PasteNote Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-09-06

Overview

Thank you for using PasteNote (the "App"). We take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how the App handles your information.

In short: the App does not collect, upload, or sell any of your personal data. Your data is stored only on your own device by default.

The App is developed by CoderChan ("we," "us," or the "Developer").

Data We Process

The App's core purpose is to manage your clipboard history and pin content as desktop sticky notes. To do this, the App processes the following locally on your device:

  • Clipboard content: text, links, file references, and images you copy. The App reads these from the system clipboard to display them in history and to re-paste them.
  • Note content: items you choose to pin as desktop sticky notes.
  • Image text and QR code recognition results: the App uses on-device recognition capabilities (OCR / barcode detection) to process images you save, extracting text and QR/barcode content for display and search.
  • Favorites and settings: favorites, folders, and preferences you create (e.g., shortcuts, maximum history size, privacy and recording controls — see the next section).

By default, all of this data is stored locally on your device. If you enable iCloud sync as described below, this data is additionally synced to your own iCloud account — either way, it is never sent to the Developer or any third-party server.

Privacy and Recording Controls

The App provides the following tools to help you control what gets recorded:

  • Content that looks like a password is automatically locked; you can also manually mark an item as sensitive.
  • Pause clipboard recording with one tap.
  • Add specific apps to an ignore list; copied content from those apps will not be recorded.

These settings, and their effects (e.g., which items were not recorded), are likewise stored only on your device.

Where Data Is Stored

  • By default, all data is stored only on your device (using Apple's local database technology) and is never sent to the Developer or any third-party server.
  • If you turn on "Sync with iCloud" in Preferences → General, the App uses Apple's CloudKit private database to sync your clipboard history, notes, and related settings across your own devices signed into the same Apple ID. This sync happens entirely within Apple's iCloud infrastructure — the Developer cannot access this data, and it never passes through the Developer's own servers. This feature is off by default and must be turned on manually.
  • Turning "Sync with iCloud" off only stops future syncing; it does not automatically delete any copy already synced to iCloud. To remove that copy, go to System Settings → Apple Account → iCloud → Manage Account Storage and delete PasteNote's data there.
  • When "Sync with iCloud" is on, the App registers for silent push notifications with Apple's push notification service (APNs) so your device can promptly fetch changes made in iCloud. These pushes display no notification banner or sound; the process is handled entirely by Apple and never passes through the Developer's servers.

Network Requests Made by the App

To display the title and thumbnail (link preview) of a URL you have copied to your clipboard history, the App sends a network request to that URL to retrieve its publicly available metadata (such as title and thumbnail). This request is directed only at the URL you copied; it does not include your clipboard, notes, or any other personal data, and is not sent to the Developer or to any third-party server other than the URL itself.

What We Do Not Collect

  • We do not collect any data for analytics, advertising, or tracking.
  • We do not require you to create an account or sign in.
  • We do not integrate third-party advertising or user-tracking SDKs.
  • We do not sell or share your data with third parties.

System Permissions

To function, the App may request the following system permissions, used solely for the corresponding features:

  • Clipboard access: to record clipboard history and to write your selected item back to the clipboard.
  • File access (security-scoped bookmarks): to preview and restore files you have copied; this access is granted by the system pasteboard.

Image text and QR code recognition uses on-device system capabilities and does not require an additional system permission.

Data Deletion

You can delete individual items, clear all clipboard history, or clear all notes within the App at any time. Deletions are permanent. Uninstalling the App removes locally stored data.

Children's Privacy

The App is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Effective Date" at the top and post the updated policy on this page. This revision updates the effective date and adds details about the silent push notification permission used to trigger iCloud sync.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact coderchan.support@icloud.com.