🔒 Privacy Policy

1. Overview

ktroid is a free, open-source command-line tool that runs locally on your computer. Unlike many modern development tools, ktroid does NOT include:

• ❌ No telemetry or analytics
• ❌ No usage tracking
• ❌ No crash reporting to external servers
• ❌ No account creation or authentication
• ❌ No network communication (except downloading dependencies)
• ❌ No data collection of any kind

2. Data We Do NOT Collect

Personal Information

We do not collect, store, or process:

• Your name, email, or contact information
• Your IP address or location data
• Your device identifiers or hardware information
• Your usage patterns or command history
• Your project names, code, or file contents
• Any personally identifiable information (PII)

Project Data

Your source code, project files, and build artifacts:

• ✅ Remain on your local machine
• ✅ Are never uploaded to any server
• ✅ Are not analyzed or scanned
• ✅ Are under your complete control

3. Network Activity

When ktroid Accesses the Internet

ktroid ONLY makes network requests in these specific scenarios:

a) Setup Command (./ktroid.py setup)

• What: Downloads Gradle and Android SDK Tools
• From: Official Google servers (dl.google.com) and Gradle servers (services.gradle.org)
• Why: Required for Android development
• Control: Only runs when you explicitly execute setup

b) Gradle Dependency Resolution

• What: Gradle downloads libraries from Maven repositories
• From: Google Maven (maven.google.com), Maven Central (repo1.maven.org)
• Why: Standard Android build process
• Control: Gradle's responsibility, not ktroid's

What Data is Sent in These Requests

During downloads, standard HTTP request data is sent:

• The file/package you're requesting (e.g., "gradle-9.2.1-bin.zip")
• Your IP address (standard for any web request)
• HTTP headers (User-Agent, Accept, etc.)

This data is sent to Google/Gradle, NOT to ktroid developers.

4. Local Storage

What ktroid Stores on Your Computer

• config.json: Tool configuration (SDK versions, paths) - stored in ktroid directory
• signing.properties: Your keystore credentials (if you use signing command) - stored in your project
• ~/android/: Android SDK tools (if installed via setup)

No Cloud Storage

ktroid does NOT use cloud storage services. All data remains on your local filesystem.

5. Third-Party Services

Dependencies

ktroid uses these external tools:

• Python 3: Programming language runtime
• Android SDK: Google's official Android development kit
• Gradle: Build automation tool
• ADB: Android Debug Bridge (part of Android SDK)

Each of these tools has its own privacy policy. ktroid does not control their behavior.

Optional Dependencies

• Pillow (PIL): Image processing library for icon generation

Installation is optional. Only runs locally, no network activity.

6. Website & Documentation

This Website

The ktroid documentation website (this site):

• Is a static website (HTML/CSS/JS only)
• Does NOT use cookies
• Does NOT use analytics (no Google Analytics, Matomo, etc.)
• Does NOT embed tracking pixels
• Does NOT use social media widgets

GitHub Hosting

If hosted on GitHub Pages, GitHub may collect:

• Visitor IP addresses
• Browser type and version
• Access times

See GitHub's Privacy Statement for details.

7. Open Source Transparency

ktroid is 100% open source:

• ✅ All source code is publicly available
• ✅ You can audit every line of code
• ✅ No hidden functionality
• ✅ No obfuscation or encryption
• ✅ No binary-only components

8. Your Rights

Since ktroid does not collect data, there is no data to:

• Access
• Modify
• Delete
• Export
• Restrict

You have complete control over all files on your local machine.

9. Children's Privacy

ktroid does not collect data from anyone, including children under 13. Since no data is collected, COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) compliance is inherent.

10. International Users

ktroid can be used anywhere in the world. Since it:

• Does not collect personal data
• Does not transfer data across borders
• Runs entirely locally

GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations are not applicable.

11. Security

No Data = No Breach

The best security is not collecting data in the first place.

Your Responsibility

You are responsible for securing:

• Your keystore files (signing.properties)
• Your source code and project files
• Your local machine's security

Recommendations

• ✅ Never commit signing.properties to Git
• ✅ Add signing.properties to .gitignore
• ✅ Use strong passwords for keystore
• ✅ Keep your keystore file backed up securely

12. Changes to This Policy

If ktroid ever changes to collect data (which is not planned), we will:

• Update this privacy policy
• Update the "Last Updated" date
• Announce changes in release notes
• Make data collection opt-in only

13. Contact

Questions about privacy?

• GitHub Issues: Report here
• Email: privacy@ktroid.dev

14. Summary

ktroid respects your privacy because it doesn't even know you exist. Your code is yours, your data is yours, and we wouldn't have it any other way.