https://maka.araylab.com/privacy.html

This policy covers the Maka application for Windows and Linux and the Maka browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi and Firefox, published by Araylab. In short: we do not collect, sell or share any personal data. There is no account, no analytics and no advertising.
The browser extension

The extension exists to hand downloads from your browser to the Maka application running on the same computer. To do that it uses these permissions:

downloads - to notice when the browser starts a download of a type you chose, cancel it in the browser and pass its address to the application.
cookies - to read the cookies of that one download address or video page, so that files behind a login, and videos from sites such as YouTube, still download. They are sent only to the application on your computer.
webRequest and access to websites - to recognise video stream playlists (HLS/DASH) loaded by the page you are watching, and to show the Download button on videos. Nothing is modified and nothing is recorded beyond the current tab.
contextMenus - for the “Download with Maka” item when you right-click a link.
storage - to remember your extension settings (on/off switches and the port).
nativeMessaging - to start the application on your computer when it is not running.


The extension communicates only with the application, at http://127.0.0.1 (your own computer). It never sends browsing history, page content, cookies or any other data to Araylab or to third parties.
The application

Your download list and settings are stored on your computer, in %APPDATA%\Maka (Windows) or ~/.config/Maka (Linux).
Files are downloaded directly from the websites you choose. Video downloads use the open-source tools yt-dlp, ffmpeg and Deno, which also contact only those websites.
To check for updates, the application downloads a small file from maka.araylab.com, and yt-dlp checks GitHub for its own updates. These requests carry no identifier; like any web request, they reveal your IP address to the server, which may keep it in standard access logs for a limited time for security.
Update checks can be turned off in Options → General.


This website

The site uses no cookies and no analytics. Your language and theme choices are kept in your browser's local storage. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts.
Children

The software is not directed at children and collects no data from anyone.
Changes and contact

If this policy changes, the new version will be published on this page with a new date. Questions: andritianasteve@gmail.com.