Privacy Policy
RemotePC is built to be local-only and privacy-first. No accounts, no cloud relay, and no in-app analytics.
1. Overview
RemotePC consists of:
- The Android app (controller)
- The Windows listener (receiver)
- The remotepc.tech website
The Android app and Windows listener communicate only across your own local network (LAN). We do not operate any cloud relay, we do not host user data, and we do not run analytics inside the apps.
2. What we do not collect
RemotePC does not collect or store:
- Accounts or login information
- Names, emails, or contact details
- Usage telemetry or performance metrics
- Advertising identifiers
- Location data
- In-app analytics of any kind
- No data is collected during update checks; GitHub only receives a standard anonymous request to retrieve version information.
There is nothing uploaded to our servers, because for the apps themselves, there are no servers.
3. Android app permissions
The Android app uses only the permissions it needs to control your PC and, optionally, transfer files:
- INTERNET – to connect directly to your PC over your local network (Wi-Fi/LAN).
- ACCESS_WIFI_STATE – to detect if Wi-Fi is available for LAN communication.
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE – to check whether the device is online at all.
- Storage / file access (optional) – only used when you pick a file to send to your PC.
The app does not scan your storage or upload any data to third-party services.
4. Windows listener & local logs
The Windows listener receives commands (mouse, keyboard, system actions, volume changes, screenshots, file data) from your Android device over TCP on your LAN.
For security and debugging, it writes a local-only log file that contains:
- The timestamp of each action
- The local IP address of the connected device (e.g.,
192.168.x.x) - A short description of the action performed
[2025-12-06 23:31:37] [192.168.1.201] Left click sent! [2025-12-06 23:31:37] [192.168.1.201] Right click sent! [2025-12-06 23:31:39] [192.168.1.201] Sent PC volume: 83%
This log:
- Never leaves your PC
- Is not uploaded or synced
- Contains only LAN IPs, not your public IP
- Can be deleted by you at any time
5. Local-only communication
All communication between your phone and PC happens across your local network:
- No automatic connections to external servers
- No cloud relay
- No third-party middleman
If you manually expose the listener to the internet via port forwarding or a VPN, that is entirely your choice and responsibility. RemotePC is designed primarily for LAN usage.
6. Automatic update checks
The Android app and Windows listener may contact GitHub's public API to check whether a newer version of RemotePC is available.
- Sends no personal data
- Sends no identifiers, user info, device info, or account info
- Includes only a standard HTTP request required to retrieve version metadata
- Can be disabled at any time by turning off the “Automatic update check” option in the app or Windows listener settings respectively
No update-related data is stored or logged by us, and the request is sent directly from your device to GitHub, not to our servers.
7. Website cookies & analytics
The remotepc.tech website uses Google Analytics to understand basic anonymous usage patterns. This is:
- Loaded only if you click “Accept all” in the cookie banner
- Not loaded if you accept “essential only”
- Completely separate from app traffic (apps do not use analytics)
You can change your choice at any time using the “Cookie settings” link in the footer.
8. Your rights & control
Since we do not store user data on our servers, most privacy actions are under your direct control:
- Uninstall the Android app to remove app-side data (including pairing info)
- Delete the Windows listener log file on your PC
- Clear or reset cookie preferences on the website
There is no remote data profile for us to access, export, or delete on your behalf.