Browser-native telecom toolkit

telco@aio:~ TelcoAIO Network Engineering Toolbox

Minimal, high-signal utilities for subnet planning, DNS checks, route visibility, and maintenance workflows.

Detecting public IP...

Legal · iOS App

Privacy Policy — telcoaio - network toolbox (iOS)

Last updated: May 24, 2026

This policy describes how the telcoaio - network toolbox iOS app ("the app", "we") handles information. The app is published by Dongjie Zhang and is distributed through the Apple App Store.

By installing and using the app you agree to this policy. If you do not agree, please uninstall the app.

1. What stays on your device

Network tool inputs and outputs — the hosts and IP addresses you type in, the results of ping / traceroute / MTR / port-scan / DNS / speed-test runs, the LAN devices you discover, the Wake-on-LAN entries you save, your history and favorites — all stay on your iPhone. They are written to the app's sandboxed storage and never uploaded to our servers (we don't operate any).

2. What leaves your device, and to whom

2.1 Network targets you ping, traceroute, scan, etc.

When you run a tool against a target (for example ping 8.8.8.8), the underlying socket traffic goes directly from your iPhone to that target across the public internet, exactly as it would from any other terminal. We do not proxy or log it.

2.2 Global Ping — globalping.io

The Global Ping tool calls the public REST API operated by Globalping (globalping.io, run by jsDelivr). When you run Global Ping, the app sends the target you typed and the list of cities to that API. Globalping then runs the ping from probes in those cities and returns the results to your phone. Refer to Globalping's privacy policy for what they do with the request.

2.3 External IP & ASN lookup (Info tab)

To show your own public IP, ASN, and approximate location, the app queries one of three third-party HTTPS endpoints in fallback order: ipapi.co, ip-api.com, then RIPEstat (stat.ripe.net). Each call sends your current public IP to that provider. The response is shown on-screen and not retained beyond the screen.

2.4 Speed Test — Cloudflare

The speed test downloads from and uploads to Cloudflare's public speed test endpoint at speed.cloudflare.com. Cloudflare receives a standard HTTP request.

2.5 Web Tools (telcoaio.com, ping.pe)

The "Additional online tools" section opens external web tools in an in-app browser (Safari Web View). The privacy policies of those sites apply to those visits.

2.6 Firebase Analytics (Google)

We use Firebase Analytics from Google to understand how often each tool is used, in aggregate. Firebase collects a randomly generated Firebase install ID for your app instance, the iOS version, device class, language, country, and the events we explicitly log (for example tool_open, tool_run, tab_select, external_open). Event parameters never include the specific hosts or IPs you typed — we only log which tool was opened, not what you used it against.

See Google's Firebase Analytics policy.

2.7 AdMob (Google)

The app shows a single banner ad at the bottom of the screen, served by Google AdMob. AdMob may collect:

  • The Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA), if you grant App Tracking Transparency consent. Without consent the app requests non-personalized ads and IDFA is not shared.
  • Coarse device information (model, iOS version, language, country) for ad delivery and frequency capping.
  • Ad interaction events (impressions, clicks).

See Google's advertising policy.

3. Permissions the app may request

  • App Tracking Transparency — requested before the first ad loads. Required by iOS for personalized ads. You may decline; the app keeps working with non-personalized ads.
  • Precise Location, While Using the App — requested when you tap "Read Wi-Fi Info" on the Info tab. iOS requires this permission to disclose the Wi-Fi SSID. We do not collect, transmit, or persist your geographic coordinates.
  • Local Network — requested the first time you scan the LAN, browse Bonjour, or send a Wake-on-LAN packet. Required by iOS to talk to other devices on your Wi-Fi.

You can change any of these at any time in iOS Settings → telcoaio - network toolbox.

4. Data we never collect

  • Your name, email, phone number, or any account information — the app has no accounts.
  • The specific hosts, IPs, MAC addresses, SSIDs, or scan results you produce.
  • Your geographic coordinates.
  • Contents of files on your device.

5. Data retention

On-device history (the entries shown in the About tab) is kept until you tap "Clear" or uninstall the app. Firebase Analytics retention follows Google's default retention settings.

6. Children

The app is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect any information from children under 13.

7. Your rights

Because we do not maintain user accounts and the analytics signals we receive are tied only to a randomly generated install ID, the most effective way to exercise access / deletion rights is to uninstall the app. If you would like a more formal request handled (GDPR / CCPA), email us at the address below.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the app evolves. Material changes will be noted at the top of this page with a new "Last updated" date.

9. Contact

Privacy questions: [email protected]