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Privacy

Your code stays on your Mac.

Orchard runs git locally, needs no account and never uploads repository contents. Below is when it goes online and what it sends.

Last updated: November 11, 2026

What the app doesn’t collect

  • Repository contents, file paths, branch names or commit messages.
  • Usage statistics, crash logs or device identifiers. Orchard includes no analytics or tracking SDKs.

When the app goes online

  • Checking for updates. The app downloads a version list and update packages from updates.orchardgit.com and sends no system information. You can turn off automatic checks in Settings.
  • git fetch. By default it runs git fetch in the background against your own git remotes. You can turn this off in Settings.
  • GitHub PR status. Read through the gh CLI you’re already signed in to. Requests go straight to GitHub under your own sign-in.
  • License activation and checks. Activation sends your license key and this Mac’s instance name, to confirm the key is valid and count activated devices. It’s then re-checked every 3 days. Nothing is sent if you don’t activate a license.
  • AI features (optional). Only when you sign in with ChatGPT and use an AI feature are the relevant change summaries and file contents sent to OpenAI to generate summaries and drafts. This uses your own plan and is subject to OpenAI’s terms. Signed out, no code leaves your Mac.

What’s stored on your Mac

  • Your license key and ChatGPT sign-in credentials are stored only in the macOS Keychain, never in logs or cache files.
  • Scan results are cached in ~/Library/Application Support/Orchard. Deleting this folder doesn’t affect your repositories.
  • Snapshots taken before cleanup are stored in your own repository under refs/orchard/trash/ and kept for 7 days by default.

Purchases

Payments are handled by Creem as merchant of record. Creem collects and holds your payment details; Orchard only receives what’s needed to fulfill the order, such as your email address and order number.

This website

This site uses no analytics scripts and no cookies. It stores one local setting in your browser if you dismiss the language hint. The hosting provider may keep standard access logs (such as IP addresses) for security and abuse prevention.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Write to hello@orchardgit.com.