Privacy Policy — PrivyFeed

Last updated: February 2026

PrivyFeed is a local-first, privacy-first AI RSS reader for macOS. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how PrivyFeed handles—or does not handle—your data.

1. Core Principles

• Local-first: Your subscriptions, articles, and AI index data are stored locally on your device.
• No data collection: We do not collect, transmit, or store any of your personal data on our servers.
• No tracking: We do not use any analytics, tracking, or advertising SDKs.

2. Data Storage

Local Storage

PrivyFeed stores the following data locally on your Mac:

• RSS feeds: The feed URLs and titles you add
• Article content: Article titles, summaries, and body text fetched from your subscriptions
• Semantic index: Local vector embeddings for the "Ask this Feed" feature (only when enabled)
• App settings: Preferences such as Ollama URL, model selection, refresh interval, etc.

3. Pro Features & Privacy

PrivyFeed Pro introduces advanced capabilities such as:

• Multi-feed Ask: Cross-subscription queries
• Knowledge Assets: Saved notes, digests, and topic insights
• Advanced AI Config: Custom temperature and context settings

Crucially, these Pro features adhere to the exact same local-first privacy policy.

• No Cloud Processing: Generating a weekly digest or analyzing trends across 50 feeds happens 100% on your Mac's CPU/GPU via Ollama.
• Local Data: All notes, summaries, and generated insights are stored in your local database. Nothing is synced to our servers.

Network Requests

PrivyFeed makes the following network requests:

• RSS feeds: Fetches feed content and articles from the URLs you add
• Article web pages: In reading mode, fetches full article content to extract the body text
• Local Ollama: If you have Ollama installed, the app sends requests to localhost for summarization and semantic search

Important: All AI processing runs on your local Ollama. Your data is never sent to any external AI services.

4. What We Do Not Do

• We do not collect usage data or analytics
• We do not sell or share data with third parties
• We do not track your behavior
• We do not require registration or login
• We do not use ads or third-party SDKs

5. Third-Party Services

PrivyFeed does not integrate any third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking services. The RSS feeds and articles you subscribe to come from websites you choose, which may have their own privacy policies.

6. Data Security

Because all data is stored locally, the security of your data depends on your device's security settings. We recommend:

• Setting a strong password or Touch ID for your Mac
• Enabling FileVault for disk encryption

7. Children's Privacy

PrivyFeed is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

8. Policy Changes

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated in-app or through other appropriate means.

9. Contact Us

For privacy-related questions, please contact:

• Developer: Ken Wang
• Bundle ID: com.kenelite.privyfeed
• GitHub: github.com/kenelite/privacypolicy

PrivyFeed is a non-commercial product; we do not guarantee response times.

PrivyFeed — Private, Local-first AI RSS Reader for macOS