BootForge ("the app", "we", "us") helps you create and manage Ventoy-powered multiboot USB drives from your phone. This policy explains what the app does and does not do with information. It applies to both the BootForge Android app, published on Google Play, and the BootForge iPhone app, distributed through Apple's App Store. Both handle information the same way; where a detail differs between the two, this page says so.
Information we collect
Nothing in the background, and no profile of you. BootForge does not require an account and does not ask for your name, contacts, location, or advertising/device identifiers. App settings (such as theme and language) and any operating-system images you download are stored locally on your device and are never transmitted to us. The only data that ever reaches us is:
- Feedback you send (optional). If you use the in-app feedback form, we receive the message you write, an optional reply email address (only if you type one so we can reply), and basic technical context — app version, Android or iOS version, device model, and language — to help us reproduce the issue. If you don't send feedback, none of this is collected.
- Purchase confirmation (Android only). If you buy BootForge Pro on Android, the app sends the Google Play purchase token for that order to our server to confirm the purchase and unlock the feature (see Purchases below). This does not include your payment details. The iPhone app sends us no purchase information at all.
The diagnostics report (under Tools → Drive information on Android, and in Settings on iPhone) is created on your device and is never uploaded. It leaves your device only if you copy or share it yourself; on Android, drive names, file paths and identifiers are removed from it first. Drive backups are saved wherever you choose and are never sent to us.
Network connections
BootForge connects to the internet only to do what you ask it to:
- Fetch its catalog of operating systems and tools, and Ventoy's boot files, from our content
delivery network (
cdn.bytehavenstudios.com). This is a download only — no information about you is sent. - Download operating-system images, when you choose to, directly from the official project websites, vendors, or authorized mirrors.
- Send your feedback, when you submit it, to our feedback intake
(
bytehavenstudios.com). - On Android only, confirm a BootForge Pro purchase with our verification server
(
api.bytehavenstudios.com). The iPhone app makes no such connection.
As with any internet request, the servers involved — including our hosting provider and content delivery network — may automatically log standard technical data such as IP address, timestamp, and the file requested, for security and reliable operation. We do not use this data to identify, profile, or track you, and we do not combine it with any other information.
Purchases
BootForge offers an optional one-time BootForge Pro unlock. In neither app do we receive or store your payment details.
- Android: payment is processed entirely by Google Play Billing. To unlock the feature, the app sends the Google Play purchase token for your order to our own verification server to confirm the purchase is valid; that token identifies the transaction, not your payment information. Google's handling of purchase information is governed by Google's Privacy Policy.
- iPhone: the unlock is an in-app purchase processed entirely by Apple through the App Store. The app confirms it with Apple on your device and sends no receipt, transaction or purchase information to us. Apple's handling of purchase information is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.
Permissions the app uses
On Android:
- USB host (OTG) — to detect and write to the USB drive you connect.
- Internet — to fetch the catalog and download images you select.
- Foreground service / notifications — so long jobs (downloads, file copies, image writes, drive backups and restores, and creating persistence files) can continue with a visible notification while the app is in the background.
- Storage access — through Android's Storage Access Framework, BootForge only accesses the specific files and drives you explicitly select. It does not scan your storage.
On iPhone, BootForge asks for no special permissions. It reaches your USB drive only through the Files app or a location you pick in the system file picker, and it has no broad access to your storage. A picture you choose for a boot menu background comes from the system photo picker and stays on your device.
Data sharing
We do not sell or rent your information, and we do not share it with third parties for advertising or tracking — BootForge contains no advertising, analytics, or third-party tracking SDKs. The limited data you actively send us (feedback and, on Android, the purchase check) goes only to our own systems. Billing is handled by Google Play or Apple's App Store.
Data retention and deletion
BootForge stores its settings and downloaded files only on your device, so uninstalling the app removes them. The only data we hold is any feedback you chose to send us; if you'd like us to delete a message you sent (and any reply email attached to it), contact us using the details below and we will remove it.
Children
BootForge is a general-purpose utility and is not directed to children under 13.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email support@bytehavenstudios.com.
BootForge is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Ventoy project or any operating-system vendor. Third-party names and logos belong to their respective owners.
