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# privacy

Envarsa Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Envarsa is local-first. There are no accounts, no cloud, no telemetry, and no analytics. Your environment values stay in one file on your own machine and never leave it unless you export them.

What we collect

Nothing. The developer operates no servers and receives no data from the app. Envarsa does not create an account, does not contain advertising or analytics SDKs, and does not transmit your projects, keys, or values anywhere.

Where your data lives

Everything Envarsa stores lives locally in a single store file on your device (%APPDATA%\com.envarsa.app\envarsa.store on Windows, ~/.local/share/com.envarsa.app/envarsa.store on Linux). The file is plaintext JSON by default, with optional passphrase encryption at rest in the standard age format. It is never uploaded or synchronized by Envarsa; any backup or sync is something you set up yourself.

The one network connection

Envarsa makes no network requests by default. The single exception is an opt-in update check that is off by default. It runs only if you turn it on in Settings, or when you click “Check for updates.”

When it runs, the update check makes one HTTPS GET to:

Its only purpose is to read the latest published release version tag and compare it with your installed version. It sends no environment values and no personal data. As with any web request, GitHub necessarily receives your device’s IP address and a User-Agent string identifying the app (envarsa/<version>); that request is handled under GitHub’s privacy statement. Nothing is downloaded or installed automatically — if a newer version exists, Envarsa simply opens the GitHub releases page in your browser so you can choose what to do.

Distribution channels

If you install Envarsa from the Microsoft Store, Microsoft may collect standard acquisition and diagnostic information under its own privacy statement; this is Microsoft’s data, not the developer’s, and Envarsa adds no telemetry of its own on top of it. Downloads from GitHub Releases are subject to GitHub’s policy.

Children’s privacy

Envarsa is a developer utility, is not directed at children, and collects no personal information from anyone.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new “last updated” date.

Contact

Questions about privacy can be raised on the project’s issue tracker: github.com/terminalis/envarsa/issues.