Last updated: 24 Oct 2026 WhileAway is developed by The Geek Page. WhileAway reads records your own Windows PC already keeps, and shows them to you on that PC. Nothing leaves your PC unless you turn on Guard. WhileAway has no advertising and no analytics.
What the app reads
To tell you what happened while you were away, WhileAway reads, on the PC it is installed on and in your own Windows account only: – Windows event logs for sleep, wake, start, shut down, sign-in, sign-out, lock and unlock times. – Windows’ own records of programs you opened, files you opened, and websites you visited in Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome on this account. – Windows’ record of which apps used the camera or microphone, and when. – Windows’ record of devices plugged in. – A few Windows settings (such as whether a password is required after sleep) so it can explain what it finds. WhileAway reads these records only. It does not record what you type, your passwords, the contents of your files, messages or web pages, video, sound, or your location. It does not read other Windows accounts’ files or browsing.
Where your data is kept
In an encrypted database inside WhileAway’s own app folder on your PC, tied to your Windows account. Removing WhileAway deletes it. You can delete it yourself at any time from Settings → Delete everything WhileAway has stored.
What leaves your PC Nothing, unless you turn on Guard.
Guard phone alerts
If you turn on Guard and set up alerts, WhileAway sends a short text message to the alert channel you chose (through the ntfy.sh push service). The message contains only your PC’s name, the time, and the kind of event (for example, “unlocked”). It never contains account names, website names, file names, or any image. ntfy.sh’s handling of these messages is covered by their own privacy policy. – **The off-PC copy.** If you turn on the off-PC copy, WhileAway writes the away-period record to a folder you choose (such as your OneDrive folder) so it survives even if WhileAway is removed. Website history is never included in this copy. Turning the copy off deletes the copies WhileAway made.
What we collect
Nothing. WhileAway has no analytics, no telemetry, no advertising, and no user accounts of its own. It makes no network connections except the Guard alert and off-PC copy you turn on.
Purchases
Guard is a subscription sold and billed entirely by the Microsoft Store. We never see or receive your payment details. Your Guard entitlement is tied to your Microsoft account by Microsoft; we do not issue, store or process license keys. Manage or cancel Guard at account.microsoft.com.
Children
WhileAway is a general-purpose utility and is not directed at children. It collects no information from anyone, including children.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new “last updated” date.
Contact
Questions about this policy: [email protected]