Snap Privacy Policy

Snap is a free macOS app for taking and annotating screenshots, with optional upload to Google Drive. It is developed and published by Fernando Plaz (“I”, “me”), an individual developer. This Privacy Policy explains what information Snap accesses, how it is used, stored, shared, protected, retained and deleted, and the choices you have. It applies to the Snap app and to its website at fernandoplaz.com/snap.

In short

• Snap has no servers, no accounts of its own, no analytics and no ads. I don’t receive your screenshots or your Google data.
• Screenshots stay on your Mac unless you choose Upload & Copy Link.
• Google Drive is optional. If you sign in, Snap can only access files it created (the drive.file scope), not the rest of your Drive.
• Your Google sign-in is stored in your Mac’s Keychain. Sign Out removes it, and you can revoke access at any time in your Google Account.

1. Information Snap processes on your Mac

• Screen content. To capture screenshots, Snap uses macOS Screen Recording permission, which you grant in System Settings. Snap captures your screen only when you start a capture, and only the area you select is turned into a screenshot.
• Screenshots and annotations. They are processed locally. When you choose Copy, the image goes to your clipboard. When you choose Save, it is written to the location you pick.
• Pending uploads. When you upload, Snap temporarily keeps the PNG and a small job record in the app’s private folder (~/Library/Application Support/cl.fplaz.snap/Uploads, readable only by your user account). This lets Snap resume an interrupted upload. The files are deleted when the upload finishes or is discarded. This folder also remembers the ID of your “Snap Screenshots” Drive folder.

None of this information is sent to me or to any third party.

2. Google user data Snap accesses

Signing in with Google is optional and only needed for Google Drive upload and the “My Screenshots” history. When you sign in, Snap asks for these permissions (OAuth scopes):

Using that access, Snap performs only these actions, and only when you ask it to:

• Creates a folder named “Snap Screenshots” in your Drive the first time you upload, or finds the one Snap created before.
• Uploads the screenshot you chose as a PNG file into that folder.
• Turns on link sharing for that file (“anyone with the link can view”, not searchable or discoverable). It then copies the link to your clipboard, because that is what Upload & Copy Link does. The upload button states this.
• Reads the metadata of screenshots Snap uploaded (name, creation date, size, sharing status, link and thumbnail). This is used to show your “My Screenshots” history with thumbnails and to copy their links again.

Snap does not delete or edit files in your Drive.

3. How Google user data is used

Google user data is used only to provide Snap’s user-facing features described above: signing you in, uploading and sharing the screenshots you choose, and showing your upload history. Snap does not use Google user data for advertising, does not sell it, and does not use it to build profiles, determine credit-worthiness, or for lending purposes. Google user data is not used to develop, improve or train any artificial intelligence or machine learning models. No human reads your data, because I never receive it.

Snap’s use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

4. How data is stored and protected

• Snap talks directly to Google from your Mac over encrypted HTTPS connections. There is no intermediate server, and your data never passes through any system I control.
• Your Google sign-in (OAuth tokens) is stored in your macOS Keychain. Sign-in uses Google’s standard browser-based OAuth flow with PKCE, so Snap never sees your Google password.
• Snap only sends your access token to Google’s own endpoints (accounts.google.com, oauth2.googleapis.com and www.googleapis.com). It refuses redirects to other hosts.
• Screenshot thumbnails in My Screenshots are kept in memory only while the app is running.
• Temporary upload files are stored with file permissions that restrict them to your macOS user account.

5. How data is shared

I do not share, sell, rent or transfer your information or your Google user data to anyone. Data you choose to upload goes to Google Drive and is handled by Google under the Google Privacy Policy. Screenshots you upload with Upload & Copy Link can be viewed by anyone who has the link. Only share links with people you trust. You can turn off link sharing or delete the file in Google Drive at any time. I may disclose information only if required by law, but in practice I hold none.

6. Retention and deletion

• I retain nothing. Snap doesn’t send your data to me, so I have nothing to delete.
• Sign-in: your tokens stay in your Keychain until you click Sign Out in Snap, which deletes them.
• Revoke access: you can remove Snap’s access to your Google Account at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions. After that, Snap can no longer access your Drive.
• Uploaded screenshots stay in your Google Drive (in the “Snap Screenshots” folder) until you delete them in Google Drive. Signing out or uninstalling Snap does not delete them.
• Uninstalling: delete Snap from Applications. To remove everything else, delete ~/Library/Application Support/cl.fplaz.snap. Then remove the Snap sign-in item (cl.fplaz.snap.private-beta.auth) in Keychain Access, if you didn’t sign out first.

7. Your rights

Wherever you live, you can ask what information about you I hold, and ask for it to be corrected or deleted. Depending on where you live, privacy laws (such as the GDPR in Europe or the CCPA in California) may also give you rights to access, correct, delete or object to the processing of your personal data. To make a request, email fplazrivero@gmail.com. Because Snap keeps your data on your Mac and in your own Google account, and none of it reaches me, I usually won’t hold any. You can delete it yourself as described in section 6.

8. The Snap website

The pages at fernandoplaz.com/snap don’t use cookies, analytics or trackers. Like any website, the hosting provider may process standard request data (such as IP address and browser type) to serve pages and keep the site secure. The page loads fonts from Google Fonts, so your browser connects to Google to fetch them.

9. Children

Snap is not directed to children under 13, and I don’t knowingly collect personal information from children.

10. Changes to this policy

If I change how Snap handles your data, I’ll update this page and its effective date. If a change affects how Snap uses Google user data, I’ll ask for your consent in the app before Snap uses your data in the new way.

11. Contact

Questions or requests about privacy? Email me at fplazrivero@gmail.com.

Fernando Plaz · fernandoplaz.com