DM Adieu Light Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 13, 2026
DM Adieu Light is published by Dependent Media. It is a photo library and raw developer for the Mac. This policy explains what the app stores, what leaves your Mac, and what we can see.
The short version
DM Adieu Light collects nothing. There is no account, no sign-in and no server. The App Store version contains no code that talks to the internet: the open-source editor it is based on can download optional machine-learning models and look up place names online, and both features are removed from this version. We do not use advertising or analytics SDKs, and we do not track you across other apps or websites.
1. What is stored on your Mac
Your library, previews, edits and the photos copied into it live in “DM Adieu Light Library” in your Pictures folder. Exports go to “DM Adieu Light Exports” in Pictures unless you choose another folder. Preferences live in the app’s own sandboxed container. None of it is uploaded. Deleting the app leaves your library and photos where they are, so you keep them.
2. What the app can reach
The app runs in the macOS App Sandbox. It can read and write your Pictures folder, where its library lives, and any file or folder you choose yourself in an Open or Save panel. It remembers folders you chose so they stay available after a restart. It does not read your Photos library and never asks for access to it.
3. Photo metadata
Photos often carry metadata such as the camera, the date and sometimes a location. The app reads it to organise and display your photos. It stays on your Mac. When you export, you choose whether metadata is included.
4. Links
The Help menu opens pages on dependentmedia.com and the LightCraft project’s pages in your web browser. Nothing is sent when you open them beyond what your browser sends to any website.
5. Children
The app collects no personal information from anyone, including children.
6. Changes
If this policy changes, the new version appears at this address with a new date.
7. Contact
Dependent Media, Sacramento, California. [email protected]