Data storage and transmission policy

Last modified: March 28, 2025

Data storage and transmission policy aims to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. The guide describes how data is stored and transmitted when using dbForge Source Control. The tool collects and sends product activation data, as well as performs weekly checks for updates. The collected data is stored securely and is not shared with third parties.

It is important to note that dbForge Source Control 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.

Data collected and transmitted by dbForge Source Control 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 Source Control sends the following data to the application update service to conduct weekly checks for available product updates:

• Application identifier
• Application version

Product activation

dbForge Source Control sends the following data to the Devart server when you activate the product:

• Activation key
• Application identifier
• PC name
• Windows username

You can activate the tool from Object Explorer or by following the steps provided in the Activation topic. In Object Epxlorer, right-click the required database and select Source Control > Help > Activate Product.

Data stored by dbForge Source Control on the local machine

The following data is stored on the local machine with dbForge Source Control 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 Source Control for SQL Server registry key stores various settings relevant to dbForge Source Control. They include configurations for applications, folders, paths, and other settings kept in 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 Source Control for SQL Server that stores various data related to dbForge Source Control. Within this directory, you can find the folders that 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 objects’ DDL text in the following directory:

C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Devart\dbForge Common Settings\SourceControl

The repository files are stored in the source folder:

C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Devart\dbForge Common Settings\Repositories