Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Sonar IDE. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website or use our application.

2. Data Collection

Since Sonar IDE is a locally hosted, privacy-first application, we collect minimal data:

• Telemetry: We may collect anonymized usage statistics to improve the editor, though this can be disabled.
• Local Data: All your code, collaboration sessions, and exam monitoring data are stored strictly on your local machine or shared directly via P2P connections.

3. Data Usage

Any data we collect from the website is used exclusively to:

• Provide and maintain our service
• Notify you about changes to our application
• Provide customer support

4. Permissions Required by the Application

To function as a monitored evaluation environment, the application requires and utilizes the following two native permissions:

• Local & Outbound Network Access: Required for Appwrite authentication and real-time WebSocket collaboration (Yjs). Local network access is only required if you are actively collaborating.
• Activity Monitoring: The IDE automatically tracks window focus states (e.g., leaving the IDE during an exam), keyboard activity metrics, and internal application navigation. This data is logged and accessible to authorized Administrators via the Admin Panel or PDF reports. Without granting monitoring permissions, users cannot use the IDE.

5. Third-party Links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at our GitHub repository or via the Contact page.