{"id":337,"date":"2026-10-22T21:21:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kn-softapps.com\/index.php\/kn-network-toolkit\/privacy-policy-new\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T21:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:22:11","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kn-softapps.com\/index.php\/kn-network-toolkit\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"337\" class=\"elementor elementor-337 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190d926 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"190d926\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb11cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cb11cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Privacy Policy \u2014 KN Network Toolkit<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c65cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32c65cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Effective date:<\/strong> October 22, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba57250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba57250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>KN Network Toolkit (&#8220;the app&#8221;) is published by Thomas Ntais (&#8220;we&#8221;, &#8220;us&#8221;, &#8220;our&#8221;) on the App Store (iOS) and on Google Play (Android). This policy explains what data the app handles when you use KN Network Toolkit on iOS or on Android.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486b6e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"486b6e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. In short<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a612bb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a612bb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>KN Network Toolkit has no server, no account, no advertising and no analytics, and it contains no tracking or advertising SDKs. We do not collect your name, email, contacts, device identifiers or any other personal information, and we do not receive anything you do in the app. The app talks to your own network and to the computers and services <strong>you<\/strong> choose to use. The parts that involve the internet are listed in section 3.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4dfd97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4dfd97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Data that stays on your device<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9cfa61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9cfa61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Network scan<\/strong> \u2014 the app scans your local Wi-Fi network (the same network as your device) to find devices and the services they offer. The list of devices it found (address, name, open ports) is kept on your device, per network, for up to 14 days, so the app can show devices that did not answer this time. It is never uploaded.<\/li><li><strong>Saved passwords<\/strong> \u2014 if you turn on saving a password (SMB or SSH), it is stored encrypted on this device only: in the iOS Keychain (not in iCloud Keychain) on iPhone and iPad, or encrypted with a key in the Android Keystore on Android. It needs Face ID, your fingerprint or face, or your device passcode \/ screen lock to be read. You can remove it in the app with &#8220;Forget saved password&#8221;.<\/li><li><strong>SSH keys<\/strong> \u2014 keys you create or add in the app are stored on this device in the same protected way, behind Face ID or your passcode on iOS, and your fingerprint, face or screen lock on Android. The public part, which you can copy, is kept with the app&#8217;s data.<\/li><li><strong>Face ID, fingerprint and screen lock<\/strong> \u2014 handled entirely by iOS or Android. The app only learns whether the check succeeded and never receives any biometric data.<\/li><li><strong>Your lists and settings<\/strong> \u2014 the computers you added to Monitor, the devices you saved for Wake-on-LAN, the last SSH host and user name you used, and the fingerprints of SSH servers you trusted are stored on this device.<\/li><li><strong>Wi-Fi network name<\/strong> \u2014 iOS and Android show the name of your Wi-Fi network only to apps that have location permission. If you allow it (only when you tap &#8220;Show network name&#8221;), the app reads the name to display it in &#8220;Wi-Fi info&#8221;. Your location is not read, used or stored. You can use the rest of the app without it.<\/li><li><strong>Notifications<\/strong> \u2014 Monitor can send local notifications on your device when a computer or service goes down or comes back. They are created on the device, and the system asks your permission first (on Android 13 and newer only when you turn the option on). No notification server is used.<\/li><li><strong>Files you open<\/strong> \u2014 files from a shared folder that you open are copied to a temporary folder on the device and deleted when you disconnect.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb85ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eeb85ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. When the app uses the internet or other computers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e78e6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e78e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The app sends data only when you use a tool that needs it, and only to the address that tool is for. We do not operate these services and we do not receive the data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630f0e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"630f0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Tools that connect to a computer you enter<\/strong> (Ping, Traceroute, Port scan, SSL\/TLS certificate, HTTP client, SSH, Telnet \/ raw TCP, SMB shared folders, Wake-on-LAN, Monitor): the app connects to the host you typed, and what you send goes to that host. Telnet, plain TCP and plain http:\/\/ are not encrypted. Passwords you type there are sent as you typed them. Use SSH or https whenever you can.<\/li><li><strong>Whois \/ IP info<\/strong> \u2014 the app asks <strong>ipwho.is<\/strong> (location and network owner of an IP address) and <strong>rdap.org<\/strong> (registration data, which forwards the question to the registry responsible for the address or domain). They receive the address or domain you look up. If you leave the field empty, ipwho.is sees your own public IP address, because that is how it answers &#8220;my address&#8221;. For a domain name, the name is also resolved with your device&#8217;s normal DNS, and the resulting address is looked up.<\/li><li><strong>Speed test<\/strong> \u2014 with &#8220;Internet&#8221;, the app downloads and uploads test data to <strong>speed.cloudflare.com<\/strong> (Cloudflare). Cloudflare can see your public IP address and the amount of data. With &#8220;Your server&#8221;, it uses the server you type. The Internet test uses a lot of data (hundreds of megabytes), so use Wi-Fi.<\/li><li><strong>DNS lookup<\/strong> \u2014 the name you look up is sent to the DNS server you pick: Cloudflare (1.1.1.1), Google (8.8.8.8), Quad9 (9.9.9.9) or one you type.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae55f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae55f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These services have their own privacy policies, which apply to the data they receive: Cloudflare (cloudflare.com\/privacypolicy), Google (policies.google.com\/privacy), Quad9 (quad9.net\/privacy\/policy), ipwho.is and the registries behind rdap.org.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f82c89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f82c89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Open source libraries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6967e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6967e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The app contains open source libraries (listed in the app, under Tools \u2192 About \u2192 Open source licenses). They run inside the app and do not send data anywhere.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9eb10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef9eb10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Deleting your data<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7f380 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f7f380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On iOS, remove saved passwords and SSH keys inside the app before you delete it: iOS can keep Keychain entries after an app is removed. On Android, uninstalling the app removes everything it stored, including saved passwords and keys. Deleting the app removes the lists and settings stored with it. To ask a question about your data, contact us at support@kn-softapps.com.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80df513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80df513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Children's privacy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d215aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d215aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>KN Network Toolkit does not collect personal information from anyone, including children.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d644a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14d644a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Changes to this policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccfdf4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccfdf4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf41a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bf41a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Contact us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd848b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd848b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thomas Ntais \u00b7 support@kn-softapps.com<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff8d8e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff8d8e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kn-softapps.com\/index.php\/kn-network-toolkit\/help\/\">Help<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kn-softapps.com\/index.php\/kn-network-toolkit\/\">KN Network Toolkit<\/a> \u00b7 <a 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