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# Privacy
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This project might connect to remote server and share the following information unless it is disabled
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by creation of the `DisableCheckForUpdates.txt` in the root folder of the project:
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## Error Tracking
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To aid the application development this project uses [Sentry.io](https://sentry.io/)
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to track all exceptions raised by the application. It is essential to identify bugs
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and fix them with minimal user intervention superseeding the need to user
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[troubleshooting](troubleshooting.md). The Sentry is configured to not track PII.
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As part of Sentry error tracking the following information is being sent and is logged
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including: Windows Version, .NET Framework Version, Exception Stack Trace, Application Version,
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Type of installation.
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You can see exact exceptions being sent in `Documents/SteamDeckTools/Logs`
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- if it is empty it means nothing was sent.
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## Auto-update
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Application for auto-update purposes checks for latest release on a start,
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or every 24 hours. As part of auto-update it sends information about installation
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time of the application, application version, which SteamDeckTools apps are used.
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## Disable it
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Create `DisableCheckForUpdates.txt` file. To validate that this is working,
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when clicking `Check for Updates` or running `Updater.exe` the application
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will show `This application has explicitly disabled auto-updates`.
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