verify your identity to protect your information, and will explain any limits where applicable law requires retaining some information.

This website and its interactive demo

The interactive demo uses sample files and simulated progress. It does not read or upload your personal files or establish a real local-network transfer. Its speed and duration are not a measurement of actual transfer performance.

This website has no advertising trackers, analytics scripts, user accounts or file-upload forms. Your language preference may be kept in this browser’s local storage for your next visit. You can clear that data through your browser’s settings.

This website is hosted on Alibaba Cloud ECS in Hong Kong and delivered through Cloudflare. Hosting and security services may process necessary access data, such as IP address, time, browser and request information, to deliver and protect the site. This does not route local file transfers through the website. Opening App Store or Apple terms links, or sending feedback through your own email app, uses those services under their own privacy rules.

Updates and contact

This policy will be updated if the app or website’s information practices change, with a new update date shown here. For privacy questions, contact [email protected].