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Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 12, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how SpotBar ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our desktop application and website at spotbar.app.

The SpotBar Application

SpotBar is a desktop application for macOS and Windows that displays live precious-metal spot prices in your menu bar.

Your holdings stay on your computer. All vault data (the metals you own, weights, currencies, and cost basis) is stored locally on your machine. We have no access to your holdings, and they are never transmitted to our servers.

The app sends nothing about you to our servers. The only network traffic SpotBar makes is fetching the current spot prices on a regular schedule while markets are open. Those requests carry no account, no login token, and no per-user identifier. There is no usage analytics, no crash reporting, and no telemetry of any kind in the application.

How prices reach the app. The app gets spot prices from our price server, which runs on Cloudflare. Like any web server, it can keep standard technical logs, such as IP address and request time, for a short period to keep the service secure and working. We do not use these logs to identify you, and they are not connected to your holdings or your purchase.

Buying SpotBar Pro

Inside the app

If you buy Pro inside the app, Apple processes the payment. We do not receive your payment details, your name, your email address, or your Apple ID. Apple confirms the purchase to the app on your device, and the app checks it there. Restoring a purchase and refunds are handled by Apple under Apple's privacy policy.

On our website

If you buy Pro on spotbar.app, we email you a license code. The code validates entirely on your device. There is no server check, no device limit, and no periodic re-validation, so Pro stays unlocked even if you go offline.

Information We Collect on the Website

While the app's behavior is described above, our website (spotbar.app) collects limited information separately.

Contact Form

When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message. This is processed through Netlify Forms and is used solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not add you to a mailing list or use this information for marketing purposes.

Purchase Transactions

Purchases are processed through Stripe, our third-party payment processor. When you make a purchase, Stripe collects your payment information directly. We do not have access to your full payment card information. We receive only what is needed to fulfill your order, such as your name and email address. We keep a record of each license code and the email address it was sent to, so we can resend your code if you lose it.

Stripe's handling of your payment data is governed by their own privacy policy, which you can review at stripe.com/privacy.

Website Analytics

We use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-focused analytics tool, to understand aggregate website traffic. Plausible does not use cookies, does not collect personal data, and does not track individual visitors across sites. All data is aggregated and anonymous. You can learn more at plausible.io/data-policy.

How We Use Your Information

The limited information we collect on the website is used to:

  • Respond to your contact form inquiries
  • Process and fulfill your purchase
  • Understand aggregate website traffic patterns

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services on our website:

  • Netlify: website hosting and contact form processing
  • Stripe: payment processing for purchases on the website
  • Plausible Analytics: privacy-focused, cookie-free website analytics

The app itself uses Cloudflare to serve spot prices, and Apple processes purchases made inside the app.

Each of these services has its own privacy policy governing how they handle data. We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with any other third parties.

Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry. Purchase records are retained as required for business and legal purposes. You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the information collected through our website. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us so we can promptly delete it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Your continued use of our website or app after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us through our contact page.