Privacy Policy

What the app does

Trust But Verify starts disarmed. The owner must arm it from the menu bar or tray, or opt into a user-defined inactivity timer. While armed, it observes the timing and type of pointer and keyboard activity and matches the activation and deactivation gestures the owner configured.

The app does not store typed characters or build a key log.

Screenshots and camera photos

When the configured event occurs, the app may save screenshots of the selected displays and photographs from the selected cameras. These files are stored locally in the current user's application-data directory. The owner chooses whether to use all detected devices or only the primary display and default camera.

Data collection and sharing

Screenshots, camera images, screen content, typed text, documents, settings, and evidence filenames are never uploaded or included in diagnostics. The developer does not receive them.

Anonymous diagnostics are on by default and can be turned off in setup or Settings. They include a random install identifier, app version, platform, architecture, active-day count, coarse country/region, and fingerprint-only crash counts. Crash records never include messages, stacks, paths, URLs, or user content. Usage records are retained for up to 90 days and crash records for up to 30 days. Turning diagnostics off persists the decision and deletes the local install identifier and pending crash fingerprints.

There is no advertising, developer account, or evidence upload service.

Control and deletion

The owner can change every behavior in Settings, disable camera or screenshot capture, use silent evidence mode, open the evidence folder, delete all local evidence, and control optional diagnostics consent. Store and operating-system permission controls can revoke camera and screen access at any time.

Children and consent

Trust But Verify is an administrative utility, not a child-directed service. Use it only on a computer you own or are authorized to administer, and follow applicable consent and recording laws.