Privacy Policy

Nest Camera · 14 November 2026

Nest Camera is a private Mac app used only by the members of one household to view their own Google Nest camera. It is not sold, advertised or offered to anyone else.

What the app accesses

When you sign in with Google, the app asks for permission to use the Smart Device Management API. With that permission it can:

• see the Nest devices in the home you choose to share,
• open a live view of the camera,
• receive camera events such as motion, a person or the doorbell, with the related image.

Where your data goes

Video, images and events go straight from Google to the app on your own Mac. Your Google sign-in is stored in the Mac's Keychain. Nothing is sent to any other server, sold or shared, and nothing is used for advertising, analytics or AI training.

Google user data

The app's use of information received from Google APIs follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Removing access

You can remove the app's access at any time in your Google Account connections or in the Google Home app under Works with Google. Signing out or deleting the app removes everything it stored on your Mac.