Hardware Metrics
All CPU, GPU, RAM, disk and network bandwidth rates are computed transiently in memory via macOS Mach kernel and IOKit APIs. Nothing is ever written to disk or sent to remote servers.
System Toggles
Toggles interact solely with public system APIs (Finder defaults and IOKit assertions). The app does not access, modify, or inspect any of your personal files or browsing history.
Update Checks
The app uses Sparkle for in-app updates. By default it fetches a signed update feed from https://aethernative.com once a day in the background; you can turn off Automatic Update Checks from the right-click menu at any time. Requests carry no metrics, hardware profile or personal data (system profiling is disabled).
The installer is downloaded from the matching GitHub release only when you choose to update. Both the feed and the archive are signed, and updates that fail verification are never installed.