Privacy: local history, permissions and purchases
ClipOrigin keeps clipboard history, image assets and editable screenshot projects on your Mac. This page explains the separate boundaries for local content, macOS permissions, optional AI connections and online purchase verification. It covers the direct-download edition and the official website.
Clipboard and screenshot content
You can pause clipboard recording, exclude apps and set retention and storage limits. Screenshots can be saved to history and automatically copied, with those actions configurable separately.
The website demonstration uses authored English samples and public sample images. It does not read or write the visitor’s system clipboard. Screenshots in the demonstration do not come from a user’s personal clipboard history.
macOS permissions
Screen capture requires the relevant macOS screen-recording permission. Accessibility permission supports interactions such as pasting into another application and automatic scrolling. Permissions can be reviewed in macOS System Settings.
Grant permissions for the features you intend to use. A permission prompt is not a grant of access to a remote AI service.
Optional AI connections
MCP connections to local clients are optional. Access to specified images, workspace writes and full history are separately authorized and checked on each subsequent tool call.
When you share content with a connected client, its further use depends on that client and its model service. Revoking ClipOrigin access prevents later authorized calls; it cannot retrieve a copy already shared.
Purchases, licenses and email
Waffo processes checkout. The ClipOrigin license service stores order, license and device-activation records needed to deliver purchases, enforce the device allowance and provide support. A secure purchase-session cookie authorizes access to the return page for 30 days.
If you request delivery by email, the service uses the address you enter and records the delivery attempt for troubleshooting. License emails are sent from send@cliporigin.app; support replies go to support@cliporigin.app.
Trial registration and periodic license verification require internet access. These calls are separate from local clipboard storage. Contact support@cliporigin.app for questions about purchase or licensing records.
Questions & answers
Does the three-device license synchronize my clipboard?
No. A device allowance grants activation rights; it does not represent a cloud history synchronization service.
Where should I report a private issue?
Use support@cliporigin.app for license keys, orders or personal information. The public GitHub release repository is suitable for non-sensitive bug reports and feature requests.
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