Version Check Data Retention

BiglyBT contacts a version server periodically to check its update status - the components checked are

• Core version
• Beta version (when the user has joined the beta program)
• UI Library (SWT) version

To do so various details of the user's installation are sent to the server.

• OS name, version, architecture (for update check)
• time since last version check
• Java version, vendor, memory setting
• plugin list (for plugin update check)
• SWT version, platform (for SWT update check)
• main window size (to help us make sure the UI fits within the vast majority of window sizes)
• using PHE only (encryption mode)
• which interface you are using (Vuze / Vuze Advanced / Azureus 2 ("Classic") UI)
• Your AS and ASN. This allows the version check server to return information about whether you would benefit from turning on PHE
• Java runtime version (more detail about what specific JVM is in use)
• Language setting (to help us determine which languages need supporting)
• ui - whether Vuze UI or Classic UI - needed to target UI specific updates (e.g. to avoid unnecessary updates of users with Classic UI when changes that only affect the Vuze UI are made)
• os, os_version, os_arch: Required to correctly update SWT
• swt_version: Required to correctly update SWT

Currently none of this data is retained beyond the duration of the call - it is purely used to decide how to inform the user if updates are available.