CntrlPro Privacy Policy

Information Processed Locally

To provide monitoring and system-management features, CntrlPro may locally read, process, or display:

• disk names, health data, SMART attributes, temperatures, wear information, and related storage diagnostics;
• available CPU, GPU, SoC, and fan sensor values;
• running-process, development-server, listening-port, service, container, and system-extension information;
• cache locations and their allocated disk usage when you run cache scans;
• local /etc/hosts entries when you use the hosts editor; and
• your settings, thresholds, menu-bar preferences, fan profiles, and Emergency Recovery exclusions.

This information is processed on your Mac for the feature you use. CntrlPro does not upload it to a developer-controlled service.

Local Settings and Retention

CntrlPro stores preferences locally through macOS settings storage. These preferences can include monitoring intervals, temperature units, thresholds and per-disk overrides, selected menu-bar readouts, fan settings, onboarding state, and excluded application identifiers for Emergency Recovery.

These settings remain on your Mac until you change them, reset or remove CntrlPro's local data, or remove the app and its associated macOS data.

Full Disk Access

Some disk diagnostics and cache-cleaning workflows may need Full Disk Access. When granted, macOS allows CntrlPro to access protected locations that would otherwise be unavailable to the app. CntrlPro checks access locally and uses it for the disk and cache workflows you choose.

Full Disk Access is optional. You can grant or revoke it in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Full Disk Access.

Notifications

If you allow notifications, CntrlPro can display local temperature and fan-safety alerts. Alert content may include a disk name, temperature, threshold, or the reason fan control returned to automatic mode. Notification delivery is handled by macOS.

You can change notification permission in System Settings at any time.

Privileged Fan-Control Helper

Manual and curve-based fan control use an optional privileged helper installed through macOS. The helper runs locally and communicates with CntrlPro over a local XPC connection. It is used only for supported fan-control operations.

CntrlPro asks before entering app-controlled fan mode and restores automatic control when its safety checks detect a failed sensor, helper, or fan command. You can remove or disable the helper through macOS system controls.

Developer Tools and System Changes

When you explicitly confirm an action, CntrlPro can manage local Homebrew services, Docker containers, selected development caches, Finder hidden-file visibility, and /etc/hosts entries. These actions affect your local system only.

Some actions are destructive or may interrupt work. For example, force-quitting an app can lose unsaved work, Docker prune can remove unused Docker data, and cleaning caches removes local files. CntrlPro presents controls for actions you choose; review them before confirming.

Data Collection by the Developer

The developer does not collect your hardware telemetry, disk diagnostics, process list, port list, service status, container data, cache paths, hosts entries, settings, or fan-control configuration through a CntrlPro service.

If you contact the developer through the website contact form, the developer receives the information you choose to provide in that message. The website contact form is governed by the site's own processing described on the form and relevant site pages.

Tracking and Third Parties

CntrlPro does not include third-party advertising, analytics, or cross-app tracking. Its core features do not require a CntrlPro account or developer-operated cloud service.

CntrlPro may read information from local software and system tools you choose to manage, such as Homebrew or Docker. Those tools and any services they are configured to use are governed by their own settings and policies.

Your Choices

• You choose whether to enable monitoring, notifications, login at login, Full Disk Access, or the fan-control helper.
• You can change thresholds, fan modes, menu-bar settings, and Emergency Recovery exclusions in CntrlPro.
• You can revoke notification and Full Disk Access permissions in macOS System Settings.
• You can remove the app's local settings by removing CntrlPro and its associated local data.

Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated when CntrlPro's features or data practices change. The effective date at the top of this page identifies the current version.

Contact

For privacy questions about CntrlPro, use the contact form.