Zysnor Desk Buddy
Privacy policy
Last updated 11 November 2026
Summary
Zysnor Desk Buddy is a 3D character that lives on your Windows taskbar. It has no account and no tracking, and it never sends your files, photos, notes, keystrokes or screen to anyone. Almost everything it does happens only on your computer. It uses the internet for three optional features: weather, finding your approximate city, and prayer times. Each is described below.
This policy applies from app version 3.0.0. Zysnor ("we") makes Zysnor Desk Buddy.
What stays on your computer
These items are saved only in the app's own folder on your PC and are never uploaded. In the Microsoft Store version, that folder is the app's private Windows app folder. In the direct installer, it is %APPDATA%\ZysnorDeskBuddy.
- Your settings, sticky notes, reminders, alarms, saved places and work log.
- A picture you choose for his clothes, or a character model you load. Both are copied into the app folder and never leave your PC.
- Your age group, if you choose one.
- What Desk Buddy remembers about you, only if you tell him: your name, birthday and things you like. You can see and delete it in Settings.
- Your friendship level, which daily surprises and feature tips you have already seen, and your answers to "How are you today?". Desk Buddy does not read your feelings from anything else.
- Simple habits he learns on this PC so he fits your day, such as the moves and lines you like or skip, the usual time you start, how early you like reminders and when you want quiet. You can turn this off and reset it in Settings.
- What you type in the "Tell ZYSNOR" box. It is understood on your PC with simple word rules, with no AI service. Your past entries are kept only to suggest words while you type. You can turn suggestions off and clear the history in Settings.
- The date of your first start (for the 7-day free trial) and which Pro plan you own, as reported by the Microsoft Store.
- Your Pro key, which is checked offline on your PC.
- A settings export, if you make one, saved where you choose.
Uninstalling the Microsoft Store version deletes all of this automatically. The direct installer's uninstaller asks first: turn off "Keep my notes and settings" to delete the folder too. So that the free trial cannot simply be restarted, the direct installer also keeps the date of your first start in one small entry in your Windows user registry (HKCU\Software\ZYSNOR) and in one small file in the app folder. The registry entry contains only that date, stays after uninstalling, and can be deleted with the Registry Editor.
His voice uses the text-to-speech voices built into Windows. No audio is recorded and no voice data is sent.
What Desk Buddy notices on your computer
To behave like a polite desk companion, Desk Buddy checks a few simple signals from Windows through its small companion process, "ZYSNOR Helper", which you can see in Task Manager. Each signal is used the moment it arrives, kept only in memory, and never written to a file, logged or sent anywhere.
| Signal | What exactly is read | Why | Can be turned off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse click | Only that a left or right click happened. Not where, and not on what. | Closes his menu when you click elsewhere; ends a landing move at once. | No (needed for the menu) |
| Typing activity | Only the time since your last input, from Windows. No key is ever read. | A reaction to fast typing; knowing when you are busy. | Yes: Small reactions |
| Ctrl+S | Only whether Ctrl and S are pressed together. No other key is checked. | A thumbs-up after you save. | Yes: Small reactions |
| Windows on screen | Position and size of visible windows, and whether one is maximized. No titles and no contents. | Sitting on top of windows. | Yes: Sit on windows |
| Front app type | The window class name of the front app (for example a game or the desktop). No titles and no contents. | Game mode and full-screen detection. | No |
| Music | Only whether media is playing. Not the song or the app. | Swaying to music. | Yes: Small reactions |
| Battery | Charge level and whether the PC is plugged in. | Battery alerts and battery saver. | Yes |
| Windows notifications | The app name and text of new Windows notifications, shown to you by ZYSNOR on your own screen. | Showing your notifications in his style. | Off unless you turn it on (Windows also asks for permission) |
Desk Buddy never records keystrokes, never takes screenshots and never reads the contents of other apps, files or web pages.
Internet services
Desk Buddy contacts these free public services directly from your PC, only for the features you use. No name, account, device ID or anything else from your computer is included. Like any internet request, each service can see your IP address.
| Service | Used for | What is sent | Their policy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open-Meteo | Weather, weather alerts and city search | The coordinates of your saved places, or the city name you type | open-meteo.com |
| GeoJS | Finding your approximate city, only if you answer Yes to "Find my city automatically for weather and prayer times?" (or turn on "Find my location automatically" in Settings). Never used for users under 13. | Nothing beyond the request itself (the service sees your IP address) | geojs.io |
| AlAdhan | Daily prayer times, only if you turn them on | The coordinates of your place and the date | aladhan.com |
Desk Buddy never looks up your city without asking first. Prayer times are off until you turn them on. If you turn off weather and prayer times and choose your city yourself, Desk Buddy makes no internet requests at all. We do not run any server that receives your data.
Pro, the free trial and plans
- Pro key: checked offline on your PC and never sent to us.
- Microsoft Store version: Pro is offered as Store add-ons. Windows tells the app which plan you own and whether you are in a Store trial, and "Restore purchases" asks Windows again. Purchases and subscriptions are handled by Microsoft under the Microsoft Privacy Statement. We receive no payment details.
- Free trial: everything is unlocked for 7 days from your first start, counted only on your PC, and nothing is sent. When the trial ends, Pro features lock and your settings are kept, so they come back exactly as they were if you choose a plan. A later version may download a small settings file from our server with only the trial length. That request would carry only the app version number and nothing about you or your PC, and this policy will be updated before it is switched on.
Your choices
- Controls: small reactions, sitting on windows, Windows notifications, weather, places, prayer times, the age-based style, gentle reminders, daily surprises, feature tips, the mood question, habit learning and typing suggestions can each be turned off in Settings. Export, import and reset are in Settings > General.
- Your data: everything Desk Buddy keeps is on your PC, so you can see, change or delete it there at any time. We hold no copy, so there is nothing for us to return or erase.
Children
On first start, Desk Buddy asks for an age group (under 8, 8–12, 13–17, 18–40, 41–60 or 60+), never a date of birth, and you can skip the question. The age group is stored only in the settings on your PC and is never sent anywhere. You can change it in Settings > General. It changes his jokes, moves and reminders. For users under 13, no Pro promotion is shown, his lines and moves are child-safe, the automatic city lookup (GeoJS) is never used, and the upgrade screen, website links and changing to an adult age group first need a parent to answer a simple grown-up question. The planned "make a character from your photo" feature will be off for users under 13 and will ask users aged 13–17 to check with a parent. This policy will be updated before that feature ships. Desk Buddy collects no personal information from anyone, including children.
Changes to this policy
When a new feature changes what is described here, this policy is updated first and the date at the top changes. The app's About window links to the current version.