UtilityBox privacy policy
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1. Scope
This policy covers the UtilityBox desktop app for Windows. It explains what the app stores, what it can access on your computer and when it goes online.
2. Summary
- UtilityBox runs on your computer. It has no server and no account.
- No analytics, telemetry, crash reports or ads.
- Every system action starts from a button you press.
- It goes online only when you check for updates or open a link.
3. Data ByteTCore receives
None. UtilityBox does not send workspace data, runtime paths, command output, project files or usage statistics to ByteTCore or anyone else.
4. What UtilityBox stores on your computer
| Data | Where | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Preferences: theme, font size, tray and start-up options | config.json next to the app | Restore your settings on next launch |
| Saved projects and the runtime assigned to each | App folder | Project Engine |
| Folders and patterns for cleanup | App folder | Project Janitor |
| Runtime settings for Nginx, PHP-CGI, MySQL, Mailpit | Runtime folders you choose | Dev Runtime |
This data is not encrypted. Anyone who can use your Windows account can read it.
5. What UtilityBox can access
- Files and folders: only those you pick in a dialog or add to a tool. UtilityBox does not scan your drives in the background.
- Ports and processes: Kill Port lists listening ports and their processes, and ends a process only after you confirm.
- Hosts file: Virtual Hosts reads the Windows hosts file and writes it only when you save. Windows asks for administrator rights.
- Cleanup: Project Janitor deletes only the folders you confirm.
- Clipboard: written only when you press Copy.
- Start with Windows: only if you turn it on in Settings.
- No microphone, camera or location.
6. When UtilityBox goes online
| Action | Contacts | Sends |
|---|---|---|
| You press Check update | github.com | A request for latest.json; your IP is visible to GitHub |
| You install an update | github.com | Download of the signed installer |
| You open a download link (Node.js, PHP, Python, Go) or GitHub | Your web browser | UtilityBox sends nothing; the site opens in your browser |
Local servers you start with Dev Runtime (Nginx, MySQL, Mailpit) are your own development servers. UtilityBox does not expose them to the Internet.
7. Cookies
UtilityBox sets no cookies and uses no tracking identifiers. Its window shows only files bundled with the app. Web pages you open from UtilityBox load in your own browser and follow that site’s cookie policy.
8. Third-party software
- FFmpeg, bundled for image and video conversion, under its own licence.
- Tauri (MIT or Apache-2.0) and Microsoft WebView2 for the app window.
- Runtimes you add (Nginx, PHP, MySQL, Mailpit) keep their own licences.
9. Your control
- Change or reset preferences in Settings.
- Remove saved projects and cleanup folders inside each tool.
- Delete everything: uninstall UtilityBox, then delete the app folder if anything is left.
10. Changes
A new version may come with an updated policy. The date at the top shows the latest change.
11. Contact
Questions or requests about this policy: tuando.0598@gmail.com. We reply as soon as we can and within the time the law requires.