Data Spec Application Launcher (dsAppLaunch, the “app”) is a Windows desktop program, published by Gajendra S. Dhir (Data Spec), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India, that shows a grid of the programs you choose and starts them. This policy explains what information the app handles. It applies to the app only; the website policy is at Privacy Policy.
Information we collect
We do not collect, receive or share any personal information. The app has no accounts, no sign-up and no login, and it has no servers of its own. It contains no advertising, no analytics, no telemetry and no tracking.
What the app stores on your computer
The list of programs you add (names, file locations, descriptions, groups, colours and ordering) is saved in a plain text file, apps.json, in your own user profile (%AppData%\Data Spec\dsAppLaunch; in the Microsoft Store version Windows keeps this folder in the app’s private data area). It stays on your computer. You can remove it at any time by deleting that folder or by uninstalling the app.
Permissions and internet
The app does not use the internet and makes no network connections of its own. To show each card’s icon and “last modified” date it reads the program files you listed (including on network shares you point it to); it does not read their contents or send any information about them anywhere. The Microsoft Store version declares the runFullTrust capability only because a launcher must be a normal desktop process in order to start your other desktop programs.
Programs you launch
When you click Launch, the app asks Windows to start the program you chose. That program is a separate application and handles information under its own privacy policy; the launcher passes it no personal data.
Links
The footer link in the main window opens www.dataspec.info in your default browser when you click it. That is an ordinary browser visit; the app itself sends nothing.
Microsoft Store
If you install the app from the Microsoft Store, Microsoft handles the download, updates and any store account or purchase information under the Microsoft Privacy Statement. Data Spec receives only the aggregate reports that Microsoft makes available to publishers, which do not identify you.
Children
The app is a general-purpose utility, is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version is always available at www.dataspec.info/dsAppLaunch/privacy.html.
Contact
Questions about this policy: gajendhir@dataspec.info.