Best place to store application database

Where is the best (most secure) place to store database files that are application specific?
I'm writing a kiosk application that runs on Windows 7 x64 as a desktop application. A non-privileged user will be logged in to Windows and the application runs as this non-privileged user. It relies on 2 MySql database files, one with read-only
access and the other with read-write access. Where is the best place to store these 2 database files such that only the user that the application is running as (the currently logged in user) has access to them? My concern is keeping them secure
if someone manages to log into the machine as a different user. Am I best to put them under %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\<MyCompany>\<MyApp> ?

Yes. You should programmatically obtain the directory by calling SHGetKnownFolderPath() +
FOLDERID_LocalAppData
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb762188(v=vs.85).aspx
By Default the only users with access to a user's %AppData% directory are LocalSystem, Administrators and the user itself. A different user could not access the directory unless the user was an Administrator who was elevated.
thanks
Frank K [MSFT]

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