Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2 July 2026

Summary

Docket Pocket is a Mac app that helps you organise travel receipts from your Photos library. All processing happens on your Mac. We do not collect, store, or transmit your data to any server operated by us. We do not run any servers.

What Docket Pocket accesses

With your permission, Docket Pocket reads photos and photo metadata from your Apple Photos library — including image content (for optional OCR), creation dates, GPS coordinates, camera EXIF (make/model/software), filenames, and iCloud source information. This access is granted through macOS's standard permission prompt and can be revoked at any time in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Photos.

Docket Pocket also uses location services only to reverse-geocode GPS coordinates from your photos into human-readable place names ("Sydney, NSW" instead of "-33.86, 151.20"). It does not track your current location.

What Docket Pocket does with that data

Optional receipt OCR runs locally on your Mac using Apple's Vision framework.
Travel detection compares photo GPS coordinates to Home and other Known Locations you configure.
Trip grouping organises photos into trips based on dates and travel classification.
Local storage in ~/Library/Application Support/DocketPocket/: your reviewed receipts, trip names, and a geocoding cache.
Preferences are stored in macOS UserDefaults, tied to the app's bundle ID (au.com.velvary.docket-pocket).

Nothing computed by Docket Pocket is sent to any server operated by the developer.

Network usage

Reverse geocoding. GPS coordinates are sent to Apple's CLGeocoder service to convert them into place names. This is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.
iCloud Photos. If you enable "Always download from iCloud" or approve the download prompt, Docket Pocket asks Photos to fetch full-resolution images. Communication happens between your Mac and Apple, under your existing iCloud account and its privacy terms.
Address geocoding. When you geocode a Home or other address in Preferences, that address string is sent to Apple's CLGeocoder.

No analytics, telemetry, crash reporting, or advertising SDKs are included. Docket Pocket does not contact any third-party server other than Apple's.

Exports and shared files

When you export a Travel Journal, Interactive Map, Visits Journal, CSV, or Photo Audit, the file is saved wherever you choose. What you do with the file afterwards — email it, save it to iCloud Drive, share it with an accountant — is under your control and outside the scope of this policy.

The Interactive Map HTML export references the Leaflet mapping library from unpkg.com and OpenStreetMap tile servers when the file is opened in a browser. If your browser can't reach them, the map shows an "unavailable" message. These third-party services are contacted by the recipient's browser, not by the app itself.

Data we do not collect

No account creation.
No email address, name, or phone number collected.
No IP address logging.
No analytics, tracking, or identifiers.
No advertising SDKs.
No third-party trackers.

Data retention and deletion

Everything Docket Pocket stores is on your Mac. To delete all app data:

Remove ~/Library/Application Support/DocketPocket/ (receipts, trip names, geocoding cache).
In Terminal, run defaults delete au.com.velvary.docket-pocket to clear preferences.
Uninstalling the app leaves this data behind (a macOS convention). Removing the folder above cleans it up.

Children's privacy

Docket Pocket does not knowingly collect data from users under 13. There is no signup and no personal data leaves the device.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date at the top will change. Since there is no account and no server-side data, changes here are strictly about disclosing the app's local behaviour.

Contact

Questions about this policy or Docket Pocket: privacy@docket-pocket.com

Docket Pocket is developed by Velvary. This policy applies to the macOS app "Docket Pocket" distributed via the Mac App Store.