SiliCue Privacy Policy

Provider and contact

App provider: Ibrahim Kalkir

Privacy contact: [email protected]

Local system measurements

SiliCue processes system measurements such as CPU, memory, battery, thermal state, disk capacity, and network status on this Mac. Health history is retained for up to 30 days in the app’s sandbox. These measurements are not sent to the developer, an advertising service, or an analytics service.

User-started performance sessions store their start time, end time, average values, and peak values locally. A separate copy of per-second raw measurements is not archived.

Per-app resource analysis

This feature is off by default. Only after explicit consent, the foreground app’s name and bundle identifier are correlated with system load. SiliCue does not read window titles, screenshots, keyboard input, file contents, or visited addresses. While the Mac is on battery power, the app name may be correlated over time with system-wide CPU, memory, network, thermal state, and total battery power flow when available to show possible battery impact. This is not a direct measurement of the app’s own energy consumption. Observations remain in memory and are erased when the feature stops or the app quits.

Storage map

SiliCue scans only a location the user selects through the macOS folder picker. A security-scoped access record is stored on this Mac so the permission can be reused. File names, relative paths, and sizes are processed locally and are not sent to a server. The user can remove the permission in the app.

On-device artificial intelligence

On supported systems, symptom text entered by the user, limited to 500 characters, is classified into a hardware category using Apple’s on-device Foundation Models framework. The input and model session are not written to disk or sent to a third-party AI service. Recommendations are produced from verified local rules and are not an authorized service diagnosis.

User-started network tests

SiliCue reads the connected Wi-Fi standard, frequency band, channel, channel width, security type, signal and noise values, local IP addresses, default gateway, and DNS servers on this Mac. macOS requires Location permission to disclose the connected network name (SSID), access point identifier (BSSID), and country code. Permission is requested only after the user presses the relevant button. SiliCue does not start location updates and does not read, store, or send physical location.

When the user starts a latency and stability test, the app makes temporary requests to the small connectivity-check resource at www.apple.com to measure DNS and HTTPS access. The app provider cannot access those requests, the user’s IP address, or Apple’s connection logs.

When the user starts an internet speed test, the app sends encrypted download and upload requests to Cloudflare’s speed.cloudflare.com service. After a warm-up round, the test uses parallel transfer streams. Quick mode can use up to approximately 155 MB, and comprehensive mode up to approximately 605 MB. While operating the service, Cloudflare may process the user’s IP address and technical request logs under its own privacy terms. The SiliCue developer cannot access those logs, and the app does not send the measurement summary to Cloudflare. Download and upload results are stored only in the app’s local health archive.

Purchase status

All current features are available in this free App Store release. The app does not offer an in-app purchase or Pro subscription, and SiliCue does not process payment information. If a paid package is introduced later, the terms and store information will be updated separately.

Local reports and Apple Diagnostics guide

A weekly health report is created on this Mac only when the user requests it. User notes, app names, serial number, user name, Wi-Fi network name, IP address, and file paths are excluded, and the report is not automatically sent to a server. An Apple Diagnostics reference code entered by the user is explained only on screen and is not stored in the health archive.

Tracking and third-party sharing

The app does not use advertising, user profiling, third-party analytics, or data brokers. Data is not sold or shared for behavioral advertising. The only technical network communication described here is with Cloudflare’s speed-test service during a user-started internet speed test.

Website

This legal and support website is delivered through Cloudflare infrastructure. Cloudflare may process IP addresses and technical request logs under its own terms to deliver and secure the site. The provider has not added advertising, analytics, tracking cookies, or user accounts to this website.

Retention, deletion, and withdrawing consent

Users can delete health history in Settings, stop per-app analysis at any time, and remove storage-folder permission. Deleting the app also removes local records from the app’s sandbox. Location permission for Wi-Fi details can be withdrawn in macOS System Settings.

Accuracy and service boundary

SiliCue is an informational and preliminary assessment tool. It does not guarantee the absence of a fault, perform a physical inspection, or replace evaluation by Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider.

Independence notice

SiliCue is an independent app and is not authorized, sponsored, or endorsed by Apple Inc. Apple, macOS, Mac, and related marks are trademarks of Apple Inc.