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Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 2026 | Version 1.0

1. Introduction

AntiMatter AV ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our antivirus application on Windows, Android, and our web services.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

  • • Email address (for account registration)
  • • Name and company (optional, for business accounts)
  • • License key (provided during activation)

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

  • • Device identifier (hardware ID or Android ID) — for license binding
  • • Operating system type and version
  • • Application version number
  • • Definition version and last update timestamp
  • • Threat detection counts (number of threats found, not file contents)
  • • Scan status (last scan date, scan type)

2.3 Information We Do NOT Collect

  • • No file contents — all scanning is performed locally on your device
  • • No passwords — only bcrypt hashes stored server-side
  • • No browsing history — web guard processes URLs locally
  • • No keystroke data
  • • No financial or payment card data

3. How We Use Your Information

  • License validation and device management
  • Delivering virus definition updates
  • Improving threat detection accuracy
  • Providing parental controls features (with explicit consent only)
  • Customer support and account management
  • Legal compliance and security incident response

4. Data Sharing & Third Parties

We do not sell your personal information to any third party. We may share data only in these limited circumstances:

  • Infrastructure providers: Server hosting for application delivery
  • Legal obligations: When required by law or valid legal process
  • Business transfers: In connection with merger, acquisition, or sale of assets

5. Data Retention

  • Account data: Retained until account deletion is requested
  • License data: Retained until license expiry + 30 days
  • Device telemetry: 90-day rolling retention
  • Threat statistics: Anonymized after 180 days
  • Location data: 30-day rolling retention (parental controls only)

6. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, PIPL), you have the right to:

Access your personal data
Correct inaccurate data
Delete your data ("right to be forgotten")
Export your data (portability)
Restrict processing
Object to processing

To exercise these rights, contact [TO BE UPDATED].

7. Security

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including TLS 1.3 encryption, bcrypt password hashing, parameterized database queries, and role-based access controls. See our Security Whitepaper for technical details.

8. Children's Privacy

AntiMatter AV parental controls features are designed to help parents protect their children. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13 (or the applicable age in your jurisdiction) without parental consent. The parental controls feature requires explicit activation by the account holder.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance.

10. Contact Us

Data Protection Officer: [TO BE UPDATED]

Email: [TO BE UPDATED]

Address: [TO BE UPDATED]