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Playfold Privacy Policy

  • Last updated: 7 August 2026
  • Applies to: Playfold for Mac
  • Provider: avv.systems
  • Contact:

The short version #

Playfold collects nothing. It has no account, no analytics, no advertising and no third-party SDKs. Your music and everything about it stay on your Mac — they are never uploaded to us, because there is no “us” to upload them to: Playfold has no server.

Playfold also has no network access whatsoever. It is not that we choose not to send anything; the app ships without the sandbox entitlement that would let it open a network connection at all.

What Playfold does with your files #

Playfold plays the audio files in a folder you pick. All of it runs on your Mac, using Apple’s own media frameworks.

  • Choosing a folder. Nothing is visible to Playfold until you select a folder yourself, through the standard macOS open panel. The app cannot browse your disk on its own.
  • Reading. Within that folder, Playfold lists audio files, and reads each file’s type, size, duration and bitrate to show playback details. It reads embedded artwork and track titles from the files themselves, and looks for a cover image sitting alongside them.
  • Playing. Decoding and playback happen locally. No part of any file is sent anywhere.
  • Moving to the Trash. If you use Move to Trash, Playfold moves the current file to your Trash and continues with the next track. The file stays in the Trash until you empty it. Playfold never deletes anything permanently, and never moves a file you have not asked it to.

What is stored on your device #

Nothing.

Playfold has no preferences file, no database, no cache and no saved bookmarks. Your folder selection, playback position, and the shuffle and repeat toggles all live in memory for as long as the app is running, and are gone when you quit. Choosing a folder grants access for that session only; the next launch starts with no access to anything until you choose again.

The one exception is not stored by Playfold at all: if you turn on Open at Login, that preference is registered with macOS through Apple’s own login-items system, and you can revoke it in System Settings ▸ General ▸ Login Items.

Support email #

Playfold’s Feedback command opens a new message in your default email app, addressed to us with a subject line filled in. Nothing else is pre-filled, nothing is attached, and nothing is sent unless you write it and send it yourself.

If you email us, we keep the correspondence only as long as needed to answer you.

What Playfold does not do #

  • No analytics, telemetry, crash reporting or usage measurement of any kind.
  • No advertising, ad identifiers, or tracking across apps or websites.
  • No accounts, sign-in, or cloud sync operated by us.
  • No third-party SDKs.
  • No network connections — the app has no networking entitlement.
  • No access to your Music library, iCloud, or any folder you have not explicitly chosen.
  • No selling or sharing of personal information — there is none to sell.

This matches the “Data Not Collected” label on the App Store.

Permissions Playfold asks for #

Playfold asks for no system permissions — no Photos, Contacts, Microphone, Full Disk Access or Automation. It runs in Apple’s App Sandbox with a single capability: read and write access to folders you select yourself. Write access exists only so that Move to Trash can work; Playfold never modifies the contents of your audio files.

You can see exactly what the app is allowed to do in Finder: right-click Playfold, choose Get Info, and check the sandbox entitlements.

Children #

Playfold is rated 4+ and is safe for all ages, but it is a playback utility with no content of its own. It collects no data from anyone, children included.

Your rights #

Because Playfold holds no personal data on any server, there is nothing for us to look up, export, correct or erase on request. Everything Playfold touches is on your Mac and under your control: deleting the app leaves your audio files exactly as they were.

Rights under the GDPR, the CCPA and similar laws apply to data a company holds about you. In Playfold’s case that set is empty. If you have a question about this, write to .

Changes to this policy #

If Playfold ever gains a feature that changes any of the above, this policy will be updated before that feature ships, and the “Last updated” date will change. Material changes will be called out in the app’s release notes.

Contact #