ActiveWords is designed to help protect your data while it monitors for the Words and triggers you define. ActiveWords does not log or transmit your keystrokes during normal use, and your ActiveWords database is strongly encrypted.
How ActiveWords Protects Your Data
- Keystrokes are monitored locally – ActiveWords watches for your defined Words and triggers, but it does not log or transmit keystrokes.
- Your database is encrypted – The ActiveWords database is strongly encrypted.
- Password fields are protected – ActiveWords detects when keyboard input is in a password field and disables text monitoring by default.
- Network traffic is limited – ActiveWords only uses internet traffic to validate your license or check for a new version of the software. This traffic is sent over secure HTTPS.
When the Internal Buffer Is Cleared
ActiveWords uses an internal memory buffer to recognize when you are triggering an Action. This buffer is securely cleared every time you:
- Press Enter or another key that changes the text insertion point, such as an arrow key or Esc.
- Trigger an Action.
- Right-click the mouse.
Logging and Clipboard Use
For support purposes, you may choose to turn on verbose logging. Verbose logging can record keystrokes in a plain-text log file, but that log is stored only on your device and is provided to us only if you voluntarily share it for product support.
ActiveWords sometimes uses the Windows Clipboard to deliver content. If you have Windows Clipboard History turned on, Actions that use the clipboard will not update Windows Clipboard History.
Note: Verbose logging should be used only when needed for support and turned off when troubleshooting is complete.
