FileSentinel
VanDien.io LLC, New Jersey, United States

FileSentinel (“the app”) is a privacy and data-protection tool published by VanDien.io LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”). FileSentinel runs entirely on your device. This Privacy Policy explains what the app does, and does not do, with your information.

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and forms part of the FileSentinel End User License Agreement (“EULA”). By installing or using FileSentinel, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with its terms, please do not install or use the Software.

1. Local by Design

  • We collect nothing. No analytics, no telemetry, no accounts, no advertising, no tracking.
  • Your files never leave your computer. All scanning, OCR, and redaction happen locally.
  • No data is transmitted to us or any third party. The app makes no network connections to perform its work.

2. Information We Collect

None. FileSentinel has no user accounts, no sign-in, no analytics SDKs, no advertising identifiers, and no crash-reporting service. VanDien.io LLC does not collect, receive, transmit, or store any data from your use of the app.

3. How the App Accesses Your Files

FileSentinel only reads the files and folders you choose to scan (by drag-and-drop, by browsing to them, by right-clicking “Scan with FileSentinel,” or via a folder you add to Watched Folders). It reads file contents in order to detect sensitive information (such as personal identifiers, financial data, and secrets) and embedded metadata. This processing happens entirely on your computer.

4. Where Your Data Is Stored

All data the app generates is stored locally on your device only:

  • Scan results, file names, file paths, and detected findings are kept in a local database under %LocalAppData%\VanDien\FileSentinel\.
  • Reports you generate (HTML, PDF, or CSV) are saved to the location you choose.
  • Cleaned and redacted copies are written next to your originals in sibling FileSentinel-Clean and FileSentinel-Redacted folders.

Your original files are never modified. None of the above is ever sent to VanDien.io LLC or anyone else.

5. Network Use

FileSentinel does not require an internet connection to scan, perform OCR, or redact. The detection rule catalog and the OCR engine are bundled with the app; no rules, data, or file contents are fetched or uploaded at runtime.

The app includes an optional, off-by-default “anonymous usage” setting. The current version of the app transmits nothing even when this setting is enabled. If a future version ever uses this setting to send anonymous, non-content usage information, it will remain strictly opt-in and this policy will be updated to describe exactly what is sent before the feature is enabled.

6. Data Retention and Deletion

Because all data stays on your device, you are in full control of it. You can delete scan history from within the app, and you can remove all stored app data at any time by deleting the %LocalAppData%\VanDien\FileSentinel\ folder or by uninstalling the app. Reports and cleaned/redacted copies you have created are ordinary files you can delete yourself.

7. Third-Party Components

FileSentinel uses bundled open-source libraries (including a local OCR engine and document parsers) that run on your device. These components do not transmit your data off the device.

8. Children’s Privacy

FileSentinel is a productivity and security tool that is not directed at children and collects no personal information from anyone.

9. Changes to This Policy

If we change this policy, we will update the effective date above. Any future online feature will be opt-in and documented here before it is enabled.

10. Contact Us

Questions about this policy or the app:

VanDien.io LLC
New Jersey, United States
Email: support@vandien.io

11. Website Analytics and Cookies

The sections above describe the FileSentinel desktop app. This section covers only the vandien.io website you are reading now, which is separate from the app. The website uses Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID G-6CH2F9LCB7) and Google Ads conversion tracking (conversion ID AW-18147278244) to measure aggregate traffic. The FileSentinel app itself contains no analytics or web-tracking code of any kind. You can opt out of website analytics with the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or by blocking analytics scripts in your browser. Doing so has no effect on the app.