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Privacy notice

Updated 2 November 2026.

Who we are

Ninth Orbit Software. Email: dan@ninthorbitsoftware.com. We decide how this information is used. Write to that address about anything on this page.

Your files

Our apps work on your own computer. Your files are not uploaded to us or anyone else. We don't sell your details.

What we collect

The periods below are for our website database, and a daily clean-up keeps to them. Each one runs from the last activity on that record. Copies in our email, such as the alerts we get for orders and quotes, aren't part of that clean-up. Ask us and we'll delete them.

Order tickets

What
The apps you choose, your name, email and note, the wording of the tick box and when you ticked it, plus the order status and our own notes. We never ask for card details, and we don't store your IP address here.
Why
To handle your order, arrange payment and keep a record of what you agreed.
How long
An unpaid ticket: 2 years after the last update, then deleted. A paid ticket is kept for our tax and sales records.

Licences

What
The name on the licence, your email, the price, how you paid and the payment reference, the licence serial, and our notes. We don't store your full licence code.
Why
To supply your licence, replace a lost code and keep sales records.
How long
Kept for our tax and sales records, and so we can look up your purchase. A refunded or switched-off licence is kept too, because the switch-off has to keep working.

Licence activation and checks

What
The name and code you enter (the code is sent to check it, not stored), a random ID for your PC (stored scrambled), the app version, a fingerprint of the program file, when it last checked in, and how many checks it has made. When you activate, the app also sends its trial ID, which links your trial record to your licence.
Why
To keep one code with one person, limit it to 3 PCs, and confirm the copy is unchanged.
How long
2 years after that PC last checked in, then deleted. If it checks in later, it takes a free place on your licence again. Records of a switched-off licence are kept, because the switch-off has to keep working.

Free trials

What
Scrambled IDs made by a one-way hash from your PC's Windows ID, motherboard ID and Windows disk serial number, which don't reveal those IDs but are still an ID for your PC. Also the first and latest dates, how many times the app was opened, the app version, and, if you buy, the date and licence serial. If a trial is blocked, the date of the block.
Why
To count the trial days and stop a trial restarting on the same PC.
How long
This record has no 2-year limit. The scrambled IDs and dates are kept for as long as we need them to stop a trial restarting on the same PC, because deleting them would let it restart. A marker also stays on your PC after you uninstall the app.

Changed-copy reports

What
If an app finds its program file has changed: the scrambled PC ID, a fingerprint of the file, the app version, the dates and a count.
Why
To spot changed copies. We may block a changed copy.
How long
2 years after the last report from that PC for that file, then deleted.

Download form

What
Your email, where you heard about us, the file you asked for and, if you ticked the box, when you ticked it.
Why
So we know who is trying our apps. We send marketing emails only to people who ticked "Email me about new apps and updates." You can stop them any time by emailing dan@ninthorbitsoftware.com.
How long
2 years after you filled in the form, then deleted. Ask us and we'll remove it sooner.

Download log

What
Each counted installer download records the file, a keyed scramble of your IP address (the address itself isn't stored), your country, your network's name, your browser and system, the site the link was on, and a person-or-bot label. It also holds a link to your download form entry, so a log row can be tied to your email.
Why
To see who is really downloading, and to spot bots and abuse.
How long
30 days, then deleted.

Quote form

What
Your name, email, business name and type, what you need, budget, timeline, the sample you liked and your message, plus the status of your request and our notes.
Why
To reply to your request and keep track of it.
How long
2 years after the last update to your request, then deleted. Ask us and we'll remove it sooner, unless the law requires us to keep it.

Battle Nova testers

What
Your email, downloads, game version, feedback and phone model.
Why
To run the beta test.
How long
Sign-ups: 2 years after your last sign-up or download, then deleted. Feedback: 2 years after you sent it, then deleted. Ask us and we'll remove it sooner.

Cookies and browser storage

This site uses no analytics or advertising scripts, and the public pages set no cookies. The only cookie is the sign-in cookie for our private admin page. The Battle Nova tester pages keep your email in your browser for that session. The help chat runs in your browser, so what you type isn't sent to us.

Our legal reasons

We use order, licence and activation details to carry out our agreement with you. We use the trial check, changed-copy reports and download log for our legitimate interest in stopping misuse. We use the download form to run our trials, and we send marketing emails only because you ticked the box. We use the quote form because you asked us to reply. We keep records where the law requires it.

Who else handles your data

We use a few service providers to run the site. They may handle data outside your country.

Your rights

You can ask to see, correct or delete your details, or ask us to stop contacting you. Email dan@ninthorbitsoftware.com. To be removed from our download list, email the same address.

You can also complain to the data protection authority where you live. In the Philippines, that is the National Privacy Commission.