Privacy Policy

Effective date: 20 October 2026

MailClean is a free, open-source app for cleaning up email inboxes, made by Ravi Kumar. This policy explains what the MailClean app and the website www.mailclean.app do with your information.

1. The MailClean app

What the app reads

When you connect an email account, MailClean connects directly from your computer to your email provider (for example Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, AOL or Zoho) over an encrypted connection. For each email, it reads only:

• the sender's address and name
• the date and size
• whether it is read, starred, marked important, in your inbox, and (for Gmail) which tab it is in
• the sender's unsubscribe link (the “List-Unsubscribe” header)

MailClean does not save or show subject lines, and it never downloads message text or attachments. For most providers, MailClean asks only for the fields listed above. Yahoo and AOL only send the whole header block, so MailClean picks out the sender and unsubscribe link and discards the rest.

Where your data is stored

Everything MailClean saves stays on your computer, in the app's data folder:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/MailClean
• Windows: %APPDATA%\MailClean
• Linux: ~/.config/MailClean

Your app passwords are encrypted (AES-256-GCM) before they are saved. If you turn on the optional app lock, your PIN is stored only as a secure one-way hash.

What the app changes

MailClean only changes your mailbox when you tell it to:

• Move to Trash or Archive emails you select
• Unsubscribe from senders you choose
• Apply rules that you create

Trashed email goes to your provider's Trash folder, where it can normally be restored for about 30 days.

Network connections the app makes

• Your email provider, to read the information above and carry out actions you request.
• Unsubscribe links, when you unsubscribe. MailClean sends the sender's own unsubscribe request, or opens their unsubscribe page in your browser. The sender receives that request as it would from any email app.
• GitHub, to check whether a newer version of MailClean is available. Only the version check is sent; no email data is included.
• Links you click (for example your provider's account settings) open in your web browser.

MailClean contains no analytics, tracking, advertising or crash reporting.

Sharing

We do not receive your email data, so we cannot share or sell it. No third party receives your email data from MailClean.

Deleting your data

• Accounts → Disconnect removes that account's password and scanned data from your computer.
• Reset MailClean (from the app lock screen) removes all accounts, data and settings.
• Uninstalling MailClean and deleting the data folder above removes everything.

To stop access completely, also delete the app password at your email provider.

2. The website (www.mailclean.app)

• Hosting: The website is hosted by Vercel, which keeps standard server logs (such as IP address, browser type and pages requested) to run and secure the service.
• Analytics (only with your consent): If you accept cookies, the website uses Google Analytics to count visits and clicks on download buttons. If you decline, analytics is not loaded. You can change your choice any time with “Analytics settings” at the bottom of this page.
• Live demo: The demo uses sample data only. Changes you make in the demo are stored in a cookie in your browser, and nothing from your real email is involved.
• Download counts: Your browser loads public download numbers from GitHub.

3. Children

MailClean is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from children.

4. Your choices and rights

Because the app keeps your data on your own computer, you control it completely: you can view it in the app, disconnect accounts or delete it at any time. For website analytics, you can decline or withdraw consent in “Analytics settings”. If you have a request under data-protection laws (such as GDPR or India's DPDP Act), contact us using the details below.

5. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, we will update it on this page and change the effective date above.

6. Contact

Questions about privacy: email support@mailclean.app or open an issue at github.com/ravimehra9911/mailclean/issues.