# Privacy Policy
Last Updated: October 16, 2025
Introduction
Bing Gallery (“we”, “our”, or “the app”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you use our Windows application.
Important: Bing Gallery is an independent third-party application and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Microsoft Corporation or Bing. All wallpaper content is sourced from Bing’s public API.
We respect your privacy and DO NOT collect, store, or transmit any of the following:
- ❌ Personal identification information (name, email, phone number, etc.)
- ❌ Device identifiers or hardware information
- ❌ Location data or GPS coordinates
- ❌ Usage analytics or telemetry data
- ❌ Browsing history or user behavior tracking
- ❌ Any data that can identify you personally
The app stores the following information locally on your device only:
- Wallpaper Data: Metadata about wallpapers (titles, descriptions, URLs) fetched from Bing API, stored in a local SQLite database
- Downloaded Images: Wallpaper images you choose to download are saved to your device’s Pictures folder or your selected location
- Application Settings: Your preferences such as selected region, preferred resolution, and theme settings
- Application Logs: Diagnostic logs for troubleshooting purposes, stored locally for up to 30 days
Note: All this data remains on your device and is never transmitted to us or any third party.
Network Connections
The app makes network connections to the following services:
1. Bing API (global.bing.com)
- Purpose: Fetch daily wallpaper information and metadata
- Data Sent: API request parameters (region code, resolution, date)
- Data Received: Wallpaper metadata (title, description, image URLs, copyright information)
- Privacy: Bing may collect standard web request information according to Microsoft’s privacy policy
- Purpose: Download wallpaper images
- Data Sent: Standard HTTP request headers
- Data Received: Image files
- Privacy: Standard web server logs may be collected by Microsoft
3. GitHub API (api.github.com)
- Purpose: Synchronize wallpaper archive data from our public repository
- Data Sent: Standard API requests
- Data Received: Historical wallpaper data
- Privacy: GitHub may collect standard API access logs according to GitHub’s privacy policy
The information collected is used solely for:
- Core Functionality: Displaying and managing Bing daily wallpapers
- User Experience: Remembering your preferences and settings
- Troubleshooting: Diagnosing issues through local log files
Data Storage and Security
- Local Storage Only: All data is stored locally on your device in the Windows ApplicationData folder
- No Cloud Sync: We do not sync your data to any cloud service
- Database Security: The local SQLite database is stored in your user profile directory with standard Windows file system protections
- Log Files: Diagnostic logs are automatically deleted after 30 days
Third-Party Services
This app relies on the following third-party services:
Microsoft Bing
GitHub
Your Rights and Choices
You have complete control over your data:
- Access: All your data is stored locally in standard formats (SQLite, JSON, images)
- Delete: You can delete all app data by uninstalling the application or manually deleting the ApplicationData folder
- Export: Downloaded images and database files can be freely accessed and exported
- Opt-Out: You can disconnect from the internet to prevent any network requests
Children’s Privacy
This app does not knowingly collect any information from children under 13 years of age. The app is designed for general audiences and does not contain age-restricted content.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by:
- Updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy
- Posting an in-app notification (for material changes)
Your continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Data Retention
- Wallpaper Metadata: Retained indefinitely in local database until you delete it or uninstall the app
- Downloaded Images: Retained until you manually delete them
- Application Settings: Retained until you reset settings or uninstall the app
- Log Files: Automatically deleted after 30 days
Compliance
This app complies with:
- Microsoft Store Privacy Policy Requirements
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) principles
- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) principles
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Open Source
This app is open source. You can review the complete source code to verify our privacy practices:
📋 Quick Summary
✅ What We DO
- Store wallpaper data locally on your device
- Remember your app preferences
- Connect to Bing API to fetch wallpapers
- Keep diagnostic logs for 30 days
❌ What We DON’T DO
- Collect personal information
- Track your usage or behavior
- Share your data with third parties
- Upload any data to our servers (we don’t have any!)
Your privacy is important to us. This app is designed with privacy-first principles.
# 隐私策略
最后更新日期: 2025年10月16日
简介
必应画廊(”我们”、”我们的”或”本应用”)致力于保护您的隐私。本隐私策略说明我们在您使用 Windows 应用程序时如何收集、使用和保护信息。
重要说明: 必应画廊是一个独立的第三方应用程序,与微软公司或必应没有关联、认可或赞助关系。所有壁纸内容均来自必应的公开 API。
我们收集的信息
1. 我们不收集的信息
我们尊重您的隐私,不会收集、存储或传输以下任何信息:
- ❌ 个人身份信息(姓名、电子邮件、电话号码等)
- ❌ 设备标识符或硬件信息
- ❌ 位置数据或 GPS 坐标
- ❌ 使用分析或遥测数据
- ❌ 浏览历史或用户行为跟踪
- ❌ 任何可以识别您个人身份的数据
2. 本地存储的信息
本应用仅在您的设备上本地存储以下信息:
- 壁纸数据: 从必应 API 获取的壁纸元数据(标题、描述、URL),存储在本地 SQLite 数据库中
- 下载的图片: 您选择下载的壁纸图片保存到您设备的图片文件夹或您选择的位置
- 应用程序设置: 您的偏好设置,如选定的地区、首选分辨率和主题设置
- 应用程序日志: 用于故障排查的诊断日志,本地保存最多 30 天
注意: 所有这些数据都保留在您的设备上,永远不会传输给我们或任何第三方。
网络连接
本应用会连接到以下服务:
1. 必应 API (global.bing.com)
- 目的: 获取每日壁纸信息和元数据
- 发送的数据: API 请求参数(地区代码、分辨率、日期)
- 接收的数据: 壁纸元数据(标题、描述、图片 URL、版权信息)
- 隐私: 必应可能会根据微软的隐私政策收集标准的网络请求信息
- 目的: 下载壁纸图片
- 发送的数据: 标准 HTTP 请求头
- 接收的数据: 图片文件
- 隐私: 微软可能会收集标准的网络服务器日志
- 目的: 从我们的公共仓库同步壁纸归档数据
- 发送的数据: 标准 API 请求
- 接收的数据: 历史壁纸数据
- 隐私: GitHub 可能会根据其隐私政策收集标准的 API 访问日志
我们如何使用信息
收集的信息仅用于:
- 核心功能: 显示和管理必应每日壁纸
- 用户体验: 记住您的偏好和设置
- 故障排查: 通过本地日志文件诊断问题
数据存储和安全
- 仅本地存储: 所有数据都存储在您设备的 Windows ApplicationData 文件夹中
- 无云同步: 我们不会将您的数据同步到任何云服务
- 数据库安全: 本地 SQLite 数据库存储在您的用户配置文件目录中,受到标准 Windows 文件系统保护
- 日志文件: 诊断日志在 30 天后自动删除
第三方服务
本应用依赖以下第三方服务:
Microsoft Bing(微软必应)
GitHub
您的权利和选择
您对自己的数据拥有完全控制权:
- 访问: 您的所有数据都以标准格式(SQLite、JSON、图片)存储在本地
- 删除: 您可以通过卸载应用程序或手动删除 ApplicationData 文件夹来删除所有应用数据
- 导出: 下载的图片和数据库文件可以自由访问和导出
- 退出: 您可以断开互联网连接以阻止任何网络请求
儿童隐私
本应用不会有意收集 13 岁以下儿童的任何信息。本应用面向普通受众设计,不包含年龄限制内容。
隐私策略变更
我们可能会不时更新本隐私策略。我们将通过以下方式通知您任何变更:
- 更新本策略顶部的”最后更新日期”
- 发布应用内通知(对于重大变更)
在变更后继续使用本应用即表示您接受更新后的策略。
数据保留
- 壁纸元数据: 无限期保留在本地数据库中,直到您删除或卸载应用
- 下载的图片: 保留直到您手动删除
- 应用程序设置: 保留直到您重置设置或卸载应用
- 日志文件: 30 天后自动删除
合规性
本应用遵守:
- Microsoft Store 隐私政策要求
- 通用数据保护条例(GDPR)原则
- 加州消费者隐私法案(CCPA)原则
联系信息
如果您对本隐私策略有任何问题或疑虑,请联系我们:
开源
本应用是开源的。您可以查看完整的源代码以验证我们的隐私实践:
📋 快速摘要
✅ 我们做什么
- 在您的设备上本地存储壁纸数据
- 记住您的应用偏好
- 连接到必应 API 获取壁纸
- 保留诊断日志 30 天
❌ 我们不做什么
- 收集个人信息
- 跟踪您的使用或行为
- 与第三方共享您的数据
- 上传任何数据到我们的服务器(我们根本没有服务器!)
您的隐私对我们很重要。本应用遵循隐私优先原则设计。
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