Make GIF — Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 7, 2026
Effective: October 7, 2026

This policy covers "Make GIF" (the "App").

In plain words: a purely local GIF maker — video to GIF, images to GIF, and screen
recording to GIF all happen on your Mac. What you record and the source material never
leave your computer.

1. What we collect

Nothing.

• We do not upload your videos, images, file paths, or file names.
• We do not upload what you record from the screen.
• We do not upload your export settings.
• No analytics, no tracking, no advertising SDK.
• All settings stay on your own Mac, inside the app sandbox:
  ~/Library/Containers/com.mac.gcdev.g02/

2. How the App handles your data

Video and images to GIF

• Conversion runs on your Mac (using Apple's ImageIO and AVFoundation).
• Only files you explicitly pick in the system picker are read.
• Neither the process nor its results are uploaded, and nothing is written to a log.

Screen recording

• Recording reads only the screen area you explicitly select, to produce a GIF on your Mac.
• The recording is written only to the output location you choose; it is never uploaded.
• Recording never starts in the background — only after you press record.

3. The only things that go online

• App Store in-app purchase (unlocks the full feature set).
  Payment, receipts and refunds are handled by Apple. We never see your payment details and
  never receive your name or account.
• Purchase verification: after a purchase or restore, the App sends Apple's
  transaction identifier and the App's bundle identifier to the developer's server to
  confirm the transaction is valid. No receipt file and no device identifier are sent.
  The App also submits a randomly generated local identifier with the transaction so the
  purchase can be matched up; it contains none of your personal information.
  Beyond this the App makes no network requests.

4. Permissions

• The App requires Screen Recording permission, used solely for the "record GIF" feature;
  it does not read the screen otherwise.
• The App does not require Accessibility permission.
• The App does not record audio and does not access the microphone.
• It only accesses files you explicitly grant through the system picker.
• Uninstalling the App removes its sandboxed settings.

5. Third parties

The App includes no third-party analytics, advertising, or data-collection SDK. Any network activity involving Apple is itemised under "the only things that go online" above.

6. Your rights

• Delete your settings: just remove ~/Library/Containers/com.mac.gcdev.g02/
• Uninstalling the App also removes its sandboxed data.
• Revoke Screen Recording: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen Recording

7. Contact

Questions? Please write to: gcdev@qq.com