Wideroom Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-06-22

I’m the indie developer behind basepurpose. Wideroom is a local-only desktop utility I built that shows how much of your Anthropic Claude and OpenAI Codex subscription you are using. This policy explains what the app does, and, more importantly, what it does not do, with your data.

Not affiliated

Wideroom is an independent project by basepurpose (one person, me). It is not made by, endorsed by, or affiliated with Anthropic, OpenAI, or any of their subsidiaries. “Claude” is a trademark of Anthropic. “ChatGPT” and “Codex” are trademarks of OpenAI. I use those product names only to describe what Wideroom interoperates with.

The short version

Wideroom has no Wideroom account. Your usage tokens are read locally and never leave the machine via the app. Anonymous crash reports are off by default; you can turn them on in Settings if you want to help me catch bugs. I do not sell, share, or aggregate any user data.

What the app reads

To show your usage, Wideroom reads the credentials that the official Anthropic Claude Code and OpenAI Codex CLIs already store on your machine:

Anthropic / Claude Code: your local OAuth token, typically at ~/.claude/.credentials.json or the macOS Keychain.
OpenAI / Codex: your local credentials, typically at ~/.codex/auth.json.

These tokens never leave your machine via Wideroom. The app uses them only to call the same usage endpoints the official CLIs call.

Where your data lives

Usage history is written to a local file (e.g. ~/.claude/headroom-history.jsonl) on your own disk. It never reaches me.
Settings, preferences, and your license key are stored locally in ~/.local/share/com.basepurpose.wideroom/ (or the macOS / Windows equivalent).
Nothing is synced to any cloud, including mine.

Network connections

Wideroom makes these network calls, and only these. Each row is something you can verify on the wire.

Destination	When	Purpose
`api.anthropic.com`	When you have Claude credentials	Read your Claude usage windows
`chatgpt.com`	When you have Codex credentials	Read your Codex usage windows
`auth.openai.com`	When the Codex token needs refresh	Refresh the OAuth access token
`basepurpose.com`	On launch, then every few hours	Check for app updates
Gumroad API	Once on license activation, then weekly	Validate that your license key is still valid
Sentry	On a crash, only if telemetry is on (off by default)	Send an anonymous error report

There are no other outbound calls.

Telemetry, crash reports, and what is in them

Off by default. This is a local-first tool and I don’t want to surprise you with outbound traffic. If you turn it on under Settings → Telemetry, crash reports help me catch real bugs I wouldn’t otherwise hear about.

When enabled, Wideroom sends to Sentry:

The error type and message
A stack trace
The OS and app version

Wideroom scrubs token-shaped strings from any error message before sending. Your OAuth tokens, license key, email address, and usage percentages are never sent.

License keys

Wideroom uses Gumroad for checkout and license-key issuance.

On activation, the app sends your key to Gumroad to confirm it is valid. Gumroad returns the email associated with the purchase, which I cache locally to display in Settings.
The app re-checks with Gumroad about once a week so I can tell you if the key has been revoked or refunded.

Purchases through Gumroad are subject to Gumroad’s privacy policy.

Optional integrations you control

If you choose to configure outbound webhooks (Telegram, Slack, Discord), Wideroom will POST your current usage summary to the URL you provide. This only happens if you set it up, and the data goes to the destination you chose, not to me.

The website

This page is hosted at basepurpose.com. Like most sites, the host may keep standard server logs, and I use Google Analytics 4 with IP anonymization to count visits and understand which sources convert.

Children’s privacy

Wideroom is a developer tool and is not directed at children under 13.

Changes

I may update this policy as the app evolves. Material changes will be reflected here with a new “Last updated” date.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email [email protected].

By using Wideroom, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.