Privacy policy

Last updated: 5 Nov 2026

Unmake is a private conversational journal for Mac, developed by Mikael Cedergren. This policy explains how the app and this website handle information.

Your conversations

Threads, messages, generated summaries, daily recaps, notes, and milestones are stored locally. Unmake uses Apple’s on-device language model for replies and summaries. Your conversation content is not sent to a developer-operated server or an external AI provider, and you do not need an Unmake account.

Each thread keeps its own context. AI replies and interpretations can be inaccurate. Unmake does not have live web access.

Optional iCloud sync

If you enable iCloud sync with Pro, Unmake copies your history to your Apple Account’s private iCloud database. This includes thread content, summaries, notes, milestones, and deletion identifiers. Sync makes that history available to Unmake on your other devices; it does not make it public or share it with other users.

Apple operates iCloud and provides its storage and security protections. The developer does not operate a sync server or have access to your private iCloud database through the developer portal. Unmake pauses sync if your Apple Account changes.

Turning sync off leaves existing local and iCloud copies in place. Sync also pauses when Pro access ends. Local changes, including deletions, do not reach iCloud while sync is paused.

Recovery and deletion

Unmake keeps a previous local save for recovery. If you restore a damaged history file, the original is preserved separately for possible recovery. Your saved history may also contain revisions or context snapshots created in earlier versions.

Deleting a thread removes it from active local history and clears local recovery copies that could retain it. When Pro and sync are active, deletion reaches iCloud after a successful sync and reaches other devices when they next sync. Content-free deletion identifiers remain so an older copy cannot bring a deleted thread back.

Any context copied into another thread by an earlier version remains part of that destination thread. Deleting the source does not delete that separate copy. Operating-system backups are also separate copies under your control; deleting content in Unmake does not delete them.

You can read, edit thread details, archive, and delete saved threads without an active subscription. The developer cannot remotely retrieve your local conversations or private iCloud history.

App lock and settings

With Pro, you can enable app lock using Touch ID or your Mac password. An enabled lock remains after Pro expires. This controls access within the app; it does not add encryption to system backups.

Preferences, including appearance, assistant name, and your sync choice, are stored on your device.

Purchases

Apple handles subscription payments and billing. Unmake checks Apple-verified purchase information to determine whether Pro is active. The developer does not receive payment card details through the app or collect purchase history on a developer-operated server.

Analytics and advertising

The app has no advertising, tracking SDKs, conversation analytics, or developer-operated content telemetry. Apple may provide app diagnostics and store reports according to its services and your settings.

This website

This website does not use advertising, analytics scripts, cookies, or a contact form. Fonts and images are served from this website. The hosting infrastructure processes technical request information and operational logs to deliver pages and diagnose failures. These website requests do not include your conversations in the app.

Contact and privacy requests

Contact Mikael Cedergren at hello@getunmake.com. When you email support, we receive your email address and the information you choose to send so we can respond. Support messages are separate from the app’s private conversation storage. Leave out conversation history, passwords, and payment details.

For questions or requests about information you have sent to support, use the same email address. You can manage your journal history in Unmake. Apple’s services are covered by Apple’s privacy policy and iCloud security information.