Ordina — Privacy Policy
Ordina is a file search and organization tool for macOS. This policy explains exactly what Ordina indexes, what leaves your device, and what is stored locally.
Summary
Ordina does not collect personal data. All file index data is stored locally on your Mac. Ordina has no server, no account, and no analytics. The only outbound network activity is OAuth authentication for cloud drive providers (credentials stored in macOS Keychain) and, when you click Check for Updates, a version check with Apple's App Store.
What Ordina Indexes
When you add a drive, Ordina scans it and builds a local SQLite database containing:
- File and folder names
- File sizes and modification dates
- Folder hierarchy (path structure)
- Alias and symlink targets
- Tags you apply within Ordina
- Notes you attach within Ordina
Ordina does not read file contents. Documents, images, videos, and other files are not opened or transmitted. Only metadata is indexed.
Where Index Data Is Stored
All index databases are stored locally at:
~/Library/Application Support/Ordina/Volumes/
This data is not synced to iCloud, not transmitted to DataIsland, and not accessible to any third party. There is no Ordina server.
What Leaves Your Device
Cloud Drive Authentication (Optional — Opt-In Only)
To index Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or iCloud Drive, Ordina uses OAuth authentication provided by each cloud service. When you connect a cloud account:
- You authenticate through an in-app browser window hosted by the cloud provider
- DataIsland never sees your cloud account password
- Access tokens are stored only in your macOS Keychain
- Ordina uses the provider's API to retrieve file and folder metadata (names, sizes, dates — not file contents)
Each cloud provider's privacy policy governs their handling of authentication and API calls:
- Google Privacy Policy
- Microsoft Privacy Statement
- Dropbox Privacy Policy
- Apple Privacy Policy (iCloud)
Ordina Agent
Ordina Agent is a separate free app that runs on another Mac. It indexes that Mac's drives
and saves each index on the drive itself, in a hidden .ordina folder. Ordina reads
that index when you connect the drive, directly or through Finder file sharing. Ordina Agent
makes no network connections of its own and sends nothing to DataIsland or any internet server.
Full Disk Access
Ordina requests Full Disk Access (FDA) to index external drives and paths outside your home folder. FDA is used solely to read file metadata for indexing. Ordina does not read file contents, modify files, or transmit files or file contents to any server.
What Ordina Does Not Do
- Does not read or transmit file contents
- Does not send index data to DataIsland or any internet server
- Does not require an account or login
- Does not collect analytics or send crash reports to DataIsland
- Does not share any data with third parties for advertising
- Does not sync index databases to iCloud or any cloud service
Children's Privacy
Ordina is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.
Changes to This Policy
If we make material changes to this policy, we will update the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of Ordina after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact
Questions about this policy:
[email protected]
DataIsland Software LLC