Overview
KiteNetTools is a Wi-Fi and network diagnostics app. It does not require an account, contain advertising, or include an analytics SDK. Network scans, device notes, app traffic views, and speed-test history are primarily handled on your phone. Some tools contact an internet service or the website you choose; those connections are described below.
Information the app accesses
- Wi-Fi and local network: the connected Wi-Fi name when Android permits it, local IP address, subnet, gateway, DNS servers, signal and security information, discovered IP addresses, responding ports and advertised services. The app probes local devices only when you start a scan or enable periodic monitoring.
- Location permission: Android requires location permission for access to the Wi-Fi name on supported versions. KiteNetTools does not request GPS coordinates or location history.
- App usage access: if you grant special Usage Access in Android Settings, the app reads network usage attributed by Android to apps on this phone, including package names or UIDs and traffic amounts. These views are calculated on the phone and are not sent to the Kite service.
- Notifications: if enabled, the app can notify you when a previously unseen IP address responds during a scheduled Wi-Fi check. Notification permission is optional.
Information stored on your phone
The app stores the last local device scan, previously seen IP addresses, device names and known-device markers in app storage. Completed speed-test results are stored in an on-device Room database. The app does not upload these records to its speed-test service. App traffic views and connection/website test results are not saved as an app history.
Android may retain app data until you clear KiteNetTools storage or uninstall the app. Android backup is disabled for this app. You can remove local records through Android Settings → Apps → KiteNetTools → Storage → Clear storage, or by uninstalling the app.
Network requests and other parties
- Speed test: when you start a test, the app downloads random bytes and uploads test bytes to
https://inditechman.com/kite/speed.php. The PHP endpoint does not create an app account or write a speed-result record. The web host may process standard request metadata, such as your public IP address, time, and request path, in operational logs. Ask the privacy contact below about those server logs. - Connection health: a requested health check resolves
example.comthrough the Wi-Fi network's DNS service and contacts Google'sgenerate_204endpoint to check HTTPS reachability. DNS providers and Google can observe ordinary request metadata. - Public IP: only when you tap the lookup button, the app contacts
api64.ipify.orgso ipify can return the public address visible to it. - DNS, TCP, website and certificate checks: the app sends the domain, connection, or HTTP(S) request you initiate to the chosen destination and its DNS resolver. The destination may observe ordinary request metadata and apply its own privacy practices. Website and certificate checks read response headers or the certificate presented to Android; they do not download or submit page content for analysis.
- Local scans and Wake on LAN: packets are sent to addresses or the broadcast address on the Wi-Fi network you are using when you request these tools. Other devices or the network operator may observe those packets. The subnet calculator runs entirely on the phone.
KiteNetTools does not sell your data. It does not transmit your saved LAN inventory, device notes, or per-app traffic totals to the Kite speed-test endpoint.
Security and retention
The speed service, public IP lookup, and the app's HTTP-based internet checks use HTTPS by default. A website check may use HTTP only when you explicitly enter an http:// address. DNS, TCP and local-network probes use their respective network protocols. App records are kept in Android app-private storage and are removed when you clear app storage or uninstall. The app has no account or cloud backup for these records. Server-side operational log retention depends on the hosting configuration and should be confirmed with the privacy contact.
Your choices
You can decline the Wi-Fi name, local-network, notification, or Usage Access permissions. Features that need a declined permission will be unavailable or limited. You can revoke permissions in Android Settings. You control when to start scans, internet checks and speed tests, and can turn periodic monitoring off in the app.
Children and changes
KiteNetTools is a general network utility and is not designed for children. We may update this policy if app features or data practices change. The effective date above will be revised when that happens.
Privacy contact
For privacy questions or requests about operational server logs, contact privacy@inditechman.com.