Last updated 2 November 2026
NiceNoise is made by Ben Dansby. This policy covers the Mac app, both the direct download and the version from the Mac App Store.
NiceNoise collects nothing. It has no analytics, no telemetry, no account and no identifier. The sounds are generated on your Mac as they play, and nothing about how you use the app ever leaves it.
Your settings: the sound you last picked, volume, tone, and whether NiceNoise runs in the menu bar or the Dock. These live in your local preferences and are never transmitted. The sleep timer exists only while it runs.
The Mac App Store version never uses the network at all. The direct download uses it only for these, and neither carries anything about how you use the app:
bendansby.com for its update feed. That request carries your app version and macOS version, which is what any updater needs to answer the question.Purchases through the Mac App Store are handled by Apple under Apple’s privacy policy; NiceNoise sees none of it.
None. NiceNoise only plays sound, which needs no permission. It never uses the microphone, camera, screen recording, your files, contacts or location.
NiceNoise is a sound utility. It is not directed at children and collects nothing from anyone.
If this policy ever changes, the updated version will appear on this page with a new date.
Questions about privacy, or anything else: ben.dansby@gmail.com.