Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 30, 2026

The short version

Your controller input never leaves your Wi-Fi — it goes phone to PC and nowhere else. There are no accounts. The only data we see is anonymous usage counts. The Windows app also shares a little of your spare bandwidth to fund development, which you are asked about on first run and can switch off at any time. Both are described in full below.

This website

gamepad.pro uses Google Analytics and a Microsoft Advertising tag to understand how visitors find the site and whether the download button gets clicked. Neither sets cookies unless you press “Accept” on the consent banner; if you decline, Google Analytics runs in cookieless mode with no persistent identifier, and the Microsoft tag does not load at all.

The download counter on the homepage is read from GitHub’s public API; GitHub counts downloads on their side. Downloads are served via gamepad.pro and redirect to GitHub releases.

The Windows app

On launch, the Windows companion app sends a small anonymous ping — a randomly generated ID, an event name, and the app version — so we can count active installs and see which versions are in use. After an automatic update, the app sends one additional ping reporting the new version, so we can tell whether updates reach users. The ID is random, is not tied to your name, email, or hardware, and cannot identify you. The app also checks GitHub for new versions.

Everything else stays local: pairing, controller input, trackpad and keyboard data all travel directly from your phone to your PC over your own network and are never sent to us or anyone else.

Sharing spare bandwidth

The Windows app includes Massive, which uses a portion of your unused internet capacity to help fund development instead of charging you for the app. While it runs, other people’s web traffic passes through your connection, and that traffic counts toward any data cap your provider applies. It uses spare capacity only and is designed not to interfere with your gameplay connection.

The first time the app runs it shows you what sharing is and asks you to confirm; nothing is shared before you have seen that notice. Sharing starts switched on. You can turn it off at any time under Settings → Share spare bandwidth, and it stays off until you turn it back on.

Massive receives the traffic it routes and the technical data it needs to route it, such as your IP address and bandwidth used. It never receives your controller input, your pairing code, or anything about what you play. Their terms and privacy policy are at joinmassive.com/privacy.

The Android app

The Android app talks only to your PC on your local network. It has no analytics and no internet-facing features.

Your choices

You can decline analytics cookies on the banner (or clear the choice by clearing this site’s data in your browser to be asked again). Blocking the app’s launch ping with a firewall rule does not affect functionality.

Contact

Questions? Open an issue on GitHub.