EasyWhen privacy policy

Last updated: October 14, 2026

EasyWhen does not collect, transmit, or store any personal data. Everything the app does happens entirely on your device. This policy covers the Mac, iPhone and iPad apps alike. The one difference is the direct-download Mac version, which checks for updates and validates a license key over the network — both described below.

What EasyWhen does

EasyWhen formats dates and times. It reads your system clock and time zone preferences to build date strings, then hands you the result — on the Mac by typing or copying it, and on iPhone and iPad by copying or sharing it. That is the full extent of its operation.

Data collection

None. EasyWhen has no analytics, no crash reporting, and no telemetry. Your preferences (favorite time zones, format settings, and the hotkey on the Mac) are stored locally on the device and never leave it. There is no account, no sync, and nothing is shared between your devices.

What EasyWhen sends over the network

The App Store and Setapp versions, on every device, make no network connections at all.

The direct-download Mac version (from bendansby.com/apps/easywhen) makes two kinds of request, and nothing else:

Update checks. It fetches a public appcast.xml file from this domain to see whether a newer version exists. This is a plain HTTPS request that carries no identifier beyond the app’s name and version.
License validation. If you buy and enter a license key, EasyWhen sends that key to Lemon Squeezy, which sells the license, to activate it — along with a device label made from your Mac’s name (for example “EasyWhen on Ben’s MacBook”) so you can tell your activations apart if you ever need to remove one. A signed receipt is stored locally so the app works offline, and the key is re-checked with Lemon Squeezy periodically in the background so a refunded key stops working. If you never enter a key, this never happens.

No date, time, format, or anything you type into EasyWhen is ever part of either request.

Third parties

EasyWhen does not integrate with any third-party services, SDKs, or frameworks that collect data. The direct-download version’s license validation goes to Lemon Squeezy, as described above, and is covered by their privacy policy.

Shortcuts and Siri

On iPhone and iPad, EasyWhen offers a Format Date action to the Shortcuts app. It receives the date and options a shortcut passes it, formats them on the device, and returns the resulting text. Nothing is recorded and nothing is sent anywhere.

Contact

Questions? Email ben.dansby@gmail.com. See also the terms of service.