Useful information, not surveillance.
BobCommander is free to download and use without an account. It does not need your name, email address, or payment details to work. The product and this portal use only the limited, optional measurement described below.
Anonymous usage reporting is your choice.
The first-run question defaults to No, and upgrading does not opt an existing installation in. You can change the decision at any time in Settings → Updates → Anonymous usage.
- When enabled, it sendsA random installation identifier, app version, channel and edition, Windows version, processor architecture, and the Windows country and language setting.
- It does not sendFile names, paths, file contents, machine or user names, credentials, or an activity history.
- No IP geolocationThe country is read from the Windows region setting; no address is sent to a geolocation service.
- More detailSee the published telemetry documentation.
Downloads are counted without identifying visitors.
The portal records one server-side event when it finishes serving a release package. The event contains only the release version, channel, package name, package type, and byte size. It contains no browser identifier, cookie, account, or address field.
- Necessary preference
bobcommander.consentis stored locally so the consent banner is not shown again. It contains no identifier and is not sent to us. - Anonymous package countCompleted MSI, MSIX, App Installer, and portable ZIP responses are counted in Azure Application Insights. Page requests, failed transfers, and HEAD checks are not download events.
- Google Analytics 4After consent, it measures page use with advertising purposes denied. Rejecting or ignoring the banner means the Google tag is not loaded.
- Control stays with youUse the cookie preferences control on the home page to change your choice. A Global Privacy Control signal is treated as a rejection.
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For questions about these practices, email support@bobcommander.com. Include only the information needed to understand your request.
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