ICS Language Tools Privacy Notice

Effective September 15, 2026

Summary

ICS Language Tools performs source conversion and language processing locally. The extension does not intentionally transmit source code, filenames, project paths, editor contents, ICS output, or generated C# to Lucid Programming or Lemon Squeezy. The extension does not include its own analytics or usage telemetry.

Runtime installation

ICS depends on Microsoft's .NET Install Tool extension to install and maintain the user-level .NET 10 runtime used by the bundled converter. The Install Tool may contact Microsoft services to locate, download, and update that runtime. ICS passes it the requested runtime version and mode and the ICS extension ID; ICS does not pass source code, filenames, project paths, editor contents, ICS output, generated C#, or license data to the Install Tool. Microsoft's extension, services, settings, and privacy terms govern that installation.

License activation and validation

Network access to https://api.lemonsqueezy.com occurs only for ICS Pro license activation, periodic validation, and user-requested deactivation. During activation, the extension sends:

• the license key entered by the user; and
• VS Code's machine identifier as the Lemon Squeezy instance name.

During later validation, the extension sends:

• the license key; and
• the instance identifier returned by Lemon Squeezy during activation.

During deactivation, the extension sends the same license key and instance identifier. After Lemon Squeezy confirms deactivation, the extension deletes the locally stored license key, instance state, and validation cache. VS Code describes its machine identifier as a unique identifier for the computer. As with any Internet request, Lemon Squeezy may also receive ordinary connection and request metadata, such as an IP address and HTTP headers, under its own privacy terms. Lemon Squeezy's response may contain license, product, order, instance, or customer metadata. The extension uses only the activation or validation result, license status and expiry, instance identifier, and any error message. It does not retain customer or order metadata from the response.

Data stored locally

The extension stores:

• the raw license key in VS Code Secret Storage;
• a SHA-256 hash of the key for cache invalidation;
• the Lemon Squeezy instance identifier;
• the VS Code machine identifier; and
• cached validation status, timestamps, expiry, and the most recent validation message.

This information is used only to activate, validate, and cache ICS Pro access. It remains under VS Code's local extension-storage mechanisms until replaced or removed through VS Code's storage or extension-data controls.

User-initiated bug reports

When an ICS operation fails, the extension may offer Report Issue. The same action is available from the Command Palette and control panel. Choosing it prepares a diagnostic report in an untitled local editor. The report is not included in a URL and is not transmitted to GitHub automatically. The report contains product and environment versions plus redacted error and stack information. Automated redaction cannot guarantee that arbitrary error text contains no project identifiers or source fragments, so the extension requires the user to review the local report before offering to copy it and open the public GitHub issue form. The user must paste and submit the report deliberately. GitHub processes the resulting visit and anything the user pastes or submits under GitHub's own terms and privacy notice.

Checkout and external pages

Choosing ICS: Upgrade to Pro opens the configured purchase page in the default browser. The website and payment provider process that visit under their own terms and privacy notices. ICS Language Tools does not receive payment-card details.

Other software

VS Code, the operating system, Git hosting providers, and other installed extensions may independently process data. Their behavior is outside this notice and is governed by their respective settings and privacy terms.

Changes

This notice may be updated when the extension's data practices change. Material changes will be reflected in the notice distributed with a later release.