Privacy

elementary OS

We do not collect any data from elementary OS. Your files, settings, and all other personal data remain on-device unless you explicitly share them with a third-party app or service.

Online Accounts

elementary OS optionally integrates with online account providers such as Google, Last.fm, and FastMail via System Settings. Data from these providers may be retrieved and stored locally on your device to be used in apps such as Mail and Calendar. This data is not sent to elementary or shared with any third party.

What Data is Collected

After adding an online account, elementary OS may collect and store your name, email address, avatar, email messages, calendar events, contacts, photos, and files from your connected accounts locally on your device.

How Data is Used

Your data is stored locally on your device and never sent to elementary servers or any third parties. It is used to populate your local apps such as Mail, Calendar, Files, and Photos with your data.

Sharing Data

elementary OS does not share any data collected from your online accounts. The data is never sent to elementary or third-party servers.

Website

Do Not Track

This site honors the do-not-track setting found in most modern browsers and disables Google Analytics when it is present. We cannot automatically remove other tracking methods without severely impacting the use of the site. Should you wish to manually manage these tracking methods, reference the section on disabling cookies.

Cookies

You can choose to disable or selectively turn off any cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings.

This site uses cookies for incremental improvements. You may find the services function without them but at a reduced usability. For example, the site will not remember if you have previously paid for elementary OS; by default you will be asked to pay again.

Cloudflare

Stores cookies to log behavioral elements and analyze potential threats. For more information, see the Cloudflare Privacy & Security Policy

Google Analytics

Stores cookies to collect information—including the number of visitors to this site, from where they were referred, and the pages they visit—in an anonymous form. This information is used to help improve the site. For more information, see Google's article on Safeguarding Your Data

Stripe

Uses cookies to remember your last order and your country so it knows what card types to offer for payments. For more information, see Stripe's Privacy Policy

Manage Cookies

As you have already visited our site, you may wish to manage cookies already set in your browser. Links to the relevant instructions can be found below.

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Transparency

We have not placed any backdoors into our software and have not received any requests for doing so. We have also never received a National Security Letter, FISA order, or any other classified request for user information.