Effective date: May 22, 2026

Port.Tools provides online networking utilities through the website https://www.port.tools and mobile network utility features through the Net IP: LAN Port Scanner & Watcher app. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be processed when you use the website or the app.

1. Information We Process

When you use Port.Tools website utilities, the service may process technical inputs you provide, such as an IP address, host name, domain name, port number, URL, DNS query, ping target, traceroute target, or similar network diagnostic input. The website may also process your public IP address as part of providing public IP and connectivity tools.

When you use the mobile app, most LAN scanning, port scanning, ping, traceroute, DNS, and watcher settings are processed on your device or through the selected network diagnostic endpoint. The app may store watcher tasks, scan settings, recent history, and notification preferences locally on your device so the app can restore your configuration when reopened.

2. Website Logs, Analytics, and Advertising

Like many websites, Port.Tools may receive basic server log information, such as IP address, user agent, requested URL, timestamp, and error/debug information. Port.Tools may also use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to understand website traffic, performance, search traffic, and feature usage. These tools may use cookies or similar technologies according to their own policies.

The website may display advertisements or promotional banners. If advertising is enabled, ad partners may use cookies, device/browser identifiers, IP address, approximate location, page views, and interaction data to deliver, measure, limit, or improve ads. You can manage cookies and advertising preferences through your browser, device settings, or the controls provided by the relevant ad network.

3. Contact Forms and Support

If you contact us through the website or support channels, we may collect the information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, message, screenshots, diagnostic details, IP/domain/tool name, and any other context you include. We use this information only to respond to your request and improve support quality.

4. Mobile App Data

The Net IP app is designed for checking networks and systems you manage. The app may store data locally, including watcher tasks, tool history, loop scan settings, notification preferences, and recent diagnostic output. This local data is used to make the app function correctly, restore background watcher or loop configuration, and show relevant history to you.

The app does not operate as a nearby Wi-Fi/SSID scanner or wireless analyzer. It is intended for diagnostics on your current LAN/Wi-Fi network, public endpoints, and systems you are authorized to check.

5. App Analytics

The mobile app may include first-party analytics to help us understand feature usage, reliability, and product quality. Analytics events may include event codes or feature names, timestamps, app identifier/version, device or installation identifier, platform information, and basic diagnostic status. These analytics are intended to measure aggregate usage, detect errors, improve user experience, and prioritize product improvements.

For example, the app may record that a network tool was opened, a watcher was created, a scan was started, a notification setting changed, or a background feature succeeded or failed. We do not use app analytics to collect the contents of your private files, contacts, messages, photos, or nearby Wi-Fi/SSID lists.

6. App Advertising

The mobile app may show ads if an ad-supported version or ad placement is enabled. Advertising SDKs or ad partners, such as Google AdMob or Google Mobile Ads, may process advertising identifiers, device information, approximate location, ad impressions, clicks, and performance data to load, show, measure, limit, and improve ads. Ad partners process this data according to their own privacy policies and consent requirements.

If the app offers a paid, subscription, or no-ads mode, ads may be reduced or removed according to the plan or package you use. You can also control ad personalization from your device settings where supported.

7. Notifications and Background Features

If you enable watcher or loop notifications, the app may use local notification services and Android foreground service behavior to show monitoring status, failed checks, recovery events, and related diagnostic summaries. Notification content may include host names, IP addresses, ports, URLs, and brief output logs so you can understand what changed.

8. Third-Party Services

Some tools may contact third-party or public network services depending on the feature you use, such as DNS resolvers, RDAP/domain registration services, TLS/certificate endpoints, public IP services, analytics providers, ad networks, or Google reCAPTCHA for contact form protection. Those services may process requests according to their own privacy policies.

9. Cookies

The website may use cookies for basic functionality, analytics, ads, anti-spam protection, and remembering simple UI state. You can control cookies through your browser settings, but some website features may not work correctly if cookies are disabled.

10. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information only when needed to operate the website/app, provide support, comply with law, prevent abuse, protect service security, or work with infrastructure, analytics, anti-spam, hosting, and similar service providers.

11. Data Retention

Website logs and support messages may be retained for operational, security, debugging, and support purposes. First-party app analytics events, if collected, are retained for up to 30 days unless a longer retention period is required for security, debugging, abuse prevention, or legal compliance. Mobile app data stored locally remains on your device unless you delete it, clear app data, uninstall the app, or use in-app controls that remove saved tasks or history.

12. Your Choices

You can avoid entering sensitive targets into online tools, clear browser cookies, manage notification permissions, delete watcher tasks or local history, clear app data, or uninstall the mobile app. You may contact us to request help with privacy questions related to support messages you sent us.

13. Children's Privacy

Port.Tools and the Net IP app are intended for technical/network diagnostic use and are not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

14. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect service data. No internet service, mobile app, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us through the Contact Us page.