If you use a Mac app: this page lists every piece of data that app sends to Amore, why it is sent, and how long it is kept.
If you develop Mac apps: jump to the paragraph you can paste into your privacy policy.
Amore is a service that app developers use to sell licenses for their Mac apps and to ship updates. If a privacy policy pointed you here, the app you use is built with it.
The developer of the app chooses which parts of Amore they use, so some sections below may not apply to you. If you have a question about your data, ask the developer of the app first. They decide what happens to it. Amore only follows their instructions.
When you activate a license
Your app sends this once, when you enter your license key.
| What is sent | Example | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Your license key | AMOR-1234-5678-90AB |
To find your license and confirm it is valid |
| A device fingerprint | h1:9tQm4S... |
To count how many Macs use the license |
| A random number | A1B2C3D4-... |
To prove the reply came from the real server |
| Your device name | Sabrina's MacBook Pro |
So you can recognise the Mac in your list of devices |
The device fingerprint is not your serial number. Your Mac calculates a one-way hash of the serial number first, and only the hash is sent. The serial number itself never leaves your Mac. Each app produces a different hash for the same Mac, so no two apps can be matched to the same device.
The server keeps the fingerprint, the device name, the date you activated, and the date of the most recent check.
While you use the app
Your app checks the license about once a week (depending on developer settings). The check sends your license token and a new random number. It sends nothing else. Your app keeps working for at least seven days if the check cannot reach the server.
If you deactivate a device, the app sends the token again and the server deletes that device record.
When you buy a license
Payment runs through the developer's own Stripe account. Stripe collects your name, your email address and your payment details. Amore never sees your card.
Stripe passes your name and email address back to Amore. Amore stores them with your license so it can:
- Email your license key to you
- Show your license in the customer portal
- Show your name in the app, if the developer chooses to display it
| What Amore stores | Kept for |
|---|---|
| Your name | As long as the license exists |
| Your email address | As long as the license exists |
| Your license key, product and expiry date | As long as the license exists |
| Stripe reference numbers | As long as the license exists |
Your name and email address are also written into the signed license file that your app stores on your Mac. This lets the app greet you by name and show your license details without going online.
When you open the customer portal
The portal lets you see your licenses. You enter your email address and Amore emails you a sign-in link. The link works for one hour. The session then lasts seven days.
Amore stores your email address and a hash of the sign-in link for that period.
When your app checks for updates
Your app downloads an update file from Amore. Like every request to a web server, this shows your IP address, the app version and the date. Amore uses this to count downloads. It does not build a profile of you.
What never leaves your Mac
- Your serial number
- Your documents, your files and anything you make with the app
- Any record of what you do inside the app
- Any advertising identifier
Amore contains no analytics and no tracking. It does not sell data. It does not share data with advertisers.
Your device name
This is the one field that often holds a real name. macOS names a new Mac after
its owner, so Sabrina's MacBook Pro is a common device name. Your app sends that
name so that you can tell your Macs apart when you manage your licenses.
You can change it. Open System Settings, go to General, then About, and edit the Name field. Deactivate and activate the app again to send the new name.
Who else sees your data
| Company | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Stripe | Payments |
| Postmark | License emails and sign-in links |
| Netcup | Runs the Amore servers |
| Cloudflare | Delivers app downloads and update files |
Delete your data
Deactivate a device in the app and the device record is deleted at once.
To delete your license and your contact details, write to the developer of the app, or write to xoxo@amore.computer and we will pass the request on.
For developers
Copy this into your privacy policy and change the app name.
[App] uses Amore (amore.computer) to manage licenses and purchases.
When you activate your license, [App] sends your license key, your
device name, and a one-way hash of your device serial number to
api.amore.computer. The serial number itself never leaves your Mac.
[App] repeats this check about once a week to confirm your license
is still valid.
When you buy a license, Stripe collects your name, email address and
payment details on our behalf, and passes your name and email address
to Amore so that your license key can be issued and emailed to you.
Amore acts as our data processor and does not use this data for any
other purpose. For details, see
https://amore.computer/privacy/app-dataIf you replace the built-in device identity with your own, change the wording to match. See Custom Device Identity in the AmoreLicensing documentation.
For how Amore handles your own account data, see the Amore privacy policy.
Last updated: 27 August 2026