The DBerio Privacy Policy, Terms of Service and Disclaimer changed on October 14, 2026. With the Windows version now available on the Microsoft Store, we added Microsoft Store details to text that had been written only for the Mac App Store.
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Privacy Policy
For sales of the Windows version, the Microsoft Store (Microsoft Corporation) was added to subscription status checks, external communication, entrustment of processing and overseas transfer, and the Windows password store (Credential Manager) is now described as well.
Article 1 (Personal Information Collected) A. Information that stays on the device and is not collected by the Company
- Passwords — database passwords, SSH passwords, key passphrases. Stored only in the operating system's keychainpassword store (macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager) and never written to the settings file.
- Subscription status — whether the Pro subscription is valid. The app checks this on the device, with the App Store onfor the device,Mac App Store version and itwith the Microsoft Store for the Windows version. It contains no payment method information.
Communication with the outside. The Service connects over the network only to ① the database servers and SSH servers the user specifies (when opening a connection) and ② the Apple App Store (to show subscription product information, process purchases and restores, and check subscription status — Mac App Store version) and ③ the Microsoft Store (to show subscription product information, process purchases and check subscription status — Windows version). When the user clicks a link to the Terms, the Privacy Policy or subscription management, the default web browser opens that page.
- Subscription status — whether the Pro subscription is valid. The app checks this on the device, with the App Store onfor the device,Mac App Store version and itwith the Microsoft Store for the Windows version. It contains no payment method information.
Communication with the outside. The Service connects over the network only to ① the database servers and SSH servers the user specifies (when opening a connection) and ② the Apple App Store (to show subscription product information, process purchases and restores, and check subscription status — Mac App Store version) and ③ the Microsoft Store (to show subscription product information, process purchases and check subscription status — Windows version). When the user clicks a link to the Terms, the Privacy Policy or subscription management, the default web browser opens that page.
Article 2 (Purposes of Use)
- Checking and applying the Paid Product subscription (checked on the device with each store: the Mac App Store onor the deviceMicrosoft Store)
Article 3 (Retention Period and Destruction) B. Items kept under applicable law
Payment and refund records for the Paid Product are kept by each store (the seller, the AppleMac App Store ,or the Microsoft Store) in accordance with its own policies and applicable laws, and the Company does not hold them.
Article 5 (Entrustment of Processing)
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Microsoft Corporation
- Entrusted work: processing of Microsoft Store subscription payments
- Processing location: United States and other countries where Microsoft operates facilities
Payments for the Windows version are processed by the Microsoft Store in accordance with Microsoft's terms and Privacy Statement. The Company does not collect or store payment method information.
Microsoft Corporation
- Entrusted work: processing of Microsoft Store subscription payments
- Processing location: United States and other countries where Microsoft operates facilities
Payments for the Windows version are processed by the Microsoft Store in accordance with Microsoft's terms and Privacy Statement. The Company does not collect or store payment method information.
Article 6 (Overseas Transfer of Personal Information)
Microsoft Corporation
- Destination country: the United States and other countries where Microsoft, its affiliates or its service providers operate facilities, including the user's region
- Items transferred: transaction information for Microsoft Store subscription payments (based on the Microsoft account — the Company cannot access payment method information)
- Time and method of transfer: sent over the network when the user purchases a subscription or when the app checks the subscription status
- Purpose: processing Microsoft Store payments
- Retention period: until the end of the entrustment contract or the achievement of the purpose. Actual retention follows Microsoft's Privacy Statement
If the user does not want personal information to be transferred overseas, the user may say so to the Privacy Officer in Article 11. In that case, purchase and use of the Paid Product through the App Storestore may be restricted, while the features within the free range can be used as they are without any overseas transfer.
- Destination country: the United States and other countries where Microsoft, its affiliates or its service providers operate facilities, including the user's region
- Items transferred: transaction information for Microsoft Store subscription payments (based on the Microsoft account — the Company cannot access payment method information)
- Time and method of transfer: sent over the network when the user purchases a subscription or when the app checks the subscription status
- Purpose: processing Microsoft Store payments
- Retention period: until the end of the entrustment contract or the achievement of the purpose. Actual retention follows Microsoft's Privacy Statement
If the user does not want personal information to be transferred overseas, the user may say so to the Privacy Officer in Article 11. In that case, purchase and use of the Paid Product through the App Storestore may be restricted, while the features within the free range can be used as they are without any overseas transfer.
Article 7 (Users' Rights and How to Exercise Them)
- In the app — deleting a connection profile also deletes its password stored in the keychainKeychain (macOS) or Credential Manager (Windows). The app's data folder may remain after the app is deleted, and you can delete it yourself (Mac App Store version:
- In the operating system — items remaining in the keychainKeychain (macOS) or Credential Manager (Windows) can be removed directly with the operating system's keychain management toolsthat tool.
~/Library/Containers/com.codesand.dberio).- In the operating system — items remaining in the keychainKeychain (macOS) or Credential Manager (Windows) can be removed directly with the operating system's keychain management toolsthat tool.
Article 8 (Security Measures)
- Separate storage of passwords — passwords are not written to the settings file and are stored only in the operating system's keychainpassword store (macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager).
- No handling of payment method information — payments are processed by each store (the Mac App Store or the Microsoft Store), and the Company's systems do not handle payment method information.
- No handling of payment method information — payments are processed by each store (the Mac App Store or the Microsoft Store), and the Company's systems do not handle payment method information.
Article 12 (Changes to This Privacy Policy)
Effective date: October 814, 2026 (first effective October 8, 2026)
Full text: Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
We defined what “Store” means and split subscription payment, cancellation and refunds into the Mac App Store and the Microsoft Store.
Article 1 (Purpose and Definitions)
- Store: the app marketplace from which the User obtained the Service, namely Apple's Mac App Store for the macOS version and the Microsoft Store for the Windows version.
- Paid Product: the auto-renewing subscription "Pro subscription" sold through in-app purchase on the Apple Appa Store.
- Paid Product: the auto-renewing subscription "Pro subscription" sold through in-app purchase on the Apple Appa Store.
Article 3 (Provision of the Service)
The Service can be used free of charge within a certain range. The range available free of charge and what changes when using the Paid Product are shown on the Service website, on the App Store and on each store'sStore's product page, and are the same for the macOS and Windows versions.
Article 4 (Limitations of the Service and the User's Responsibility) D. Managing connection details and passwords
- Connection Profiles are stored only on the User's device, and passwords are stored in the operating system's keychainpassword store (macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager). Because the Company does not keep this information, it cannot recover information lost through loss or reset of a device or deletion of the app.
Article 7 (Rights and Responsibility for Content)
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If the User obtained the Service from a Store, the above right of use is exercised to the extent permitted by the usage rules of that Store (the Mac App Store or the Microsoft Store). If the Service was obtained from the Mac App Store, Article 15 also applies.
If the User obtained the Service from a Store, the above right of use is exercised to the extent permitted by the usage rules of that Store (the Mac App Store or the Microsoft Store). If the Service was obtained from the Mac App Store, Article 15 also applies.
Article 8 (Paid Products, Payment and Refunds)
The Service offers the Pro subscription as a Paid Product. The Pro subscription is an auto-renewing subscription on a monthly or yearly basis, and its types, prices and scope of useof the Pro subscription are shown on the Service website, on the App Store and on each store'sStore's product page. Theseller of the Paid Product is sold through theApple App Store . Thefrom which the User obtained the Service, and the price is the amount shown on the Appthat Store, and payment is charged to the User's Apple account when the purchase is confirmed. The Company does not collect or store payment method information such as card numbers.
A. If obtained from the Mac App Store (macOS version)
- The seller of the Paid Product is the Apple App Store. Payment is charged to the User's Apple account when the purchase is confirmed.
A. If obtained from the Mac App Store (macOS version)
- The seller of the Paid Product is the Apple App Store. Payment is charged to the User's Apple account when the purchase is confirmed.
Article 8 (Paid Products, Payment and Refunds) A. If obtained from the Mac App Store (macOS version)
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- Refund requests and payment cancellations for amounts paid on the App Store are handled through Apple, and whether a refund is available and how long it takes follow Apple's policy.
- A subscription applies to the Apple account that purchased it, and can be applied again with "Restore Purchases" on a device signed in with the same Apple account.
B. If obtained from the Microsoft Store (Windows version)
- The Pro subscription is sold as a Microsoft Store add-on subscription, and payment is processed by the Microsoft Store.
- A subscription renews automatically for the same period unless it is cancelled. When the renewal is charged and how changes to the renewal price are notified follow the Microsoft Store's process.
- First-time subscribers get a 7-day free trial. The conditions under which the trial converts to a paid subscription after it ends follow the information shown on the Microsoft Store screen at the time of purchase.
- Subscriptions can be managed and cancelled at any time in the User's Microsoft account.
- Refund requests and payment cancellations for amounts paid on the Microsoft Store are handled through Microsoft, and whether a refund is available and how long it takes follow Microsoft's policy.
C. Common provisions
- Refund requests and payment cancellations for amounts paid on the App Store are handled through Apple, and whether a refund is available and how long it takes follow Apple's policy.
- A subscription applies to the Apple account that purchased it, and can be applied again with "Restore Purchases" on a device signed in with the same Apple account.
B. If obtained from the Microsoft Store (Windows version)
- The Pro subscription is sold as a Microsoft Store add-on subscription, and payment is processed by the Microsoft Store.
- A subscription renews automatically for the same period unless it is cancelled. When the renewal is charged and how changes to the renewal price are notified follow the Microsoft Store's process.
- First-time subscribers get a 7-day free trial. The conditions under which the trial converts to a paid subscription after it ends follow the information shown on the Microsoft Store screen at the time of purchase.
- Subscriptions can be managed and cancelled at any time in the User's Microsoft account.
- Refund requests and payment cancellations for amounts paid on the Microsoft Store are handled through Microsoft, and whether a refund is available and how long it takes follow Microsoft's policy.
C. Common provisions
Article 8 (Paid Products, Payment and Refunds) C. Common provisions
- Refund requests and payment cancellations for amounts paid on the App Store are handled through Apple, and whether aA Store's refundis available and how long it takes follow Apple's policy. However, this process does not limit the User's rights of withdrawal and refund guaranteed by applicable law, and related inquiries can also be sent to the Company (Article 14).
- A subscription applies to the Apple account that purchased it, and can be applied again with "Restore Purchases" on a device signed in with the same Apple account.
- A subscription applies to the Apple account that purchased it, and can be applied again with "Restore Purchases" on a device signed in with the same Apple account.
Article 10 (Termination of the Agreement)
- Passwords stored in the keychainoperating system's password store may remain after the app is deleted. They can be removed directly with the operating system's keychain management toolsin Keychain on macOS or in Credential Manager on Windows.
- An auto-renewing subscription is not cancelled by deleting the app. To stop payment, cancel the subscription in the Store from which the User obtained the Service. For the Mac App Store version, cancel in the App Store account settings; for the Microsoft Store version, cancel in the User's Microsoft accountsettings (Article 8).
- An auto-renewing subscription is not cancelled by deleting the app. To stop payment, cancel the subscription in the Store from which the User obtained the Service. For the Mac App Store version, cancel in the App Store account settings; for the Microsoft Store version, cancel in the User's Microsoft accountsettings (Article 8).
Article 15 (Additional Terms for Apps Obtained from the Mac App Store)
Article 15 (Additional Terms for Apps Obtained from the Mac App Store)
If the User obtained the Service from the Mac App Store, the following also applies:
If the User obtained the Service from the Mac App Store, the following also applies:
Addendum
Effective date: October 814, 2026 (first effective October 8, 2026)
Full text: Terms of Service
Disclaimer
We added the Microsoft Store to the pricing and store link clauses and Microsoft trademarks to the trademark notice.
Effective date
Effective date: October 14, 2026 (first effective October 8, 2026)
Article 2 (Guidance by Type of Material) 2-1. Product Introduction and Pricing
The product introduction, feature lists, screen recordings and screenshots are informational material to introduce the App. Screens may look different depending on the App version, the operating system and the connected database. For the actual subscription price and free-trial terms, what each store (the Mac App Store or the Microsoft Store) shows at the time of payment takes precedence.
Article 3 (External Links and the App Store)
2. Mac App Store and Microsoft Store links are there to show where the App can be downloaded. Payment, subscription management and refunds are handled by the operator of each store (Apple or Microsoft), and ratings, reviews and rankings shown in theeach store are also managed by Appleits operator.
Article 4 (Trademarks and Third-Party Names)
1. MySQL is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and its affiliates. MariaDB is a trademark of MariaDB plc. PostgreSQL is a trademark of the PostgreSQL Community Association of Canada. Redis is a registered trademark of Redis Ltd. Any rights therein are reserved to Redis Ltd. SQLite is a trademark of Hipp, Wyrick & Company, Inc. Apple, Mac, macOS and App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc. Microsoft, Windows and Microsoft Store are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other company names, product names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners.
Full text: Disclaimer
What stays the same
Payment and cancellation terms for the Mac version have not changed. As before, the app has no sign-up, login, usage analytics, crash collection or ads, and because each store handles payment, we never receive payment details such as card numbers.
If you do not agree to the changes, you can stop using the app and cancel your subscription. If you have any questions, please email dberio@reply.codesand.co.kr.
This English version of the notice was added on October 25, 2026.