Device information CoreAura reads
CoreAura reads macOS-provided CPU, memory, storage, battery, drive, peripheral, and network information. Available fields can include a Mac or drive serial identifier, Wi-Fi network name, IP address, volume name, interface, VPN status, byte totals, and timestamps. It keeps local traffic history and a shared summary used by its widget.
Local processing and accounts
CoreAura processes monitored values on the Mac. It has no CoreAura account, developer cloud sync, remote analysis service, advertising SDK, or third-party analytics. The app-group container lets the app and its widget share a summary on the same Mac.
Permissions, tests, and reports
Drive alerts use optional macOS notifications. If you run the optional storage-speed check, CoreAura creates and removes a temporary file in its temporary area; it does not scan your documents. Exported Markdown reports are created only when you choose to export, and they may include serial identifiers, network names, IP addresses, or volume names. Review and redact a report before sending or publishing it.
Retention and your controls
Minute-level history is designed for about seven days. Aggregated hourly and daily history can be kept from about 30 to 180 days, with 90 days as the default; daily totals may continue even when advanced history is off. Local information remains until CoreAura rotates it, its container is removed, or you uninstall the app. Files you export remain wherever you save or share them.
Website analytics
CoreAura's page on brentgaddis.com uses first-party, aggregate website analytics operated through Cloudflare. The site counts page views and allowlisted actions such as opening an App Store, support, or privacy link; it also keeps coarse source, country, device, browser, operating-system, engagement, performance, and reliability totals. It does not store raw event rows, visitor or session identities, IP or hashed-IP identifiers, cookie or local-storage visitor IDs, full user agents, full referrers or URLs, form contents, arbitrary text, or a person's raw click history. Country and source cells below five are suppressed, and aggregates are retained for up to 24 months. Cloudflare still processes request and network metadata as necessary to deliver and protect the site. These website measurements are separate from the app.
Questions
Contact Brent Gaddis with privacy questions about CoreAura.