Effective date: November 4, 2026

This privacy policy explains what information Parted Magic LLC collects when you visit partedmagic.com, purchase Parted Magic, or use the Parted Magic Erase Monitor or Parted Magic USB Installer Android apps or the Parted Magic Server Room game, how that information is used, and the choices you have. We have written this policy in plain language and kept it short on purpose. If anything is unclear, email sales@partedmagic.com.

Who we are

Parted Magic LLC, PO Box 165, Waupaca, WI 54981, USA. We operate partedmagic.com, the Parted Magic store at partedmagic.com/store, publish the Parted Magic Erase Monitor and Parted Magic USB Installer apps on Google Play, and publish the game Parted Magic Server Room.

What we collect and why

When you browse the site

Our web server logs standard request information: IP address, browser user agent, requested URL, referring URL, and timestamp. We use these logs for security monitoring and to diagnose problems. Logs rotate on a normal schedule and are not used for any other purpose.

We use Google Site Kit, which loads Google Analytics and Google Search Console on the site. This means Google receives information about your visit, including IP address, pages viewed, and device and browser details. We use the aggregated data Google reports back to us to understand which pages people read and to improve the site. We do not use Google Analytics for advertising, do not run AdSense, and do not share data with Google’s advertising products. To opt out, install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or block analytics in your browser.

When you purchase

To process your purchase, we collect: name, email address, billing address (where required for tax or processor compliance), the license tier you bought, the date and amount of each transaction, and a token or identifier returned by your payment processor. We do not collect or store credit card numbers. Those go directly to the payment processor.

We use this information to deliver the software you bought, send order confirmations and renewal notices, provide support when you contact us, comply with tax and accounting obligations, and (in the case of payment disputes) respond to chargebacks.

When you contact us

If you email sales@partedmagic.com or reply to your order confirmation, we receive your email address and whatever you write. We keep that correspondence so we have context if you contact us again. We do not add support correspondence to a marketing list.

The Parted Magic Erase Monitor app

Parted Magic Erase Monitor is a free Android app that watches secure-erase sessions running on your own network. It is a companion to the PM Report Server (pmagic_report_server), which ships with Parted Magic and runs on a machine you control.

The app collects nothing and sends us nothing. It has no accounts, no cloud service, no analytics, no telemetry, and no advertising. Parted Magic LLC does not operate any server the app talks to, and receives no data from it.

Where your data goes

The app connects to exactly one place: the server address you type into it. That server is on your own network: your shop LAN, or a network you reach over your own VPN. Erase session data, drive information, and logs travel between your phone and your server and go nowhere else. The app is read-only with respect to erase operations: it cannot start, stop, or modify an erase.

What is stored on your phone

The app saves the server address you entered and your monitoring preferences on the device itself. Session data it displays is fetched from your server as you use it. Uninstalling the app removes all of it. None of it is backed up to us, because there is no “us” for it to be backed up to.

Permissions

  • Internet access: to reach the server address you configured. Nothing else.
  • Notifications: to alert you when a drive fails, a session stalls, or a job finishes. You are asked for this on first launch and can decline or revoke it in Android settings.
  • Foreground service: only if you turn on background monitoring, so the app can keep polling your server and raise alerts while your phone is in your pocket during a long wipe. Android shows a persistent notification the entire time this is running.

The app does not request location, contacts, camera, microphone, storage, or phone identifiers.

Google Play

If you install the app from Google Play, Google handles the download and collects information about that transaction under its own policies, which we do not control. Google reports aggregate statistics back to us: install counts, device and Android version breakdowns, and crash reports if you have opted in to sharing them with developers. These arrive as summaries and crash traces, not as information identifying you. See the Google Privacy Policy.

The app’s source code is published at github.com/partedmagic/parted-magic-erase-monitor, so you do not have to take any of the above on faith. Every network call the app can make is readable there.

The Parted Magic USB Installer app

Parted Magic USB Installer is a free Android app that writes Parted Magic to a USB flash drive.

The app has no internet access. It collects nothing and sends us nothing. It has no accounts and no analytics.

What it reads and writes

The app reads only the ISO file you pick with Android’s file picker, and writes only to the USB drive you pick and allow in Android’s popup. It keeps your last ISO choice and its settings (volume label, verify, BIOS boot loader) on the phone. Uninstalling the app removes them.

Permissions

  • USB access: you grant it for each drive in Android’s popup.
  • Notifications: to show the progress while it writes. You can decline.
  • Foreground service and wake lock: to keep writing while the screen is off, and only while it writes.

The app’s source code is published at github.com/partedmagic/parted-magic-usb-installer.

The Parted Magic Server Room game

Parted Magic Server Room is a free game for Windows, macOS and Linux. You do not need an account to play it. It shows no ads and does not report what you do in it. Your saved games stay on your own computer.

The leaderboard

When you sell your data center in the game, you can choose to post the price to the leaderboard on partedmagic.com. If you do, the game sends us the company name you type, the price, the number of days and the site type, and we show them on a public page. Nothing is sent unless you choose to post. Use a made-up company name instead of your own name.

Your computer’s IP address reaches our web server, as it does on any visit. The leaderboard keeps a scrambled form of it for up to an hour to limit how often one computer can post, and does not store it with your entry.

To have an entry removed, email sales@partedmagic.com with the company name.

The game’s source code is published at github.com/partedmagic/parted-magic-server-room.

Who we share data with

We share the minimum necessary data with a small set of service providers:

  • PayPal and Stripe: process your payment. Each receives your name, email, billing address (as required by the processor), and transaction details. Their handling of that data is governed by their own privacy policies: PayPal Privacy Statement, Stripe Privacy Policy.
  • Google: receives analytics data as described above, and distributes the Erase Monitor and USB Installer apps on Google Play. See the Google Privacy Policy.
  • Our hosting provider: operates the server that runs the site and stores customer records. Data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS) and the server is access-controlled.

We do not sell your personal data. We do not share it with advertising networks, data brokers, or third-party marketers. We may disclose data if required by law (a valid subpoena, court order, or equivalent legal process) and we will tell you about it if we are legally permitted to do so.

Email

We send only transactional email: order confirmations, download links, renewal notices, and replies to support inquiries you initiate. We do not run a marketing newsletter and do not send promotional email. You cannot accidentally end up on a marketing list because we don’t have one.

How long we keep your data

We keep your customer account and purchase history indefinitely, because people often come back years after their purchase to download the version they bought or check what they paid. Deleting old records would punish those returning customers.

If you want your account and purchase history deleted, email sales@partedmagic.com from the address on the account and we will delete it. We may retain minimal transaction records where tax law or chargeback dispute periods require it, but the personal data attached to those records will be removed.

The Erase Monitor and USB Installer apps are not covered by this section, because we hold no app data to delete. Removing what an app stored means uninstalling it from your phone.

We keep a leaderboard entry until it falls off the bottom of the board or you ask us to remove it.

Your rights

Regardless of where you live, you can email sales@partedmagic.com to:

  • Ask what information we have about you
  • Correct anything that’s wrong
  • Request deletion of your account and purchase records
  • Request an export of your data

If you are in the European Union, the United Kingdom, or California, you have additional rights under the GDPR, UK GDPR, and CCPA, including the right to object to processing, the right to data portability, and the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. We treat all such requests the same way regardless of jurisdiction.

Cookies

The site and store use cookies for two purposes:

  • Essential cookies: session cookies that keep your cart and login working while you use the store. These are required for the site to function and cannot be disabled.
  • Analytics cookies: set by Google Analytics via Site Kit. Block these in your browser settings or with the Google opt-out add-on linked above.

Neither app, nor the game, uses cookies or any equivalent tracking identifier.

Security

The site runs over HTTPS exclusively. Customer passwords are stored as hashes, not in cleartext. We do not store credit card information. The server is monitored by Imunify360 and Wordfence for intrusion attempts. No security setup is perfect; if you discover a vulnerability, email sales@partedmagic.com.

Children

Parted Magic is a product for IT professionals and serious hobbyists. The site, the two apps and the game are not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has submitted information, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we will update the effective date at the top. Material changes will also be noted on the news page. We will not retroactively reduce your rights without your consent.

Governing law and contact

This policy is governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws provisions. For any privacy question, request, or concern:

Parted Magic LLC
PO Box 165
Waupaca, WI 54981
sales@partedmagic.com