AdsWardPrivacy at AdsWard
This policy covers AdsWard, its Safari extensions and this website. No AdsWard account is required.
On your device
AdsWard does not record browsing history. Safari content-blocking rules run on your device. The optional Advanced extension accesses page content only on websites you permit, to apply supported cleanup. Custom-list text, generated rules and the pause state are stored locally.
Optional Apple account sync
Sync is off until you opt in. Apple key-value storage can contain your regional selections, consent mode, allowed sites and article-prompt hosts, plus a random installation identifier and revision metadata. It does not include pause state, purchases, custom-list text, generated rules or browsing history. Devices using the same Apple account merge allowed sites on their first exchange; concurrent preference changes use clock and device identifier as a tie-break. Delivery is not immediate or guaranteed on a schedule. Disabling sync stops future sync but retains the cloud copy and local settings. Apple operates this storage under its own privacy policy.
Network, purchases and reports
Filter updates are downloaded from Cloudflare-hosted distribution when available; as with web requests, the provider receives network information such as your IP address. Optional StoreKit tips are handled by Apple; no AdsWard account is needed. A separate optional problem report uses Cloudflare Turnstile and Resend to process and deliver the information you submit. Contacting us by email shares your address and message with us.
This website
The static site is intended to be hosted by Cloudflare and includes no analytics, third-party scripts or fonts. The separate English manual Safari test contacts Google only when you choose to run it; it makes no automatic Google request.
Your choices
You can pause protection, manage allowed sites, disable optional sync, or remove the app and its local data. Disabling sync does not delete its existing cloud copy. For privacy questions, contact us.
Help and service status
Report a problem privately or contact us. Status links show observations when available; these services are not yet publicly available.