Privacy policy
Last updated: 19 October 2026
In short: what Areacast shows, records and films stays on your Mac. The app only goes online to check a license key once and, if you allow it, to look for updates. This website uses no cookies and no analytics.
Who we are
Areacast is made by Code Mountain (VAT BE0761429808), Belgium. Questions about privacy: bruno@codemountain.be.
Your screen, camera and microphone
- Screen. Areacast captures the area inside the yellow frame to show it on its own "Areacast" screen. That picture is processed on your Mac only. It leaves your Mac only through the meeting app you choose to share it in.
- Camera. Only when you turn the webcam on. The picture, including the blurred or transparent background effects, is processed on your Mac.
- Microphone. Only when you make a recording with the microphone turned on.
- Recordings. Areacast only records when you press the record button, and saves the movie in the folder you choose (your Movies folder by default). It never uploads recordings.
macOS asks for each of these permissions the first time it's needed. You can change them any time in System Settings → Privacy & Security.
When the app goes online
- License check. When you enter a license key, Areacast sends that key to Gumroad, the store that sells the licenses, to check that it's valid. Gumroad replies with the purchase's details, and Areacast stores the key and the buyer's email address on your Mac. This happens once, when you activate.
- Updates. If you allow it, Areacast checks areacast.app about once a day for a new version, and when you choose to install one, downloads it from there. These requests contain what any web request contains, such as your IP address and the app's version. Nothing else about you or your Mac is sent.
Areacast has no accounts, no analytics and no advertising, and doesn't share data with anyone.
Buying a license
Licenses are sold by Gumroad, which handles the payment and taxes as the seller of record. Gumroad's privacy policy applies to the checkout. For each sale we receive the buyer's name, email address and country from Gumroad, which we use to provide the license and support, and keep as required for our accounting.
This website
areacast.app uses no cookies, no analytics and no third-party scripts or fonts. Like any web server, ours may briefly keep technical records of requests (such as your IP address and the time) to keep the site running and secure.
Your rights
Under the GDPR you can ask to see, correct or delete the personal data we hold about you (in practice, the purchase details from Gumroad), or object to its use. Email bruno@codemountain.be. You can also complain to the Belgian Data Protection Authority (dataprotectionauthority.be).
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version appears on this page with a new date.