# Privacy Policy

English | [日本語](./PRIVACY.ja.md)

This policy explains how Quick Dash Launcher ("the app") handles your information.

Effective date: 2026-11-02
Author: masaodev

## Summary

The app does not send your information to the author or anyone else. The author does not operate any servers, and the app does not collect usage statistics or crash reports. The app shows no ads and contains no analytics or advertising components. All data that the app reads and writes is stored on your PC.

## Information the app reads on your PC

The app reads the following information on your PC to provide its features. It never sends this information off your PC.

| Information | When | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Items you register (files, folders, URLs, commands) | Always | To show and launch them in the launcher |
| Browser bookmarks (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge) | When you import bookmarks, or when you turn on automatic import | To import them as items |
| Clipboard contents | When you save or check the clipboard | To save them as an item and paste them back later |
| Titles of open windows | When you use window search | To list them so you can switch windows |

## Where data is stored and how to delete it

The app's data (items, workspaces, settings, saved clipboard contents, favicons, backups, and log files) is stored only in the settings folder on your PC. You can open the settings folder from the app's "Open settings folder" menu item.

To delete all of the app's data, uninstall the app and delete the settings folder.

## Network communication

The app connects to the internet only for the two purposes below. Neither connection includes the contents of your items or settings.

1. **Downloading favicons (website icons)**
   When you register a URL item, the app downloads its icon directly from that website. The app connects only to the website you registered and does not use any service run by the author or a third party. As with normal web browsing, the website receives information such as your IP address.
2. **Checking for new versions (GitHub version only)**
   The version downloaded from GitHub checks GitHub once a day for a new version. You can turn this off in settings. GitHub handles information according to the [GitHub General Privacy Statement](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement). The Microsoft Store version does not perform this check, because the Store manages updates. Information related to getting and updating the app through the Store is handled according to the [Microsoft Privacy Statement](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement).

When you launch an item, that item (such as a browser or another app) may connect to the internet. Those connections are handled by the app you launched.

## Sharing with third parties

The app does not collect your information, so there is no information to share with third parties.

## Children

The app can be used by people of any age. It does not collect information from children.

## Changes to this policy

When this policy changes, this page will be updated and the effective date revised. The change history is available in the GitHub repository.

## Contact

If you have questions about this policy, please ask in [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/masaodev/quick-dash-launcher/issues). Anything you post in Issues is public, so please do not include information that could identify you.