Last updated 29 August 2026

Privacy.

Runner is a tool that runs on your computer, not a service that watches you use it. This page lists every single thing that leaves your machine. If something is not on this list, it does not get sent.

The short version

• Runner does not record what you browse in the panel.
• Runner does not upload, scan, or index the files you download.
• There is no advertising and no cross-site tracking anywhere.
• The panel contains no analytics at all. The website counts page views with a cookieless tool that cannot identify you (details below).
• Your machine is identified by a one-way hash, never a raw hardware ID.

What actually gets sent

When	What is sent	Why
You claim a beta key	The email address you type	So one key belongs to one person, and so returning to the page gives you the same key instead of issuing a new one
You activate the panel	Your licence key, a hashed device ID, and a device label	To bind the key to one machine and stop one key being shared endlessly
Roughly every 6 hours	Your signed licence token	To confirm the key is still valid and re-issue an offline token
Something fails	The error message, a short context string, the app version, and a hashed install ID	So bugs surface without you having to report them. Sent automatically.
You press Feedback	What you typed, your email if you chose to add one, the app version, and a hashed install ID	So I can read it and reply
You join the Mac list	The email address you type	One email when a Mac build exists

About the "hashed device ID"

On Windows, Runner reads your machine's MachineGuid, adds a fixed prefix, runs it through SHA-256, and keeps the first 32 characters. Only that hash is ever transmitted. The original value never leaves your computer, and the hash cannot be turned back into it.

About the "device label"

This is your computer's hostname plus the word Windows, for example STUDIO-PC · Windows. It exists so that if a key is already active somewhere, the error can tell you where instead of just refusing. If your hostname contains your name, that name is in the label. You can change it: edit deviceLabel in config.json inside %LOCALAPPDATA%\PremiereAssetBrowser.

What is never sent

• Pages you visit inside the panel, or anything you search for.
• The clips and images you capture, their filenames, or their contents.
• Your project files, timeline, or anything from Premiere Pro itself.
• Cookies or logins from the panel's browser. They stay on your disk.
• Your raw hardware ID or Windows account name.

One thing worth understanding

The panel contains a real web browser. When you visit a site in it, that site sees your IP address and can set its own cookies, exactly as it would in Chrome. That traffic goes straight from your computer to that site. It does not pass through me and I cannot see it. But it does mean the privacy policy of any site you browse applies to you normally while you are in the panel.

Who processes this

• Netlify hosts this website and stores anything submitted through the Mac waiting-list form. Like any web host, its servers log IP addresses of visitors.
• Supabase stores licence records, activations, feedback, and error reports.
• Discord receives a notification when feedback or an error report arrives, so I see it. The notification contains the same fields listed in the table above.
• Cloudflare Web Analytics counts visits to this website. It sets no cookies, does no fingerprinting, and cannot follow you to any other site. It records the page URL, the referring page, your country, and your browser and operating system. It does not store your IP address and there is no way for me to identify an individual visitor from it. It does not run in the panel, only on this website.

That is the complete list. Nothing is sold, rented, or shared with anyone for advertising, because there is no advertising.

How long it is kept

Licence records last as long as the licence. Error reports and feedback are kept while they are still useful for fixing things, and are deleted once the bug they describe is closed. Email addresses on the Mac list are deleted once the Mac build ships and the one email has gone out.

Turning things off

• Automatic error reports: block the Runner service in your firewall, or uninstall. There is no in-app switch for this yet. If you want one, say so and I will add it.
• Website analytics: any content blocker that blocks static.cloudflareinsights.com stops it, and the site works normally without it. Nothing on this site depends on it loading.
• Everything: uninstalling Runner removes the local data folder at %LOCALAPPDATA%\PremiereAssetBrowser, which includes your key, device ID, cache, and browser cookies.

Your data, on request

Email me and I will tell you every row I hold that is connected to you, send it to you, or delete it. This is one person with a small database, not a ticketing system, so please just ask plainly.

Children

Runner is a professional video editing tool and is not directed at children under 13. I do not knowingly collect anything from them.

Changes

If this policy changes in a way that affects what is collected, the date at the top changes and the change is announced before it takes effect.

Contact

The fastest route is the Feedback button in the panel header, which reaches me directly. For privacy requests specifically, email muhammadtalha12347777@gmail.com.