FOLDER SPACE DETECTIVE - PRIVACY
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Folder Space Detective is designed as a local-first Windows utility.

This release:
- does not require a Friction Tamer account;
- does not send telemetry or analytics;
- does not show advertising;
- does not upload scanned file names, paths, sizes, cleanup rules or indexes;
- does not use cloud storage for scan/index data.

Internet access
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Folder Space Detective connects to Lemon Squeezy only when needed for Pro licensing:
- activating a license key;
- periodically validating an activated license;
- deactivating this PC so an activation can be reused elsewhere;
- opening the Lemon Squeezy checkout page when the user chooses Buy Pro.

The License API receives the license key and Lemon Squeezy license-instance identifier required for these operations. Folder Space Detective also checks the returned store/product/variant identifiers so a key for another product cannot unlock this application.

No Lemon Squeezy private API key is embedded in Folder Space Detective. The desktop application uses Lemon Squeezy's public License API endpoints for activation, validation and deactivation.

Local data
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Settings, cleanup rules, optional indexes, trial state and Pro activation metadata are stored under:
  %LocalAppData%\FolderSpaceDetective

A small trial-timestamp backup is also stored in the current user's Windows registry profile so an accidental settings-file deletion does not silently restart the trial.

Explorer context-menu integration, when enabled by the user, is stored in the current user's Windows registry profile.

Deleting the application's LocalAppData folder removes its stored settings/rules/indexes and local license metadata, but does not deactivate a Lemon Squeezy license instance. Use Help > License & Upgrade > Deactivate this PC before removing the app if you want to free that activation.
