Last Updated: February 23, 2026
Welcome to DesktopNerds ("we," "us," "our," or "Company"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website and service. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our service.
When you create a user account, we collect and store:
Any content you publish on DesktopNerds is collected and stored, including:
When visitors interact with our site (e.g., by posting comments), we collect:
We do not store names, email addresses, or IP addresses for comments. Comment approval and moderation is done by admins using pseudonymous identifiers only. Users wishing to contact us directly should use the contact form.
When you submit the contact form, we collect:
Email addresses submitted via the contact form are not stored in the website database. They are transmitted securely via email solely for the purpose of responding to your inquiry.
No IP addresses are stored. Contact form submissions are used solely to respond to inquiries and for administrative purposes.
When you download resources from our tools section, we log:
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
We implement appropriate technical measures to protect your personal information:
However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
We retain your information as follows:
You may request deletion of your account and associated content at any time by contacting us.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information only in the following circumstances:
You have the following rights under applicable data protection laws:
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section.
We use session cookies to maintain your login state (admins only) and provide core functionality. These cookies are essential for the service to operate and do not require separate consent. We do not use tracking cookies or third-party analytics cookies.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites before providing your information.
DesktopNerds is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete such information and terminate the child's account.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date of the last update is shown at the top of this page. Your continued use of DesktopNerds following any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us through the contact form on our website or reach out via email.
When using Gamma Control, the software may automatically contact DesktopNerds servers to check for updates and retrieve version information.
During this process, the following technical data may be processed:
IP addresses are used transiently for request routing and country derivation but are not stored in identifiable form for telemetry purposes.
The installation identifier (UUID) is randomly generated at installation and does not contain personal information. It is used solely to estimate unique installations and measure software launches.
This telemetry is used exclusively for:
No advertising, profiling, behavioral tracking, or cross-site tracking is performed.
Telemetry transmission ceases upon uninstallation of the software.
When using SwitchDNS, the software may automatically contact DesktopNerds servers to check for updates and retrieve version information.
During this process, the following technical data may be processed:
IP addresses are used transiently for request routing and country derivation but are not stored in identifiable form for telemetry purposes.
The installation identifier (UUID) is randomly generated at installation and does not contain personal information. It is used solely to estimate unique installations and measure software launches.
This telemetry is used exclusively for:
No advertising, profiling, behavioral tracking, or cross-site tracking is performed.
Telemetry transmission ceases upon uninstallation of the software.