Privacy and data
What the app sends over the network and what a bug report contains.
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Network use
The app uses the internet for only two things. Editing and reading data happen locally on the game's memory.
- Update check: at start-up, at most once a day, it looks at the release information file (can be turned off in Settings).
- License activation and renewal: it talks to the license server. Activation sends the license key, a device ID hash, the device public key, the Windows computer name (as the device name) and the app version.
Stored on your device
The license token is stored encrypted for your user by Windows (DPAPI). Logs are under %LOCALAPPDATA%\FmEditor\logs.
Bug report
Settings > Bug report > “Create bug report” produces a zip file; it is not sent automatically, you pass it on yourself. It contains versions, connection status, the last lines of the log, edit history descriptions, settings and the profile file list. No save file or personal data is included; the Windows user name is hidden.