App Privacy Policy – File Transfer Baerli

Last updated: 15 November 2026

This privacy policy explains how the macOS app File Transfer Baerli ("the App") handles personal data. It is based on the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP/revDSG) and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For this website and for contact by email, see the Website Privacy Policy.

1. Controller

Aurelia Bargähr (Baerli-Softwaerli), Jäggimätteli 1, 6467 Schattdorf, Switzerland
Email: [email protected]

2. How the App transfers files

The App connects your Mac directly to the server, Windows share or cloud storage you choose – in your local network or over the internet. Optionally, you can configure your own SSH jump server. Your files are not routed through our infrastructure and are not stored by us.

The provider you connect to receives the transferred files, the authentication information required by the protocol and connection data such as your IP address. That provider's own privacy policy applies. Please note: FTP and unencrypted HTTP do not protect your data in transit.

3. Data stored on your Mac

Saved connections and settings are stored locally on your Mac. Passwords, key passphrases and S3 access keys that you choose to save are stored in the macOS Keychain; iCloud synchronisation is disabled for these entries. The App also stores, among other things, trusted SSH fingerprints, folder permissions and recovery information locally. Unsaved text drafts may contain file contents. Previews and edits use local temporary files. We have no access to any of this data. It remains on your Mac until you delete it; because we never receive it, we cannot view, export or delete it for you.

4. No analytics, advertising or crash reporting

The App contains no analytics, advertising or crash-reporting services. It does not automatically send usage statistics or crash reports to us or to any service provider. The included libraries libssh2 and OpenSSL are used only to establish and encrypt connections.

Separately, Apple may collect diagnostic data depending on your macOS and App Store settings and may provide developers with reports. Apple's privacy policy applies to this.

5. Purchases

File Transfer Baerli is available exclusively on the Mac App Store and offers a one-time in-app purchase. Purchase queries, purchases and "Restore Purchases" use Apple's StoreKit. Apple processes the payment; the App checks your purchase entitlement on your Mac. We do not operate our own purchase validation server and the App does not send us any payment data.

6. Your rights

You have the right to request access to, correction or deletion of your personal data, to object to processing and, where applicable, to data portability. Please contact us at the email address above. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority – in Switzerland the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC/EDÖB), in the EU the authority in your country.

7. Changes

We may update this privacy policy. The current version is always available on this page.