CodeSnip stores some personal information in two configuration files:
Common.ini
Common.ini is located in the in the
%ProgramData%\DelphiDabbler\CodeSnip folder.
The data that is stored in Common.ini is:
The data that is used to create the hexidecimal keys cannot be recovered from the keys.
User.3.ini
User.3.ini is found in the current user's
%AppData%\DelphiDabbler\CodeSnip folder.
The file stores several user-specific application data settings such as your preferences. The only personal information is as follows:
If you have upgraded from CodeSnip v2 there may also be a file named
User.ini. This contains pretty much the same information as
User.3.ini. The file is ignored by CodeSnip v3.
No spyware or other software that threatens your privacy has been deliberately or knowingly included with CodeSnip. If the program is found to contain spyware it will have been added by third parties and the author asks to be informed of any such occurrence. Please report any suspicious behaviour via www.delphidabbler.com/contact.
CodeSnip never tries to "phone home" of its own accord. It only goes online in response to user requests. Should you notice any unauthorised activity please inform the author since it is likely that your copy of the program has been hacked by some third party.
Various user-initiated actions cause CodeSnip to go online. They are:
The first four actions are performed directly by CodeSnip, which communicates with web services located at www.delphidabbler.com using HTTP on port 80. The fifth action simply displays web pages in a browser. The sixth passes user information to the proxy server.
Personal data will neither be published on the DelphiDabbler website nor knowingly passed to third parties. Furthermore your data will only be used by the author for the purposes described below.
This activity is started by displaying the "Update From Web" dialog box and clicking its "Update from Web" button. CodeSnip then contacts the update web service and sends the following information:
All update activity is logged on the web server and the program key and version number are recorded in the log. The web service sends updated database files to CodeSnip along with any current news items. News items may contain web links.
The data is used to provide statistics about database usage and which versions of the program are in active use.
This activity is started when the user chooses to register CodeSnip. A wizard appears that guides the user through the registration process. The wizard displays the data that is to be sent to the registration web service. The data is only sent if the user clicks the wizard's "Submit" button. The data is:
The registration data is recorded in a database on the DelphiDabbler web
server. The data is only used to keep track of the number of people using
the different versions of the program and what operating systems are being
used. The registration web service returns a registration code to the
program. CodeSnip records this code, with the user name, in
Common.ini.
This activity is started from the Database | Submit Snippets menu option and data is collected using the resulting wizard. Clicking the Submit button in the wizard sends the following information to the DelphiDabbler code submission web service:
You can preview the data to be sent (in XML format) from the wizard. The XML will be stored in a file on the DelphiDabbler server until processed. The data is also emailed to the database maintainer (currently the author of CodeSnip).
The routines may be edited and published on the Code Snippets online database and distributed to CodeSnip users. Your name may be used to credit the routines. Your email address will not be published and is used only to contact you with any queries about the submitted code.
This action is performed by selecting the Help | CodeSnip News menu option or by clicking the "Latest News" button in the "Update from Web" dialog box.
CodeSnip simply requests an XML document containing an RSS 2.0 news feed from the DelphiDabbler website using HTTP on port 80. No personal information is included in the request.
CodeSnip's Help | On The Web menu option leads to sub menu items that cause various pages from DelphiDabbler.com to be displayed in the user's default browser.
In addition, various links in the program's main display, some dialog boxes and the help file access remote websites. Links from the program will use your default browser while links from the help file use Internet Explorer. You should refer to the relevant website's privacy policies to learn how they use any data you supply when visiting their pages. DelphiDabbler has no control over the content of linked third party websites and you follow these links at your own risk.
CodeSnip can be configured to use a proxy server to access the internet. In this case the program sends the appropriate user name and password to the proxy server if required. DelphiDabbler has no control over the proxy server and you should satisfy yourself that the proxy you use is trustworthy. You use this feature at your own risk.