Privacy Policy

Cairn is designed to respect your privacy. The short version: Cairn never collects, transmits, or shares any personal data. Everything stays on your device.

Information We Do Not Collect

Cairn does not collect, store, or transmit:

• Your name, email address, or any account information
• Your tasks, notes, or any content you enter
• Usage analytics or crash reports sent to external servers
• Device identifiers, IP addresses, or location data
• Any other personal information

Data Storage

All data created in Cairn is stored locally on your device:

• macOS & iOS apps: Tasks are stored in the app's private local container on your device. They are included in standard OS backups (Time Machine, iCloud Backup) if you have backups enabled, which is entirely under your control.
• VS Code extension: Tasks are written to a plain JSON file (.vscode/cairn.json) inside your workspace folder, or to VS Code's local global storage if no workspace is open.

Cairn never syncs data to the developer's servers or any third-party service.

AI Feature (VS Code Extension)

The optional AI Brain Dump feature uses Ollama, a locally-running AI runtime. When you use this feature, your text is sent to the Ollama process running on your own machine — it does not leave your device and is not transmitted to any external service, including the developer.

The AI feature is entirely opt-in and is not required to use Cairn.

Third-Party Services

Cairn does not integrate with any third-party analytics, advertising, crash-reporting, or data-brokering services.

This website is hosted by GitHub Pages. GitHub may collect standard web server logs (IP address, browser type) as part of serving the page. See GitHub's Privacy Statement for details.

Children's Privacy

Cairn does not knowingly collect any information from anyone, including children under 13. Since no data is collected at all, there is nothing to restrict by age.

Changes to This Policy

If this privacy policy changes materially, the updated version will be posted here with a revised date at the top. Given that Cairn collects no data, significant changes are unlikely.

Contact

Questions about this privacy policy? Reach out via the Q&A tab on the VS Code Marketplace page.