Privacy Policy

Overview

This Privacy Policy explains how Microsoft Library ("we", "our", "us") collects, uses, and protects information when you use our website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling data with care.

What We Collect

We collect minimal technical data necessary to operate the service:

• IP address (for security, rate limiting, and geo-statistics)
• Operating system and browser type (to verify Windows compatibility)
• The keyword/software name you accessed
• The referring website you came from (referrer URL)
• Session information (anonymous, not tied to personal identity)
• Download timestamp and file type

We do not collect: names, email addresses, passwords, payment information, or any personally identifiable information.

How We Use Data

• To detect and block automated bots and malicious access
• To generate anonymous download statistics
• To enforce geographic and OS-based access controls
• To prevent abuse and rate limit excessive requests
• To improve service quality and performance

Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or share your data with third parties. The only external service we use is a GeoIP lookup API (ip-api.com) to determine approximate country from your IP address. No personal data is transmitted.

Cookies & Sessions

We use server-side PHP sessions to manage your download session (tracking limits, download tokens). No advertising cookies or third-party tracking cookies are used.

Data Retention

Technical log data (IP addresses, session records, download records) is automatically purged after a configurable period (default: 90 days). We do not retain data longer than necessary.

Contact

If you have privacy-related questions, please use our Contact page.