Data storage and transmission policy
The aim of data storage and transmission policy is to ensure the integrity, availability, and privacy of data. The guide outlines the data dbForge Documenter collects and transmits to the Devart server and stores on your local machine. This data relates to product activation, error reports, and weekly update verifications. The collected data remains confidential and is not shared with third parties.
It is important to note that dbForge Documenter does not collect any other data, including data from databases, database structure information, server names, IP addresses, T-SQL queries, etc. The collected data is strictly limited to the information specified below.
The guide describes the following topics:
- Data collected and transmitted by dbForge Documenter to the Devart server
- Data stored by dbForge Documenter on the local machine
Data collected and transmitted by dbForge Documenter to the Devart server
Note
The connection for the following data transmissions is encrypted and authenticated using TLS 1.2, ECDHE_RSA with P-256, and AES_128_GCM.
Check for updates
dbForge Documenter sends the following data to the application update service to conduct weekly checks for available product updates:
- Application identifier
- Application version
To turn off weekly checks for updates, go to the Tools menu and select Options. In the Options dialog that opens, go to Environment > General and clear the Check for updates at startup once a week checkbox.
Product activation
dbForge Documenter sends the following data to the Devart server when you activate the product:
- Activation key
- Application identifier
- PC name
- Windows username
To activate the tool, navigate to the Help menu and select Activate Product. Alternatively, follow the steps in the Activation topic.
Send error reports
You can send an error report when encountering an error. In this case, if you click Send Report, the following data will be sent to the Devart server:
- Current application status: loaded modules, open windows, documents, and projects
- License information: trial status and hardware ID
- Error information
- Environment information: operating system details, local settings, display device settings, and UAC status
Note
The abovementioned information will be shown in the error report dialog, so you can check it before sending us the report.
Data stored by dbForge Documenter on the local machine
The following data is stored on the local machine with dbForge Documenter installed. This data is not sent anywhere, and Devart has no access to it.
Data stored in the Windows Registry
The Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Devart\dbForge Documenter for SQL Server registry key stores various settings relevant to the dbForge Documenter tool. They include configurations for applications, folders, paths, and other settings from the corresponding folders.
The Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Devart\dbForge Common Settings registry key stores connections and categories settings located in the corresponding folders of the specific tool.
Data stored in the file system
The local system drive contains the folder C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Devart\dbForge Documenter for SQL Server that stores various data related to dbForge Documenter. Within this directory, the folders store the query history, document sessions, formatting profiles, and shortcut schemes. In addition, specific settings such as application log files, window and toolbar layout settings files, and application cache files are stored as separate files.
The temporary cache files store data from the source and target tables in the following directory:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\dbForge Documenter for SQL Server
By default, the query history is enabled. To turn off the query history, go to the Tools menu and select Options. In the Options dialog that opens, go to Environment > Documents > Query History and clear the Enable history checkbox. To remove the query history, click Clear Query History.
Every document session is cleared automatically upon quitting it.