Effective Date: January 5, 2026
Last Updated: April 21, 2026
Platform: macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later
Version: 1.5
1. Service Description
ClariRec is an OCR text recognition tool that provides the following features:
- Screenshot text recognition (hotkey ⌥S)
- Clipboard image recognition (hotkey ⌥V)
- Drag and drop image recognition
- File import recognition
- Auto-copy recognition results to clipboard
- Export recognized text (.txt / .md) to a user-selected location
- Result display modes (Popup / HUD / Silent)
- Translation of recognized text (Translate button; optional Auto Translate)
- Menu bar quick actions
- BYOK (Bring Your Own Key): Optional integration with third-party OCR and translation services (user-configured endpoints, with separate OCR and translation preferences)
2. License Grant
- You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable license for personal use.
- You may install and use this app on macOS devices that you own or control.
3. Usage Restrictions
You agree not to:
- Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble this app
- Distribute, rent, or resell this app without authorization
- Use this app for any illegal activities
- Use this app to infringe on others’ intellectual property or privacy rights
4. Data and Privacy
- Default Mode (System OCR): All text recognition is performed locally; no data is uploaded.
- BYOK Mode (OCR / Cloud Translation): When you configure third-party providers, (a) screenshot images may be sent to those providers’ APIs for OCR, and (b) recognized text may be sent to those providers’ APIs for translation (Translate / Auto Translate), depending on the features you use.
- System Translation (Apple): If no third-party translation provider is configured, ClariRec may invoke macOS built-in Translation features to translate text. In that case, your text is handled by Apple system services.
- Current App Store releases do not persist OCR history; OCR results are discarded after display unless you explicitly export them.
- If you use Export, the output file is saved only to the location you explicitly choose.
- API keys you provide are stored securely in macOS Keychain and are never transmitted to ClariRec developers.
- See our Privacy Policy for details.
4.1 Third-Party Services (BYOK)
When using BYOK features, you agree to:
- The terms of service and privacy policies of the third-party providers you configure
- Take responsibility for managing your own API keys and usage
- Understand that ClariRec is not responsible for the data handling practices of third-party providers (including how they handle OCR images or translation text)
5. Intellectual Property
- The intellectual property of this app and its content belongs to the developer.
- This app is proprietary software. All rights reserved.
6. Disclaimer
- This app is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind.
- The developer is not liable for any direct or indirect damages arising from the use of this app.
- OCR recognition accuracy is affected by image quality, fonts, languages, and other factors.
- Translation results may be inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading. You should verify translations before relying on them, especially for legal, medical, financial, or safety-critical use cases.
- BYOK Disclaimer: When using third-party providers (OCR / Cloud Translation), you are responsible for:
- API costs incurred from your usage
- Compliance with third-party providers’ terms of service
- Security of your API keys
- Any data sent to third-party providers (including screenshot images for OCR and/or text for translation)
7. Termination
- You may terminate use at any time by uninstalling the app.
- If you violate these terms, the developer reserves the right to terminate your license.
8. Changes to Terms
If these terms are modified, changes will be announced in the release notes with app updates. Continued use constitutes acceptance of the modified terms.
9. Contact
Document Version: 1.5.0
Effective Date: January 5, 2026
Last Updated: April 21, 2026
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