Privacy policy

Last updated: November 2026

This policy explains what the GearShift app and this website collect. "We" means , the publisher of GearShift.

The short version

• GearShift works without an account.
• By default the app sends nothing about you or your PC to us.
• If you choose to share data, it is limited to anonymous hardware and performance numbers.
• We never sell data.

What the app sends, and when

• Update checks: the app downloads a small version file to see if an update exists. Like any web request, this reveals your IP address to the host (GitHub). We do not log it.
• Pro licence checks: when you activate Pro, and about once a week afterwards, the app sends your licence key and a random installation ID to Lemon Squeezy to confirm the key is valid. The installation ID is a label, not your name.
• Game and hardware lists: the app downloads signed lists of games and hardware from GitHub. Nothing about you is sent.
• Optional data sharing (off by default): if you turn it on in Settings, the app sends hardware model names (CPU, GPU, RAM size and speed, storage type), Windows version, screen resolution, game names and settings, frame-rate, temperature and benchmark figures, and whether a fix helped, under a random ID you can reset. It never sends your name, user name, email, files, file paths, browsing, accounts, serial numbers or anything you type. Our server does not store IP addresses; it keeps only a salted hash, used to block spam. You can turn sharing off at any time.

Purchases

Payments are handled by Lemon Squeezy, which acts as the merchant of record and collects sales tax or VAT. Lemon Squeezy receives your name, email, billing country and payment details under its own privacy policy. We receive your name, email and order details so we can deliver your key and support you. We never see your full card number.

This website

This website uses no analytics, advertising or tracking cookies. The checkout window is provided by Lemon Squeezy and may set cookies needed to process the payment. Our host (Cloudflare) may keep standard server logs (such as IP address and time of request) for security.

Your choices and rights

You can ask us to see, correct or delete the personal data we hold about you (in practice, your order details) by emailing . Residents of the EU, UK, California and other places have these rights by law; we extend them to everyone.

Children

GearShift is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their data.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the date above. Major changes will also be noted in the app's release notes.

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