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Privacy policy

Effective October 16, 2026

Kessik is an iPhone app that connects to Macs you own over SSH. The developer, Zach Short, does not run a server for the app. Kessik collects no personal data, and the developer receives none.

What the app stores on your phone

  • The name, hostname, port and username of each Mac you add.
  • Your settings, including the key bar layout, the Face ID setting, and your snippets and replies.
  • Terminal color themes you import, and fonts you add from Files.
  • Your SSH private key, and the passwords you choose to save. These go in the iPhone Keychain. A setting turns off saved passwords, and another asks for Face ID or your passcode before each login reads them.
  • The host key of each Mac you connect to, so the app can detect a change.

This data stays on your phone. Deleting the app removes it.

What the app sends

Kessik sends data only to the Macs you add, over an encrypted SSH connection. This includes the commands you type and the photos you choose to send to a Mac. The developer cannot see this traffic. If you use Tailscale, Tailscale carries the connection under its own privacy policy.

When you export your snippets, Kessik makes a file that holds only each snippet's label, text and kind. It never holds hosts, passwords or keys. You choose where the file goes.

Permissions

  • Local network. The app searches your Wi-Fi for Macs that have Remote Login on, using Bonjour. The results stay on the phone.
  • Face ID. Used only if you turn on Require Face ID to log in. It unlocks your SSH key and saved passwords before a login. Apple does the check, and the app never sees your face data.
  • Photos. The app reads a photo only when you pick it to send to your Mac.

Analytics, advertising and third parties

Kessik has no analytics, no advertising, no tracking and no third-party services built in. It does not sell or share data.

Children

Kessik is a developer tool. It does not knowingly collect data from anyone, including children.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will appear on this page with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions go to support@kessik.com.