Privacy Policy

How we protect your privacy and handle your data

Last updated: September 10, 2025

Introduction

This privacy policy explains how puttyclient.org ("we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our website.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner.

Information We Collect

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information, including:

  • IP address and general location information
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent on our site
  • Referring website
  • Date and time of your visit

Information You Provide

We do not collect personal information unless you voluntarily provide it through contact forms or feedback submissions.

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our website
  • To understand how visitors use our site
  • To improve our website and user experience
  • To respond to your inquiries and support requests
  • To detect and prevent technical issues

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties, except in the following circumstances:

  • When required by law or legal process
  • To protect our rights, property, or safety
  • To protect the rights, property, or safety of our users
  • With trusted service providers who assist in operating our website (under strict confidentiality agreements)

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience:

  • Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly
  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
  • Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences

You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. However, disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

  • Secure server infrastructure
  • Regular security assessments
  • Access controls and authentication
  • Data encryption in transit and at rest

Data Retention

We retain your information only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or as required by law. When information is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to access your personal information
  • Right to correct inaccurate information
  • Right to delete your personal information
  • Right to restrict processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object to processing

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "last updated" date. We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us through our support channels.

→ Contact Support

Important Note

This website is an unofficial mirror and information site for PuTTY. For official PuTTY information and the authoritative privacy policy related to the PuTTY software itself, please visit the official PuTTY website maintained by Simon Tatham.

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