N8Island.

PRIVACY

Your Mac.
Your data.

N8Island works on your Mac. There is no account, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking, and we never sell data. This page lists everything that leaves your Mac, where it goes, and why.

Last updated September 25, 2026.

  1. 01Who we are

    N8Island is made by Nathan Guest, an independent developer. “We” on this page means him. Questions about your data go to support@n8island.com.

  2. 02What stays on your Mac

    Your settings, pages and widgets, clipboard and notification history, the files tray, and anything N8Island reads with your permission (calendar, reminders, contacts, messages and calls) are processed on your Mac and never sent to us. Imported passwords and Face Unlock data are stored in your Mac’s Keychain.

  3. 03What the app asks macOS for

    You choose which permissions to grant, and each one only turns on the features it’s listed with. You can switch any of them off again in System Settings.

    Accessibility
    Presses call buttons, hides the system’s own notification banners, switches windows, reads Xcode’s build status, and types your password for Face Unlock.
    Screen Recording
    Shows FaceTime video and window previews in the Island, reads incoming call banners and your Microsoft Teams status, and adjusts Adaptive opacity to the background. Adaptive opacity samples stay on your Mac and are not saved.
    Full Disk Access
    Reads Notification Center and Messages history for the Island’s notifications and message cards.
    Automation
    Controls Music and Spotify for Now Playing, sends quick replies through Messages, lists your Shortcuts, and reads Xcode’s build status. macOS asks once for each app.
    Camera
    Shows your own camera while a FaceTime video call rings, and looks for your face for Face Unlock.
    Location
    Reads the Wi-Fi network name and nearby networks, and finds local weather when Weather follows your location.
    Bluetooth
    Shows AirPods and other accessories as they connect, with their battery.
    Calendars and Reminders
    Feed the Today, Reminders, and Microsoft Teams widgets, and let you check reminders off.
    Contacts
    Shows saved names and photos for calls, messages, and notifications.
    Low Power helper
    A background item that switches Low Power Mode from the Island’s tile. macOS asks the first time you use it.

  4. 04Licensing

    When you activate a license, and about once a day afterwards, the app sends your license key and a random installation ID to our licensing service at license.n8island.com. The installation ID identifies an installation, not you. It is how the service keeps each license within its two-Mac limit.

  5. 05Purchases and email

    Checkout runs on Link, Stripe’s checkout, which is the merchant of record for the sale. We never see your card details. We receive your email address and a record of the purchase. Your email is stored encrypted, and used only to send your license key, to resend it when you ask, and to answer you.

    The purchase page sets one short-lived cookie so that only the browser that paid can show the key. Receipts come from Link; license emails come from license@n8island.com.

  6. 06Updates

    About once a day the app asks updates.n8island.com whether a new version exists. The request includes the app’s version number, and nothing about you. Updates always ask before installing. The update service keeps anonymous tallies (downloads, update checks and updates, by app version) with no IP address or identifier attached.

  7. 07Features that use Apple and websites directly

    • Weather sends your location to Apple’s WeatherKit, only while a weather widget is in use.
    • Now Playing artwork sends the song’s title and artist to Apple’s iTunes Search when the player doesn’t supply artwork.
    • App icons may be looked up on Apple’s App Store by the app’s identifier.
    • Password icons are fetched from the websites of your saved passwords, directly from your Mac.

  8. 08Service providers

    Our website, licensing, update and email services run on Cloudflare; payments run on Stripe. Like any web service, they see your IP address when you connect, and keep standard security logs. We don’t use them to build a profile of you.

  9. 09How long we keep it

    We keep your license record for as long as the license exists, so we can resend your key. A refunded or disputed purchase revokes the license. You can ask us to delete your purchase record at any time; after that we can no longer recover your key.

  10. 10Your choices

    To see, correct or delete what we hold about you, email support@n8island.com from the address you bought with. This website uses no cookies or analytics; the light and dark choice is saved in your browser only.

  11. 11Changes

    If this policy changes, we’ll update this page and the date above. Significant changes will be announced with the update that brings them.

Questions? Write to support@n8island.com.