Privacy Policy

NXStation is a locally-run homebrew frontend designed to respect your privacy. By default, the core interface and RetroArch backend operate entirely offline on your Nintendo Switch.

1. Data Collection

• We do not track your usage habits or send telemetry.
• We do not collect personal identifying information.
• Save files, configuration, favorites, navigation state, ROM paths, and cached media remain strictly on your local SD card.
• This website may use Google Analytics only if you accept cookies in the consent banner. Analytics helps us understand basic, anonymized page views and traffic sources. The NXStation Switch app does not load Google Analytics or set these cookies.

2. Cookies on this website

When you accept cookies, Google Analytics may store cookies on your device to measure how the site is used. You can decline cookies and still browse the site; analytics will not run. Your choice is stored locally in your browser until you clear site data or change it.

Essential site preferences (such as light/dark theme) are stored separately in your browser and are not used for advertising.

3. Network Requests (NXStation app)

While the application is primarily offline, certain optional features require network access. Requests are made directly from your device to third-party services — NXStation does not operate a proxy server that receives or stores your library data.

• ScreenScraper: When you run the scraper, NXStation queries ScreenScraper to download box art, screenshots, video previews, and game metadata to your SD card.
• Updates / downloads: Release binaries and documentation are obtained from GitHub (or mirrors you choose). Visiting this site or the repository is optional.

These external services are bound by their own privacy policies. NXStation acts only as a client fetching public metadata you explicitly request.

4. Your Rights

Because NXStation does not collect, store, or transmit your private data to our servers, there is no personal data to delete, export, or manage on our end. You are in full control of the application data residing on your SD card — delete the /switch/NXStation/ and related cache folders at any time to remove local app data.

If you have questions about this policy, open an issue on GitHub.

Last updated: August 2026