Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 7, 2026

This policy covers two different things: the FloDee Windows application, and the flodeeapp.com website. They handle data differently, so they're described separately below.

1. The FloDee Application

FloDee is designed to keep your data on your own machine.

• No AI, no telemetry. FloDee contains no AI functionality, and does not collect usage analytics, crash reports, or any other telemetry.
• Settings and content stay local. Your panel layouts, notes, shortcuts, and preferences are stored in a settings file on your own computer and are never uploaded anywhere.
• License verification. The only connection the application makes on its own — without you triggering it — is to our license server, to check your license key and trial status. This sends your license key and a hardware fingerprint derived from your CPU and motherboard identifiers — not your name, email, or file contents. Everything else that touches the network happens only when you use it: the peer-to-peer Messenger below, and the "Check Public IP" button (which queries the ipify.org service).
• Messenger (peer-to-peer chat). If you use FloDee's Chat Channel panel (its peer-to-peer messenger), it connects directly to other FloDee installations you've added to your address book — never through our servers. Connections are encrypted, and FloDee verifies a peer's identity the first time you connect to them rather than relying on a central authority.
• Screen capture and recording. Screenshots and recordings are saved to folders you choose, on your own machine, and are only sent anywhere if you choose to share them yourself (for example, attaching one to a Chat Channel message).
• OBS Control (optional). If you add the optional OBS Control panel, FloDee connects to the address you configure for it (your own computer by default) to remote-control your own OBS Studio installation through OBS's built-in WebSocket server. Only control commands and status pass between FloDee and OBS — nothing goes to us or anyone else. FloDee is not affiliated with the OBS Project and does not include or distribute OBS Studio.
• Voice input (optional). Two panels offer optional voice input. The Notepad panel's microphone button triggers Windows Voice Typing (the same feature as pressing Win+H); the Chat Channel panel's microphone button uses the Windows desktop speech recognizer. In both cases the transcription is performed by Windows, not by FloDee, and audio is handled by Windows under Microsoft's own privacy terms — FloDee never receives, stores, or transmits your audio. These buttons do nothing until you click them.

2. The flodeeapp.com Website

The website is a normal web service and involves more data than the application does, since it handles accounts, purchases, and support.

Account Information

If you create an account (to post in the community, report bugs, or message support), we store your email address, a username, and a securely hashed password — we never store your password itself. We also log basic technical details at signup and login (IP address, browser, operating system, device type, an approximate country derived from your IP, and the page that referred you) for account-security purposes.

Purchases

When you buy a license through PayPal, we receive your email address, the PayPal transaction ID, and the amount paid, which we store alongside the license key generated for you. We use SendGrid to email that license key to you.

Site Analytics

We log page-view and download statistics — which page, which installer, your IP address, browser, operating system, device type, an approximate country derived from your IP, and the page that referred you — to understand how the site is used and to help us identify abuse or security issues. This is logged for every visit, including anonymous browsing, not just for registered accounts. The site also includes Google Analytics; if and when it's actively configured, it may set its own cookies subject to Google's privacy policy.

Community Comments & Bug Reports

If you're logged in, your comments and bug reports are public and visible to other visitors.

Support Correspondence & Account Emails

If you message us directly through the site, that conversation is stored, and our replies are emailed to your registered address. Account emails such as password-reset links are sent the same way. These website emails are delivered through our own outgoing mail server (SMTP); the separate license-key emails you receive after a purchase are sent through SendGrid (see Purchases above).

Cookies

We use a session cookie to keep you signed in while you're using an account on the site. We don't use third-party advertising cookies.

3. Third-Party Services We Use

• PayPal — to process purchases.
• SendGrid — to email license keys.
• Google Analytics — to measure site traffic (see Site Analytics above).

The FloDee application itself does not integrate with any AI provider, and contains no analytics or telemetry. The application uses the Microsoft Edge WebView2 runtime solely to display the bundled Keyboard & Mouse Manual PDF in-app when you open it from a Help link — this only renders a local file and does not transmit your data anywhere.

4. Data Retention

We keep website data for as long as needed to provide the related feature (your account, support history, etc.) or as required by law. If you'd like your account or data removed, contact us and we'll handle the request.

5. Security

Passwords are hashed, never stored in plain text. The website is served over HTTPS. The application's peer-to-peer Chat Channel connections are encrypted.

6. Your Choices

You can request access to, correction of, or deletion of your account information at any time by emailing us.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as FloDee changes. We'll update the effective date above whenever we do.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at: flodeeapp@gmail.com