Privacy policy
Short version: Net Scout collects no data about you. Your scan results and device lists stay on your device. We never receive them.
Who we are
Net Scout is made by BitMonkey (Haakon Nergaard), Denmark. Contact: support@bitmonkey.dk.
What the app collects
Nothing. The app has:
- No account or sign-in.
- No analytics, tracking or advertising.
- No third-party code that collects data.
- No server of ours. The app never sends anything to us.
Your local network
To find devices, the app talks to the devices on your Wi-Fi network. It uses Bonjour, ping, the device list of your iPhone or iPad, and short requests to common ports and services (for example web, SSH, printers, UPnP and SNMP). This traffic stays on your local network. iOS asks for your permission before the app can do this.
Internet tests
Some features connect to well-known servers on the internet to test your connection:
- The safety scan contacts
captive.apple.com,apple.com,icloud.com,google.com,cloudflare.com, Cloudflare DNS (1.1.1.1) and Gmail's mail servers. It only checks that they answer correctly. It does not sign in or send your data. - The speed test downloads and uploads test data with
speed.cloudflare.com. - Ping and traceroute contact the address you enter (
1.1.1.1by default).
Like any connection on the internet, these servers see your public IP address. The app sends them no personal data.
Location
iOS only lets an app read the name of your Wi-Fi network if it has location permission. Net Scout asks for location only for this. It does not read, store or share your location.
What the app stores on your device
The app saves on your iPhone or iPad:
- Your scan history and results.
- The devices it found on each network: IP address, hardware (MAC) address, name, maker, when it was first and last seen, and the names and trusted marks you give them.
- The names of the networks you scanned.
- Your settings.
We cannot see this data. You choose in Settings how long the app remembers devices it has not seen. When you delete the app, iOS deletes this data.
iCloud
The app saves two things in your private iCloud storage: the date your free Pro trial started and whether you bought Pro. This lets Pro work on all your devices. Scan results and device lists are not saved in iCloud.
Background scans and notifications
If you turn on background scans (Pro), iOS runs a scan from time to time, and the app can notify you when a check gets worse or a new device joins your network. The scan and the notification happen on your device. You can turn notifications off in iOS Settings > Net Scout > Notifications.
Purchases and tips
Pro and the optional tips are In-App Purchases. Apple handles the payment. We receive no personal data from it.
Children
The app collects no data from anyone, including children.
Your rights
We hold no personal data about you, so there is nothing to access, correct or delete. If you email us, we use your email only to reply. We delete it when the matter is closed.
Changes
If this policy changes, we update this page and the date at the top.