MacLink Privacy Policy
Effective November 13, 2026
This policy covers MacLink Duo for iPhone and iPad and MacLink for Mac.
We collect nothing
MacLink has no accounts, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking. The developer receives no information about you, your devices or what you do with the apps.
What stays on your devices
The picture of your Mac screen and your touches and key presses travel directly between your iPhone or iPad and your Mac, over your own local network or, if you turn on access from outside, over the internet. Nothing is sent to a server of ours. When you connect through MacLink for Mac, the whole connection is encrypted. When you connect through the Mac's Screen Sharing instead, your login is encrypted, and the screen picture is sent the way Screen Sharing sends it, without added encryption from MacLink.
If you connect through the Mac's Screen Sharing, the Mac user name and password you enter are stored only in the keychain of your iPhone or iPad, so you do not have to type them again. You can remove them at any time with Forget Login.
If you turn on Allow Access from Outside in MacLink for Mac, the Mac gives its network addresses and a connection key to an iPhone or iPad that connects on your own network. That device keeps them in its keychain so it can reach the Mac later from elsewhere, with full encryption. Nothing is stored online, and turning the option off makes the saved keys useless.
Permissions
The apps ask for Local Network access to find and reach your Mac. MacLink for Mac asks for Screen Recording to show the Mac screen and Accessibility to move the pointer and type. These are used only while a device is connected.