Privacy policy

Last updated 14 November 2026

Who this covers

This policy covers the Cleanerio app for Mac, Linux and Windows, and this website, cleanerio.taomonlae.dev. Both are made by Min Htet Min Aung (TaoMonLae on GitHub), who is responsible for them.

The app

Cleanerio scans folders on your own computer to find junk, large files, duplicates, unused apps and startup items. All of that work happens on your computer.

• No accounts. You never sign in or give an email address.
• No telemetry. The app does not send usage data, crash reports, file names, file contents or scan results anywhere.
• Local history only. The record of what was cleaned, shown in Activity, is stored on your computer. Deleting the app's data folder removes it.
• Threat checks are offline. The threat list ships inside the app. Nothing is uploaded to check it.
• One optional network request. On a Mac, when you press “Check for updates” in Applications, Cleanerio asks Apple's App Store and each app's own update address for the latest version number of your installed apps. Those services see an ordinary web request from your computer, including your IP address, under their own privacy policies. Nothing about you or your files is sent with it. If you never press the button, the app never goes online.

On Windows, when you remove a startup entry from the registry, the command it ran is written to a text file in your own profile so you can restore it. That file stays on your computer.

Permissions the app asks for

On a Mac, Cleanerio asks for Full Disk Access so it can see every folder. On Linux and Windows, maintenance tasks that need an administrator ask through the system's own password or permission window. These permissions are used only to scan and to move items you confirm to the Trash or Recycle Bin.

This website

• No cookies, analytics or ads. The site sets no cookies and loads no tracking scripts. Fonts and images are served from this site.
• Hosting logs. The site is hosted by Hostinger. Like any web server, it may record standard request logs such as IP address, browser type, the page requested and the time. Hostinger keeps these logs for security and operation under its privacy policy. The author of Cleanerio does not use them to identify anyone.
• Release information from GitHub. To show the newest version and link the right files, your browser asks GitHub's public API for the latest Cleanerio release. GitHub receives that request, including your IP address, under the GitHub Privacy Statement. The answer is kept in your browser only for the current session.
• Downloads. The download buttons point to files hosted on GitHub. Downloading them is covered by GitHub's privacy statement.

Children

Neither the app nor the website collects personal information from anyone, including children.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new date. The source of the app is public, so any change in what it does can be checked in the repository.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be raised as an issue on GitHub. Security problems should be reported as described in SECURITY.md.