privacy policy.

we designed scatter so we can'tsee your files — not just that we promise not to. the decryption key never touches our servers. we'd have to rewrite the product to spy on you.

that said, here's what we do collect and why.

for every upload (even anonymous)

• file size (in bytes)
• number of shards and their sizes
• ip address of the uploader (temporarily, for rate limiting)
• timestamp

if you have an account

• your email address
• when you sign in
• links between you and the files you upload (so you can manage them)
• credit balance and history

if you run a node

• your node's id and declared capacity
• when we last heard from your node
• which encrypted shards you're holding (we don't know what they contain)

• the contents of any file
• original filenames
• who downloads a file (downloads don't require an account)
• the decryption key — it lives in the #fragment of share links, which browsers never send to us

no one.we don't sell data, we don't do ads, and we don't have analytics trackers on the site.

the only exception: if we receive a valid legal request, we'll provide what we technically have access to (see "what we collect" above). we can't hand over files themselves — we don't have the keys.

• anonymous uploads: 24 hours, then the encrypted shards are deleted
• account uploads: until you delete them or delete your account
• ip addresses for rate limiting: 24 hours
• sign-in magic links: 15 minutes, then invalidated

you can delete your account at any time from the dashboard. deletion is permanent and removes your email, credits, and uploaded files.

want a copy of your data? email privacy@scatter.tools.

we use onecookie-like thing: a session token in your browser's local storage after you sign in. it's not cross-site, it's not tracking, it's just how we know it's you on your next visit.

if we change this policy, we'll update the date above and note significant changes on the homepage. if we ever make a change that would affect your privacy negatively, we'll email account holders first.

email privacy@scatter.tools or open an issue on github.