Ward privacy policy
This policy covers the Ward Mac app, its included Safari extension and the separate Ward Chrome companion. Ward is a Particular Systems product by Bhupendra Shekhawat.
What stays on your Mac
Ward stores your website rules, profiles, preferences, active session and session history on your Mac. No Ward account is required. This release has no advertising or remote analytics integration.
The browser extensions read website addresses and open-tab addresses to compare them with your rules. Addresses can include a path or query containing personal information. Ward does not inspect page text, form fields, passwords or messages, and does not intentionally keep a browsing-history log.
The extensions communicate with Ward on the same Mac through native messaging. Rules and session policy are held briefly in memory and expire when updates stop. A local block-page address can include the blocked host, matched rule, lock state and remaining time. Connection status and operational events let Ward show whether browser protection is connected.
Normal operation does not send your rules, visited addresses or focus history to Particular Systems or an analytics provider.
Diagnostics and support
Diagnostics are exported only when you choose to save a file. The file can include app version, session timings and lock state, browser status, settings summaries, session history and recent operational events. Exporting saves a file; it does not automatically send it to us. Review the file before sharing it.
If you email support, your email provider and ours process that message. We use the contact details, message and attachments you deliberately send to answer your request and investigate the reported issue, not for advertising or resale. We retain support correspondence only as needed for those purposes or applicable legal obligations.
Your choices
You can edit your rules and profiles, control sessions, and disable or remove a browser extension. Disabling an extension stops its access but also interrupts blocking. Removing an extension leaves the Mac app’s saved settings and history intact. Quitting or deleting the app does not automatically erase saved local data. Contact support if you need help removing it.
Other services
Websites you visit, Apple and browser stores have their own privacy practices. This policy describes Ward's operation, not those independent services or website hosting logs. The Chrome companion's use of information obtained through Chrome APIs follows the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements.
Contact and updates
Privacy questions: hello@particularsystems.com. Updated practices will be reflected in this policy and the app's store listing. See Ward support for setup and troubleshooting.