Privacy Notice

1. Desktop Application Privacy (Zero Telemetry)

HDR to SDR Movie Converter runs entirely on your local device. The desktop application contains no analytics SDKs, no telemetry, no crash-reporting servers, and no user accounts.

• Local Media Processing: Your video files, filenames, folder paths, frame previews, and conversion logs never leave your computer.
• Local Settings Storage: Your UI preferences, custom themes (`look.json`), conversion presets, and unfinished queue resume state are stored strictly on your local disk.
• User-Initiated Network Requests Only: The application only connects to the internet when you explicitly trigger an action:
  • Clicking Check for updates queries GitHub's release redirect (`github.com/devgodys/HDR-to-SDR-Video-Converter/releases/latest`) to compare version numbers.
  • Clicking Install missing tools downloads official FFmpeg or HandBrakeCLI packages via Windows Package Manager (`winget`) or verified upstream GitHub releases with SHA-256 checksum validation.

2. Website Privacy (openhdrtosdr.com)

This website is a static informational site:

• Local Storage (`localStorage`): When you switch between the Dark, Light, or Neon preview themes on the website, your preference is saved in your browser's `localStorage` (`theme` key) so the site remembers your visual choice on future visits. This data never leaves your browser.
• No Tracking Cookies or Ad Networks: We do not use invasive cross-site tracking cookies, fingerprinting scripts, or behavioral advertising pixels on this website.
• External Links: Clicking download links (GitHub), support buttons (Ko-fi), or product links on the Verified Gear pages (Amazon) will take you to third-party websites governed by their own respective privacy policies.

3. Open-Source Verification

Because the application is MIT-licensed and open source, every line of code — including how files and network requests are handled — can be inspected directly in the GitHub repository.