Privacy

The desktop application

Grace (the desktop app) makes no network requests on startup. No telemetry, no usage statistics, no error reports. Optional data downloads (extra translations, dictionaries, commentaries) are explicit user actions and clearly labeled.

This website (grace-b2u.org)

To gauge interest and prioritize platforms, this site collects minimal first-party analytics. We do not use third-party trackers, cookies, fingerprinting, or advertising networks.

What we record on each page view

• UTC timestamp, requested path, HTTP method and response status.
• Coarse user-agent class (e.g. chrome / firefox / safari) and operating-system class (e.g. linux / windows / macos). Never the full user-agent string.
• The host portion of the referring URL only (e.g. duckduckgo.com) — never query strings or full URLs.
• An IP prefix only — the first three octets for IPv4 (a /24) or the first 48 bits for IPv6. Never the full address.
• A salted, day-rotated hash used to count unique visitors per day without identifying anyone across days.

What we record on a download click

• The same minimal request metadata above, plus the artifact slug, target operating system, architecture, and version.
• In proxy download mode, the number of bytes streamed (so completed vs. abandoned downloads can be distinguished).

What we do not record

• Full IP addresses.
• Full user-agent strings.
• Full referrer URLs or query strings.
• Cookies or any client-side identifiers.
• Personal or contact information of any kind.

Analytics dashboard (Umami)

Alongside the server-side counts above, this site uses a self-hosted instance of Umami, an open-source, privacy-first analytics tool we run on our own server — no data leaves it. Umami sets no cookies, does no cross-site tracking or fingerprinting, and records only aggregate page-view metrics. No third-party analytics provider is involved.

Do Not Track

The site honors the DNT: 1 request header. Requests sent with DNT enabled are not logged at all.

Retention

Visit and download records are stored in a local SQLite database on the server. Records are kept indefinitely in aggregate form (counts per day) and may be purged or rolled up at the project's discretion. No record is ever sold, shared, or used outside the project.

Contact

Questions about this policy, requests to correct or remove a record we hold about you, or any other privacy concern — please use our contact form.

Continue exploring

• About Grace — local-first design and what's bundled.
• Download Grace — Linux .deb / Flatpak, Windows installer + portable zip.
• License — Apache-2.0 + third-party attribution.