Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 2026
Atheria is a live-wallpaper engine for macOS, built privacy-first. The app runs entirely on your Mac: it has no user accounts, no servers, and does not collect, transmit, or sell your personal data.
Our pledge: Atheria collects no personal information. Your wallpapers, videos, settings, and activity never leave your device. We have no analytics, no tracking, and no ability to see what you do in the app.
What we collect
Nothing. Atheria does not collect or transmit any personal data. It does not require an account, sign-in, email address, or any personal information to use.
On-device only
Everything Atheria does happens locally on your Mac:
- Your wallpapers and videos — the images and video files you choose stay on your device. Atheria accesses them only to display them, using macOS security-scoped bookmarks so it can reopen the files you selected. They are never uploaded anywhere.
- Preferences — your settings (such as shader options, schedules, and display preferences) are stored locally on your device.
- Smart features — any on-device intelligence (for example, content-based tagging of your wallpapers) runs entirely on your Mac using Apple's frameworks. No content is sent to us or to any third party.
- Audio reactivity — if you use music-reactive features, Atheria reads now-playing information from system notifications. It does not use your microphone and does not record or transmit audio.
Permissions
Atheria does not request access to your camera, microphone, location, contacts, photos library, or screen recording. It runs within Apple's App Sandbox.
Purchases
Atheria Pro is an optional, one-time in-app purchase processed entirely by Apple through the App Store. Apple handles payment and receipt validation; Atheria never receives or stores your payment details. Apple's handling of purchases is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.
Third parties
The Atheria app shares no data with third parties, because it collects none. (This website, embraarchive.com, may use privacy-friendly, anonymous analytics to understand visits — this is separate from the app and never linked to any in-app activity.)
Children
Atheria is suitable for all ages and collects no data from anyone, including children.
Changes to this policy
If we ever change how the app handles data, we will update this page and revise the date above. Material changes will be reflected here before they take effect.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email us at support@embraarchive.com.