Privacy Policy

Tomaz Kramberger
Email: [email protected]
Effective date: 5 October 2026

Netbot is a network diagnostics app for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android. This policy explains what stays on your device and what is sent when you run network tests or share a report. Optional cloud AI is available only in the Apple versions; the first Android release uses local rules and the offline Copilot.

You do not need a Netbot account. There is no Netbot cloud server, and the app has no advertising, tracking SDKs or third-party analytics. Its core tools work without an AI provider.

1. Information on your device

Your settings, diagnostic history, playbooks and available audit/access records are stored on your device. In the Apple versions, API keys for optional AI services are kept in Apple's Keychain and are not included in diagnostic reports. The Android release has no API-key entry or cloud AI requests, and its app data is excluded from Android's automatic backup.

Depending on the tools you use, results may contain network names, private and public IP addresses, hostnames, Wi-Fi details, discovered device and service names, DNS records, certificates, security headers, timings and diagnostic findings. The Mac App Store version does not use shell-based ARP discovery, so some MAC-address and vendor details may be unavailable.

Public-IP checks use Cloudflare's trace service, which also reports the country your connection appears to come from. That country is an approximate location based on your IP address, not GPS. Netbot does not request, store or send GPS coordinates. Location permission on Apple devices and Android is used only to access Wi-Fi information protected by the operating system.

2. Network tests and permissions

A network test has to contact the host, DNS resolver or service being tested. That destination receives your source IP address and the requests needed for the test, and may keep logs under its own privacy policy. Speed tests use Cloudflare's public testing endpoints and transfer test data. Domain certificate-history checks query crt.sh with the domain being checked. These services are not Netbot servers.

Local device discovery is off until you choose to use it. It uses ICMP and Bonjour/mDNS on your local subnet, not port scanning. You can change the available location, nearby Wi-Fi, Local Network and notification permissions in system settings. Android does not expose device MAC addresses to this app's discovery tools.

On iPhone and iPad, monitoring and scheduled checks run while Netbot is active, not continuously in the background. On Android, enabling monitoring or scheduled checks allows Android's WorkManager to run periodic checks. Timing depends on battery and system restrictions; it is not continuous monitoring. Background location permission is not requested.

3. Optional AI

Cloud AI is disabled in the first Android release. Copilot questions are handled by a local planner and built-in rules; they are not sent to Anthropic, OpenAI or another AI provider. The rest of this section applies to the Apple versions.

You can use Netbot's built-in diagnostic rules without AI or an API key. Apple on-device AI, where supported, uses Apple's on-device framework.

If you choose Claude or OpenAI, you must provide your own API key and allow data sharing with that provider before Netbot sends requests. Selected messages, instructions and diagnostic evidence then go directly to Anthropic or OpenAI. Requests for the provider's available models also happen only after consent. These requests do not pass through a Netbot server, and your provider may charge for them.

Your API key identifies your provider account, so the provider may link the information it receives to that account. Diagnostic evidence may include your IP-derived country and network or device identifiers.

Redaction is on by default for cloud AI. It replaces detected Wi-Fi names, hostnames, private IP addresses and MAC addresses with tokens. It cannot catch every private detail, especially in text you type yourself. Turning redaction off may send those identifiers unchanged. Please do not enter passwords, credentials or anything you do not want the provider to receive.

You can revoke a provider's data-sharing permission and remove its key in Netbot Settings to stop future requests. This does not delete data the provider has already received. Its own privacy and retention terms apply; Netbot cannot promise that a third party keeps no data.

For more information, see Anthropic's privacy policy and API retention information, or OpenAI's privacy policy and API data controls.

4. Reports, alerts and support

Reports are shared only when you choose to export or send them. Check a report for private information before passing it on.

If you set up an alert webhook for Slack, Teams, Discord or another HTTPS destination, Netbot sends alert and playbook details to that destination. Its terms apply to the information it receives. No webhook is set up by default.

If you email me for support, I use the information you send to respond to your request. Please send only what is needed, and remove private details from any attached reports. Never include API keys, passwords or webhook secrets. Webhook URLs can themselves contain secrets.

5. Retention and your choices

Local records remain on your device until you clear them with the app's available controls or remove them from local storage. On Apple devices, uninstalling the app does not necessarily remove Keychain entries, so remove provider keys in Settings if you no longer want them saved. On Android, clearing the app's storage or uninstalling it removes its local records.

Clearing history or uninstalling Netbot does not delete reports you have exported or data already sent to a provider or webhook destination. Contact that service about data it keeps. There is no Netbot cloud account holding a remote copy of your local history.

For requests to access, correct or delete information I hold, contact me at the email address below. Your rights depend on applicable law, and a request can only cover information I actually hold, such as a support email you have sent me.

6. Contact and policy changes

Netbot is developed and published by Tomaz Kramberger. You can reach me at [email protected] with questions about this policy or the app.

I will update this page if Netbot's data handling changes. The date below identifies the current version.

Last updated: 15 October 2026.