We don't collect
your data. Full stop.

The short version

Backlog Zero does not collect, store, transmit, or sell any personal data. There are no analytics, no crash reporting, no telemetry, and no account system. Everything you add to the app — your games, sessions, notes, goals — stays in a file on your own computer and goes nowhere else.

What Backlog Zero does not do

• Does not collect any personal information
• Does not track usage, behavior, or analytics of any kind
• Does not send crash reports or diagnostic data
• Does not require an account or email address
• Does not connect to any Backlog Zero server — because there isn't one
• Does not sell, share, or monetize your data in any form

Where your data lives

Your library data is stored locally as a file on your computer. Backlog Zero reads and writes to this file directly. No copy of your data is ever sent anywhere by the app itself.

If you choose to export your library using the built-in export feature, that file goes wherever you choose to save it — your machine, a USB drive, a personal cloud backup. That's your decision, not ours.

Third-party services

Certain features in Backlog Zero connect to external services to function. These connections are always initiated by you — they only happen when you configure a platform sync or use a feature that requires them. Backlog Zero does not share any personal information with these services beyond what is necessary to fulfill the request.

The third-party services involved are:

• Steam — used for library sync and session tracking. Governed by the Steam Privacy Policy.
• OpenXBL (xbl.io) — used for Xbox library sync. Governed by the OpenXBL Privacy Policy.
• Heroic Games Launcher — used locally to import Epic and Amazon libraries. No data is sent to Backlog Zero through this integration.
• GOG Galaxy — Backlog Zero reads the local GOG Galaxy database on your machine. No data is sent externally through this integration.
• IGDB via Twitch — used to fetch cover art for non-Steam games. Governed by the Twitch Privacy Notice.
• gg.deals — used for Wishlist price tracking. Governed by the gg.deals Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party service you choose to connect.

Children's privacy

Backlog Zero does not knowingly collect any information from anyone, including children under the age of 13. Since the app collects no data at all, this is not a practical concern — but we mention it for completeness.

Changes to this policy

If this policy ever changes — for example, if a future version of the app introduces optional analytics or cloud features — this page will be updated and the date at the top will reflect when. Any such changes would be opt-in, not opt-out.

Questions

If you have questions about this policy or how the app handles data, the best place to ask is the GitHub repository. Once the repo is public, issues and discussions are open.