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title: "Privacy and data"
description: "Droppy is local-first. Clipboard contents, files and captures are processed on your Mac and are not collected, transmitted or stored by us."
canonical: "https://getdroppy.app/docs/privacy"
last-updated: "2026-10-16"
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# Privacy and data

Droppy is local-first. Clipboard contents, files and captures are processed on your Mac and are not collected, transmitted or stored by us.

- **On-device by default.** Text Capture, Remove Background, Voice Transcribe and [Transform](https://getdroppy.app/docs/transform) all run locally. Nothing is uploaded for processing.
- **Droppy Sync is end to end encrypted.** Records are sealed on the device with a key your Mac made and keeps in its Keychain. That key never reaches a server.
- **Droppy Cloud is not end to end encrypted.** It is a deliberate, separate path for files you choose to share. See [Droppy Cloud](https://getdroppy.app/docs/cloud).
- **AI apps get only what you allow.** MCP is off until you turn it on, every permission is its own switch, and nothing listens on the network. See [MCP](https://getdroppy.app/docs/mcp).
- **Concealed copies are respected.** Anything an app marks as concealed, such as a password manager's copy, stays out of clipboard history.
- **The Agents Droplet reads only your own local agent session logs.** It shows tool calls and files, never paths or prompts on the phone.

The full text is in the [privacy policy](https://getdroppy.app/privacy-policy).