MasterBar is made by Sjoerd Huissoon in the Netherlands, under the name SYIRD. This page explains what personal data MasterBar and this website use, and why. In short: very little.
MasterBar measures the audio Ableton Live plays, on your own Mac. That audio is never recorded, stored or sent anywhere. The app does not collect statistics about how you use it and has no account.
To offer new versions, MasterBar checks for updates on our update server about once a day. That request contains the version of MasterBar you have, and like any internet request it reaches the server with your IP address. We also use it to count how many copies of MasterBar are in use each day, per version. For that the update server turns your IP address into a scrambled code that changes every day; only that code is passed on, and it is deleted after a day. So we can count, but cannot tell who you are or follow you from day to day. The request is used for nothing else.
MasterBar keeps its settings on your Mac, including the date you first opened it. That date stays on your Mac. It exists so a future paid version can recognise that you started during the free beta and keep it free for you.
If MasterBar crashes, it asks the next time it opens whether you want to send the crash report that macOS made. Nothing is sent unless you click Send Report. The report says where in MasterBar it went wrong, which MasterBar and macOS version you have and what type of Mac. Before sending, MasterBar takes your user name out of file paths and removes the identifiers macOS adds. It contains no audio and no other personal details. Reports are stored on Cloudflare, read only by us to fix the problem, and deleted once they have served that purpose.
If you leave your email address, we use it only to tell you about new versions and news about MasterBar. You first get one email to confirm. Without that confirmation you get nothing else.
We rely on your consent for this. You can withdraw it at any time through the unsubscribe link in every email, after which your address is no longer used for mailings.
The list is managed with Kit (Kit.com, United States), which stores the addresses and sends the emails on our behalf. Kit works under the EU Standard Contractual Clauses for data sent outside the EU. We never sell your address or pass it on to anyone else.
The feedback form on masterbar.app asks for no name or email. Your message is stored on Cloudflare and only appears on the site after we have read and approved it. Don't include personal details you don't want shown. To limit spam, a scrambled code made from your IP address is kept for one hour; the address itself is not stored.
masterbar.app is hosted by Cloudflare. Like every web host, Cloudflare handles technical data such as IP addresses to deliver and protect the site. This site sets no tracking cookies and uses no advertising or analytics trackers.
We count how often MasterBar is downloaded, per day and per version. That count is only a number: no IP address or anything else about you is stored with it.
You can ask to see, correct or delete the personal data we hold about you, or object to its use. You also have the right to complain to the Dutch data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.
Questions about privacy: privacy@masterbar.app