Privacy Policy

Effective July 2, 2026 · HWY Enigma LLC ("we", "us"), Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

The short version: Caxton is a local application. Your files never leave your machine, and the app contains no analytics, no telemetry, and no tracking of any kind.

1. The Caxton application

What we do not collect

• The contents of your files are never transmitted anywhere. All editing, searching, filtering, and indexing happens entirely on your Mac.
• Caxton contains no analytics or telemetry frameworks. We do not record which features you use, what you open, or how often you launch the app.
• Caxton does not read files you have not opened. It is sandboxed by macOS: it can only access files you open, drag in, or grant access to.

What stays on your machine

Caxton stores its working data — session state, crash-recovery journals, bookmark and marker sidecars, filter presets, and preferences — inside its own app container under ~/Library on your Mac. This data is yours, never transmitted, and removed if you delete the app and its container.

Network connections the app makes

• Update checks. Caxton uses the Sparkle framework to check for updates. An update check sends the standard request metadata (app version, macOS version) to our update server so it can return the right release. You can disable automatic checks in Preferences.
• License activation. Activating a purchased license sends your license key to our licensing server for validation. No file contents or usage data accompany it.

2. Purchases

Purchases and subscriptions are processed by our third-party payment provider. We receive your name, email address, and purchase details so we can issue and support your license; we never see your full payment-card details. The payment provider's own privacy policy governs the data you give them during checkout.

3. The caxton.app website

This website is served as static pages. We do not set tracking cookies and do not run third-party analytics. Our web host may keep standard server logs (IP address, request path, user agent) for security and operational purposes; we retain them only as long as operationally necessary. Web fonts are served by Google Fonts, which receives the standard font request when a page loads.

4. Support email

If you email Supportsupport@caxton.app, we keep the correspondence so we can help you and improve the product. We do not add you to marketing lists, and we never sell or share your contact information.

5. Your rights

You may request a copy or deletion of the personal information we hold about you (which is limited to purchase records and support correspondence) by emailing Supportsupport@caxton.app. We will respond within 30 days. Because the application itself collects nothing, there is nothing to request or delete on the app side.

6. Children

Caxton is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

7. Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted at caxton.app/privacy.html with an updated effective date. Material changes will be noted in the app's release notes.

8. Contact

HWY Enigma LLC · Wilmington, North Carolina, USA · Supportsupport@caxton.app