This Privacy Policy applies only to the Network Discovery Windows application published by ALNAKIB. It describes what the application accesses, what it stores, and what it sends over the internet. It is deliberately specific because the application inspects a local network and you are entitled to know exactly where that information goes.
Summary
The application does not create an account and does not contain analytics, telemetry, or advertising. The complete network inventory is never uploaded to us or to any third party. Devices found during a scan are held in memory for the duration of the session and are discarded when the application closes. If firmware checking is enabled, only the limited firmware identifiers described below are sent to the relevant official vendor service.
Information the application accesses
To discover equipment on the network you are connected to, the application reads:
- IPv4 addresses, MAC addresses, host names, and open TCP ports of devices on the local network or on a scan range you configure.
- Device identity that equipment broadcasts about itself—including vendor, model, firmware version, uptime, serial number, signal level, and SSID—obtained from vendor discovery protocols, mDNS, the Windows neighbour cache, local HTTP responses, and, if enabled, read-only SNMP.
- The list of network adapters present on your computer.
This information is kept in memory only. Closing the application discards it. It is not written to disk and the complete inventory is not sent to us or to any third party.
Information stored on your computer
Only your preferences are saved:
- Light or dark theme.
- Custom scan scopes you add, consisting of a name and an IPv4 range.
- The discovery toggles: read-only SNMP, the passive Omada listener, the firmware check after scans, and auto-rescan with its interval.
In the portable build, these preferences are stored as plain JSON at %LOCALAPPDATA%\ALNAKIB\NetworkDiscovery\settings.json. When installed from the Microsoft Store, they are stored in the equivalent per-package location. The application does not request or store credentials of any kind.
Your controls and data deletion
- Close the application to discard all scan results held in memory.
- Turn off read-only SNMP, the passive Omada listener, firmware checks after scans, or auto-rescan at any time in the application settings.
- Uninstall the Microsoft Store application to remove its package settings. For the portable build, delete the settings file shown above to remove saved preferences.
Information sent over the internet
The application makes outbound internet requests only when you invoke a feature that needs one, or when an enabled firmware-check setting runs after a scan. An external internet request necessarily discloses your public IP address to the operator of that service, as any internet request does.
| When | Where | What is sent |
|---|---|---|
| You run the internet speed test | speed.cloudflare.com | Test traffic only. No network or device information. |
| A MikroTik device's firmware is checked | upgrade.mikrotik.com | The RouterOS branch number (6 or 7) and an application user-agent. No device identity. |
| A Ubiquiti airMAX or airFiber device's firmware is checked | fw-update.ui.com | The product code carried in that device's firmware string—for example, XW—and an application user-agent. No address, name, serial, or MAC address. |
| You open a device interface, changelog, or vendor download page | The local device address or external address you clicked | The link is handled by your default browser and is subject to the browser's privacy behaviour. A local device address remains on your local network; an external vendor site receives an ordinary browser request. |
Firmware checks run when you press Check for updates, and after a scan if you leave the Firmware check after scans setting enabled. You can turn that setting off, in which case no vendor firmware feed is contacted unless you request a check.
The application never uploads a firmware image. When you install firmware, it verifies the file on your computer and then opens the device's own authenticated interface so that you perform the installation there.
What the application does not do
- No application accounts, sign-in, or developer-operated licence server.
- No analytics, crash reporting, telemetry, advertising, or advertising identifiers.
- No collection of documents, browsing history, location, contacts, or personal files.
- No upload of IP addresses, MAC addresses, host names, serial numbers, SSIDs, open ports, or complete scan results. Only the limited firmware branch or product-code information described above may be sent to an official vendor update service.
- No modification of devices it finds. Discovery is read-only, and firmware installation is delegated to the device's own authenticated interface.
Microsoft Store
Microsoft may independently process Store installation, update, purchase, and diagnostic information under Microsoft's own privacy terms. Network Discovery does not receive your local network inventory through the Microsoft Store.
Children
The application is a network administration utility. It is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect information from them.
Security
Vendor firmware feeds and the speed test are contacted over HTTPS. Local discovery protocols use the local-network protocols defined by the equipment. No credentials are transmitted because the application does not request or use credentials.
Changes
If a future version accesses, stores, or transmits anything not described here, this policy will be updated before that version is released. The date at the top of this page identifies the current version.
Contact
Questions about this policy: [email protected]