Privacy notice

Local-first data handling

DriverForge scans hardware locally. It has no CoreNextStudio telemetry, advertising, account system, or automatic hardware-report or crash upload. Exported reports, logs, history, and backups stay on the PC or at the location you choose.

Optional app-update checks contact www.corenextstudio.com for release metadata and do not include hardware reports or backup contents. Support messages are voluntary.

Information used on your PC

DriverForge reads hardware models, BIOS details, Windows version, device identifiers, driver metadata and Windows device problem codes locally. Device identifiers can include peripheral serial identifiers. Reports omit Windows user and computer names as dedicated fields. No hardware report is automatically uploaded to CoreNextStudio.

Installation and update attempts retain up to 50 local history records, including before/after reports and results, under LocalAppData/CoreNextStudio/DriverForge/History. Use History / Clear history to delete them. Older records are removed as the limit is exceeded. Driver backups under LocalAppData/CoreNextStudio/DriverForge/Backups are not automatically deleted; clearing history does not remove them.

Exported reports and logs stay where you save them. Close the app to clear in-memory scan data; delete exported files and backups when no longer needed. Appearance is stored in appearance.txt in the app's local Windows profile folder. Uninstalling does not remove your exported reports or backups.

Official driver and application services

Windows Update, official manufacturer sites and optional Microsoft WinGet actions make network requests under those services' own terms and privacy policies. Windows and vendor components may retain their own logs and caches. DriverForge does not retrieve or store BitLocker recovery keys.

Website requests and support

Update checks and downloads send ordinary HTTPS requests to www.corenextstudio.com. The host may receive the IP address, time, requested URL and user agent for delivery and security. Hardware reports and backup contents are not included. DriverForge does not schedule background app-update checks.

The software support form collects a selected product/topic, optional name, reply email and message. It processes a form token, timing and honeypot information, and temporary IP-based rate-limiting data to prevent abuse. You control any diagnostic details included in your message. Do not send passwords, recovery keys or unrelated personal files.

Messages are emailed to contact@corenextstudio.com; this software form does not save message entries in WordPress. Website hosting and email delivery/mailbox providers process and store the request as needed to deliver the site and correspondence. Hosting, security logs and backup copies can have separate retention. CoreNextStudio does not automatically receive your local app files or cloud backups.

Retention, deletion and requests

Support correspondence is retained only as reasonably needed to resolve requests, maintain necessary records and meet legal obligations; no fixed automatic deletion period is promised. Ask for access, correction or deletion at contact@corenextstudio.com. Necessary legal or security records may need to remain, and service-provider backup copies may persist until their normal expiry. Delete local app data on your PC and cloud copies through your chosen provider.

These apps have no CoreNextStudio advertising, telemetry, account service or automatic crash-report upload. CoreNextStudio does not sell software support submissions or app data. Third-party services have their own privacy practices.

Operator and contact

DriverForge and CoreNext Atlas are developed and operated independently by George Papadakis under the CoreNextStudio publishing name in Alaska, United States.

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