Preview website
The preview does not currently offer accounts, payments, uploads, or online theme generation. The hosting provider may process ordinary request metadata such as IP address, device information, and access logs to deliver and protect the site.
Website analytics
We use OpenPanel to understand page visits, navigation paths, interactions with the theme gallery, whether an App download was requested, and whether the optional computer-restart preference was selected. We send sanitized page paths, referral information, selected theme identifiers, download platform and architecture, the boolean restart-persistence preference, and ordinary browser or device metadata. We do not record session replays, form contents, Codex projects, or conversations.
Local Helper and optional startup entry
The macOS and Windows Helper runs locally. It does not modify or upload your Codex projects, conversations, account data, or application settings. It connects to a loopback-only debugging endpoint to apply and remove the selected visual theme. If you explicitly enable restore after computer restart, Helper creates one removable current-user login entry that points to the verified cached runtime. It does not request administrator access or create a system service, and disabling the option or restoring official mode removes the entry.
Online theme updates
The App periodically requests a signed public theme catalog from codexskinshop.com. When a newer compatible theme is available, it downloads the signed data-only package from our public file storage, verifies its signature and SHA-256 digest, and caches it in the current user's application data directory. These requests may expose ordinary delivery metadata such as IP address, operating-system network information, and access time to our hosting provider. The catalog request does not include project names, prompts, conversations, files, account details, or the random analytics installation identifier. Set CODEX_SKIN_THEME_UPDATES_DISABLED=1 before launching the App to use bundled and previously cached themes only.
Anonymous companion events
To learn whether the public beta is useful, the App records a random installation identifier, operating system and architecture, App version, selected theme, success or failure, and a technical error code when an action fails. These events are sent to our analytics project and retained as private raw-event backups. We do not fingerprint the device. Project names, prompts, conversations, file contents, and account details are never included. Set CODEX_SKIN_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1 before launching the App to disable these events.
Future services
If accounts, payments, cloud storage, or theme generation are introduced, this notice will be updated before those features become available.
Contact and questions
A dedicated support and privacy contact will be published before accounts, payments, or a paid release become available.