---
id: privacy-safety.what-information-is-shared-when-i-activate-a-licence
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/what-information-is-shared-when-i-activate-a-licence
category: "Privacy & safety"
subcategory: "What leaves your Mac"
question: "What information is shared when I activate a licence?"
alt_questions:
  - "What does licence activation send?"
  - "Does activating Storage Studio share personal data?"
  - "What do you check when I enter my licence code?"
  - "storage studio activation privacy"
  - "What happens to my email when I activate?"
  - "Is my purchase information sent from my Mac?"
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."
tags: ["licence", "activation", "privacy"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/what-is-the-anonymous-machine-tag", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-see-my-card-details"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What information is shared when I activate a licence?

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](https://storagestudio.us/manual/activate) and the [Privacy Policy](https://storagestudio.us/legal/privacy).