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PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: 5/19/2026

Welcome to Hope:RE. We deeply respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our software, website, and related services.

As an open-source project, our core philosophy is transparency. We aim to collect the absolute minimum amount of data necessary to maintain and improve the project.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our project, we may collect the following types of information:

  • Voluntary Information: When you contact us via email, submit an issue, or contribute to the repository, you may provide us with your name, email address, GitHub/GitLab username, and the content of your messages.
  • Usage Data & Analytics (Optional): If you visit our official website, we may automatically collect basic, non-personally identifiable information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and pages visited. Our software runs locally on your device and does not collect or transmit any telemetry, usage data, or personal information back to us.
  • Cookies: Our website may use standard cookies to enhance user experience and analyze site traffic.

2. How We Use Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or monetize your personal data. The information we collect is used strictly for the following purposes:

  • To provide, maintain, and improve the software.
  • To respond to your questions, support requests, or community contributions.
  • To analyze usage trends and fix technical issues (bugs and crashes).
  • To protect the security and integrity of our project.

3. Sharing of Information

We will only share your information in the following limited circumstances:

  • With Service Providers: We may use third-party services (such as GitHub, GitLab, web hosting providers, or analytics tools) to facilitate our project. These providers have access to your data only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for other purposes.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
  • Community Transparency: Please remember that any information you submit publicly to our source code repositories (e.g., opening an Issue or Pull Request) becomes public information.

4. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Your Data Rights

Depending on your location (such as under the GDPR or CCPA), you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • The right to access the data we have about you.
  • The right to request correction of inaccurate data.
  • The right to request the deletion of your personal data.
  • The right to opt out of data collection (e.g., disabling cookies or telemetry).

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

Our website or documentation may contain links to other websites or services that are not operated by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our software and services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information immediately.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. Your continued use of the software after such updates constitutes your acceptance of the new Privacy Policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

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