VirtualZones privacy: every network request listed
VirtualZones has no telemetry, no analytics, no ads and no account. This page lists every network request the app makes, so you can verify that for yourself or allow it through a firewall.
All requests use HTTPS (port 443) through Windows’ built-in WinHTTP, and they follow your system proxy settings.
Every network request
Section titled “Every network request”| When | Where | What is sent | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every launch | raw.githubusercontent.com (languages.json) |
A standard HTTPS request only (your IP address and the app’s user agent) | Get the list of available UI languages |
| Every launch if your language isn’t English, and when you choose a language | raw.githubusercontent.com (the .lang file) |
Same as above | Download or refresh the translation |
| At launch and about every 24 h (not in Microsoft Store builds) | api.github.com (latest release), then GitHub’s release download servers |
Same as above | Check for updates |
| When you accept an update, or automatically if Update automatically is on | GitHub release download servers | Same as above | Download the installer |
| When you click Activate | api.lemonsqueezy.com |
Your license key and your PC’s computer name (so you can recognize the device in your Lemon Squeezy order page) | Activate the license |
| About every 14 days while licensed | api.lemonsqueezy.com |
License key and activation ID | Confirm the license is still valid |
| When you click Deactivate | api.lemonsqueezy.com |
License key and activation ID | Free this PC’s activation |
Buy License, the website link and Contact me simply open your browser or email app. VirtualZones itself sends nothing.
To block all of this, block VirtualZones.exe in your firewall. Everything except language downloads, updates and license activation keeps working. A license stays valid offline for up to 30 days since it was last checked.
What stays on your PC
Section titled “What stays on your PC”- Your settings, layouts and hotkeys (
settings.json). - Your license record, encrypted with Windows DPAPI (
license.dat). - Your usage counter (the “Used N times” line in About). It is never sent anywhere.
- The diagnostic log in
%TEMP%. It never contains your license key, and it’s only shared if you attach it to a bug report yourself.
Windows capabilities used
Section titled “Windows capabilities used”| Capability | Used for |
|---|---|
| Window event hooks | Noticing when a window maximizes or goes fullscreen |
| Low-level mouse hook | Shift-drag snapping. Installed only while confinement runs. Nothing is recorded |
| Global hotkeys | Hotkeys |
| Moving and resizing other apps’ windows | Confinement, snapping and move hotkeys |
| The min/max animation setting | Turned off while running, restored on Stop or exit (why) |
| GPU desktop duplication | Only for zones you explicitly share. Frames stay on your GPU and are shown in a local window. Your meeting app does the transmitting |
VirtualZones needs no administrator rights and installs no driver or service.
Payments
Section titled “Payments”Purchases are handled by Lemon Squeezy (a Stripe company) as merchant of record. VirtualZones never sees your payment details. See the website privacy policy.