Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 20, 2026

WiFi Canary ("the app") is an internet connectivity monitor for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Your privacy matters — here's exactly what happens with your data.

What we collect

Nothing. WiFi Canary does not collect, transmit, or store any user data on our servers. The app runs entirely on your device.

What stays on your device

• Connectivity events — outages, slowdowns, interface changes, and state transitions
• Probe results — latency measurements from lightweight HTTP requests to public endpoints (Google, Apple, Cloudflare)
• Speed test results — download and upload measurements via Cloudflare
• Location data — used to tag events by location for the coverage heat map and per-location baselines
• Settings and preferences — sensitivity profile, notification toggles, location aliases

iCloud sync

If you have iCloud enabled, the app syncs connectivity events, speed test results, daily statistics, and settings across your devices via Apple's CloudKit and Key-Value Store. This data is stored in your personal iCloud account and is not accessible to us.

Network probes

The app periodically sends small HTTP HEAD requests to public endpoints (e.g., google.com, apple.com, cloudflare.com) to measure connectivity and latency. These are standard web requests — no personal data is included.

Peer discovery

When enabled, the app uses Bonjour (local network only) to find other WiFi Canary instances on your LAN. Peer data (connectivity state, latency) is shared only within your local network and never transmitted to the internet.

What we don't do

• We do not operate any servers that receive your data
• We do not sell, share, or rent any information
• We do not use analytics, tracking pixels, or advertising SDKs
• We do not collect device identifiers, IP addresses, or usage data

Notifications

All notifications are generated locally on your device. No data is sent to any push notification service.

Data deletion

Go to Settings > Data > Clear All Data to permanently delete all events, probe results, and statistics. Since we don't store anything on our servers, there's nothing else to delete.

Children's privacy

The app is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect information from children.

Changes

If this policy changes, we'll update the date above and publish the new version at this URL.

Contact

Questions? Email support@wificanary.app

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