Privacy & safety · What leaves your Mac
What information is shared when I activate a licence?
Short answer: Activation sends the email you purchased with, your purchase reference and an anonymous machine tag — just enough to confirm your plan on this Mac. Your files and card details are never part of it.
Only what's needed to confirm your purchase on this Mac: the email you bought with, your purchase reference, and the anonymous machine tag. Your files are never part of it.
After activation, Storage Studio checks in quietly from time to time so subscription renewals keep working without you doing anything. If you're offline, it keeps working for an offline grace period (about two weeks) after a successful check.
Your card details are never seen by Storage Studio or stored on your Mac — payments go through a secure checkout run by a payment processor.
See Activating your licence and the Privacy Policy.