PRIVACY & DATA POLICY

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 2026 • Effective Immediately
Summary: FingerSwipe is an open-source, 100% offline Linux utility. It does not collect, store, transmit, or share any personal information, telemetry, logs, or analytics.

1. 100% Local & Offline Operation

FingerSwipe is engineered to execute strictly as a local background user daemon on your Linux workstation. It listens to touchpad multi-finger swipe events directly via standard kernel libinput APIs and adjusts local audio sinks or display brightness.

The software contains zero network communication code, zero HTTP clients, and zero cloud synchronization routines.

2. Zero Data Collection & Zero Telemetry

We believe privacy is a fundamental human right. Under no circumstances does FingerSwipe collect:

  • No personal identification data (names, emails, IP addresses).
  • No keystrokes, touchpad raw coordinates, or cursor recordings.
  • No device identifiers, hardware serials, or MAC addresses.
  • No usage telemetry, feature metrics, or crash diagnostics.

3. Local Configuration Storage

Any user customization (such as gesture thresholds, sensitivity curves, or step sizes) is stored locally on your own filesystem at ~/.config/fingerswipe/config.yaml. This file is entirely under your control and never leaves your machine.

4. Website & Documentation Portal

This showcase portal is hosted statically via GitHub Pages. The site uses zero third-party analytics trackers, zero advertising cookies, and zero fingerprinting scripts. Local theme preferences (Light or Dark mode) are stored locally in your browser's localStorage.

5. Open Source Verification

FingerSwipe is 100% open source under the MIT License. Anyone can audit the complete codebase, build scripts, and native C binaries on GitHub:

https://github.com/deekshithvodela/FingerSwipe