The short version
Silo Systems / Ohm collects no data about you. There is no OhmsLens account, no analytics, no telemetry, no crash reporting to us, and no Ohm server. Your screenshots never reach us.
This is not a Silo “nothing leaves the device” app. When you run a vision preset with a cloud provider selected, the screenshot or imported image is sent from your Mac to that provider, authenticated with the API key you entered. Local Ollama keeps that traffic on loopback.
Silo Systems is not a party to the request, operates no proxy, and receives no copy. What the provider does with the image is governed by their privacy policy — including whether they retain or train on uploads.
What we don't have, and therefore never see
Because OhmsLens has no server-side component, none of the following exists in our infrastructure: your name or email; your IP address or device identifier; your screenshots, imported images, or model output; usage or behavioural data. The app does not phone home.
Capture and import
Screen capture uses ScreenCaptureKit and the system permission prompt. Import uses the file picker for images you already have. Denying screen recording does not prevent file import. OhmsLens does not grab the display in the background.
Providers you connect, and what reaches them
A provider you add in Settings receives, at the moment you run a preset with it selected:
- The screenshot or imported image as image data.
- The preset prompt describing the job (SwiftUI, React, CSV, Mermaid, LaTeX, tokens, or error explainer).
That is all. It goes directly from your Mac to the endpoint you configured. A local redactor may mask keys, emails, and IPv4 addresses in the text the model returns; it does not stop the image from being sent. Ollama on 127.0.0.1 never leaves the machine. Remove every key and presets have nowhere to call.
Where your keys live
API keys are stored in the macOS Keychain, scoped to com.silosystems.ohmslens. They are never written to screenshots, output, logs, or preferences, and they are never transmitted to Silo Systems. Deleting a provider deletes its Keychain item.
Other outbound traffic you initiate
- App Store updates. Apple delivers them. OhmsLens is not involved.
- Links you click. Your default browser handles the request.
Permissions we request, and why
- Screen recording. Capture a crop you start. Denying it leaves file import.
- Files you choose. Read imported images and write output you save.
- Outgoing network. Used solely to reach the vision endpoints you configure, or loopback Ollama.
On-device data you create
Capture temporaries and settings live in the app container for com.silosystems.ohmslens. Saved output stays where you put it. Removing the app may leave its sandbox container; use macOS storage controls to clear it.
Children's privacy
Silo Systems collects no personal data from any user. Connecting a third-party AI provider is an adult decision governed by that provider's own terms and minimum-age rules.
Changes
If we ever materially change how OhmsLens handles data, we will publish an updated version of this page. The current policy is: Silo Systems collects nothing; screenshots and images go only to providers you configure.
Contact
Questions about this policy: admin@ohmslaw.net