QuickCapture Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 17, 2026 · Version 1.8 (automatic updates)

The QuickCapture Team ("we") respects your privacy. This policy explains what the QuickCapture application ("the App") does and does not do with your information.

1. Core principle: local-first

• The App has no account, no login and no server. Every capture feature works entirely on your PC without an internet connection.
• We do not collect or transmit your screenshots, clipboard contents, files, window titles or usage history.
• The App contains no advertising, trackers or telemetry.
• The only connection the App makes on its own is the update check described in 4-2. It sends no personal information and can be turned off.

2. Information stored on your PC

To work, the App stores the following only on your PC:

• Settings (%APPDATA%\com.projectteamforyou.quickcapture\config.json): language, hotkeys, save folder, last capture region coordinates, etc.
• Logs (%LOCALAPPDATA%\com.projectteamforyou.quickcapture\logs): errors and performance timings. Screenshots and window titles are never written to logs.
• Screenshots: saved as PNG files in the folder you choose, only when you save or turn on auto-save.
• Recent captures (memory only): a few recent captures are kept in memory for the preview while the App runs and are discarded on exit.
• Capture history library (%LOCALAPPDATA%\com.projectteamforyou.quickcapture\library): when "Keep capture history" is on (default), each capture, a small thumbnail, its time and size, the captured app's executable name, the window title and any tags you add are stored on this PC only. Beyond the retention limit (100/500/1000/unlimited) the oldest non-favourite items are deleted automatically. You can turn history off, clear it, or delete single items under Output › Capture history. Window titles can contain document names — keep that in mind when capturing sensitive screens.
• Recognised text (OCR): only when you use Text capture or "Extract text", the OCR engine built into Windows reads the image on this PC. No image or text is sent to any server. The text is stored with that capture in the library so it can be searched, and is deleted with the capture or when you clear history. Links, e-mail addresses and phone numbers in the text open only when you click them.
• Privacy settings (Settings › Privacy): you decide whether window titles and recognised text are kept (including clearing all stored text), which apps are never kept in history (e.g. banking apps, password managers), and whether the editor redacts automatically. Bug reports and collection exports are written only where you choose and are never sent automatically.

You can delete any of this at any time. Removing the App and its settings/log folders erases everything.

3. Clipboard

Captures are copied to the Windows clipboard according to your settings. If you enable Windows "Clipboard history" or "Sync across devices", Microsoft Windows' own policies apply; we are not involved.

4. Sharing and international transfer

Because we collect no personal information, we do not share it with third parties or transfer it abroad.

4-1. Website (getquickcapture.com)

• The website uses Cloudflare Web Analytics to see aggregate statistics only: visits, pages viewed, referrers, countries and browser types. It sets no cookies and does not identify you or follow you across sites.
• Installer downloads are counted per day, file and country. No IP address, cookie or device data is stored.
• Visits to the website are also counted as one total per day. The site remembers your language and light/dark theme choice in your browser's local storage (localStorage) on your device; it is never sent to us, and you can clear it in your browser settings.
• The site is hosted by Cloudflare (USA), which may process access logs for security and delivery.
• The program itself is not part of these statistics; apart from the update check in 4-2 it sends nothing.

4-2. Update check

• What it does: once a day at most (and when you click About › Check now), the App downloads a small public file, https://getquickcapture.com/version.json. It contains only the latest version number, its release date, links to the release notes and download page, and checksums of the signed files.
• What is sent: one ordinary HTTPS request identified only as "QuickCapture". No account, device or installation ID, no settings, usage data, captures, file names or cookies are sent. As with any internet connection, your IP address is visible to the hosting provider (Cloudflare) while the file is delivered; we do not store or analyse it, and these requests are not part of the visit or download counts.
• When it does not run: never during a capture or recording, and never while the setting is off. If the check fails (for example offline), nothing happens and it is not retried until the next day.
• What happens next: if a newer version exists, the App shows a notice. With Install updates automatically (Settings › General, on by default) and an installed copy, it downloads the code-signed installer from the same site, checks its size, SHA-256 fingerprint (published in version.json) and digital signature, and installs it while you are not using QuickCapture (no open window or task, no input for a few minutes); the App then starts again on its own. A file that fails any check is deleted and never run. This download also identifies itself only as "QuickCapture" and only adds to the site's daily per-country download total (nothing that identifies you). Portable copies and MSI installs only show the notice. Turn automatic install off to get notices only.
• Your choice: turn it off at any time under Settings › General › Check for updates (also shown under Settings › Privacy). It is on by default so that you hear about security and bug fixes; every feature works without it.
• Legal basis where applicable: our legitimate interest in telling you about fixes (e.g. GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)). You can object at any time by turning the setting off.

4-3. AI background removal (optional)

• What it does: when you first click Remove background in the editor and agree, the App downloads two public files: ONNX Runtime (Microsoft, MIT licence) from getquickcapture.com and the BiRefNet_lite model (MIT licence) from huggingface.co, about 229 MB in total. Each file is checked against a fixed SHA-256 fingerprint before it is used.
• What is sent: ordinary HTTPS requests for those files only, identified as "QuickCapture". Your images, settings and usage data are never sent. As with any download, your IP address is visible to Cloudflare and Hugging Face while the files are delivered; we do not receive or store it.
• Processing: the background is removed entirely on your PC; the image never leaves it.
• Your choice: nothing is downloaded unless you agree, and you can delete the components at any time under Settings › Privacy.

4-4. Send from phone and QuickCapture Send (Android)

• What it does: when you turn on Settings › Phone, the App listens on your local network so that your own phone can send it images — through the QuickCapture Send app for Android or a phone browser. It is off by default and no port is opened until you turn it on.
• Pairing: the QR code shown on your PC contains this PC's local address and a random pairing key. The key is stored only on your PC and on the phones that scanned it; it is never sent to us. New pairing code disconnects every phone.
• What travels: only the images you choose to share, directly from your phone to your PC over your own Wi-Fi or local network. Nothing passes through our servers or any cloud. QuickCapture Send encrypts every image (AES-256-GCM) with keys derived from the pairing key, which itself never crosses the network. The browser upload page (for phones without the app) uses the key to authenticate on your local network without that extra encryption, so use it on trusted networks.
• Who can send: only devices on your local network that know the pairing key; requests from other networks are ignored, and repeated or excessive requests are refused.
• On the PC: received images are handled exactly like your own captures (clipboard, library, preview, workflows) under your settings. The App remembers the names of the phones that sent images and when; you can clear that list at any time.
• QuickCapture Send app: it has no account, ads, analytics or tracking and collects no personal data. It reads only the images you share or pick, keeps the paired PC's address and key and a short list of recent sends on your phone (excluded from cloud backups), and asks for network access only. Uninstalling it removes everything. The pairing page getquickcapture.com/send/ reads the pairing details in your phone's browser; they stay after the # in the link, which browsers never send to a website.

5. Future optional features (AI, OCR, etc.)

If optional features such as OCR or AI descriptions are added later:

• They are off by default, and capturing works fully without them.
• Any feature that sends an image to an external server runs only after your explicit consent and your choice of provider. Nothing is uploaded silently.
• This policy will be updated and the change announced in the App before such a feature ships.

6. Children

The App collects no personal information, including from children.

7. Your rights

You can view, change or delete the settings, logs and screenshot files on your PC at any time. About › Open log folder / Open settings folder opens their locations directly.

8. Changes

If this policy changes, the new effective date and a summary of changes will be published in the App and on the download page.

9. Contact

• Privacy contact: QuickCapture Team
• Email: projectteamforyou@gmail.com

Operator

• Company: PROJECTTEAMFORYOU (프로젝트팀포유)
• Representative: 이유상
• Business registration no.: 495-25-02209
• Mail-order sales reg. no.: 2026-Gyeongbuk Bonghwa-0037
• Address: 1166-68 Yebong-ro, Sangun-myeon, Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
• Phone: +82-70-7620-7256
• Email: projectteamforyou@gmail.com