Privacy Policy

The Short Version

We collect nothing. We track nothing. Your data never leaves your server.

DashCaddy is self-hosted software. It runs entirely on your hardware. We have no servers in the middle, no databases storing your information, and no analytics watching what you do. We literally cannot see your data.

What We Don't Collect

• ✅ No telemetry or usage analytics
• ✅ No error reporting sent to us (error tracking is opt-in and disabled by default)
• ✅ No tracking pixels, cookies, or fingerprinting
• ✅ No account creation required (TOTP-based auth, stored locally)
• ✅ No data sold, shared, or transmitted to third parties
• ✅ No advertising networks
• ✅ No "phone home" functionality

What Lives on Your Server

All of your data — service configurations, credentials, SSL certificates, DNS records, backups, and logs — stays on your machine. DashCaddy stores this in a local data directory on your server. It is never transmitted to us or any third party.

If you uninstall DashCaddy, you can delete the entire data directory. Nothing remains on external systems because nothing was ever sent there.

VM Sandboxing & Isolation

DashCaddy creates a bounded virtual disk (WSL2 on Windows, Lima on macOS, loopback ext4 on Linux) that physically cannot exceed the storage limit you choose. Uninstalling DashCaddy removes the entire virtual machine and disk image. Zero data leakage.

License Activation (Premium Only)

If you purchase a Premium license, the license key is validated locally. The initial activation optionally contacts our license server to verify the key, but ongoing operation works fully offline. No usage data is transmitted during validation — only the license key itself.

Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right to Know: You can request what personal information we collect about you. (Answer: none.)
• Right to Delete: You can request deletion of your personal information. (There's nothing to delete — it's all on your server.)
• Right to Opt-Out: You can opt out of the sale of your personal information. (We don't sell anything. There's nothing to opt out of.)
• Right to Non-Discrimination: You will not be treated differently for exercising these rights.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at support@dashcaddy.net. We will respond within 30 days.

Children's Privacy

DashCaddy does not knowingly collect any information from children under 13. Since we collect no information from anyone, this is inherently satisfied.

Third-Party Services

DashCaddy deploys third-party applications (Docker containers) at your direction. These applications are governed by their own privacy policies. DashCaddy itself does not integrate with or transmit data to any third-party service.

For payments, we use Stripe. Stripe's privacy policy applies to payment processing. We never see or store your credit card information.

Changes to This Policy

If we ever change our privacy practices, we'll update this page. But our core commitment won't change: DashCaddy is self-hosted. Your data stays yours.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email us at support@dashcaddy.net