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Last Updated: November 7, 2025

Privacy Policy — DefenceNet.ai

Last Updated: November 2025

DefenceNet.ai (“we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how our iOS app, Safari Web Extension, and related services collect, use, disclose, and protect your information.

We designed DefenceNet.ai to operate with zero data collection, zero tracking, and no user accounts, ensuring the highest standard of privacy and compliance with Apple’s App Store Review Guidelines, GDPR, PIPEDA, and other applicable frameworks.

Your use of DefenceNet.ai constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy.

1. Overview

DefenceNet.ai is an on-device phishing-detection and link-security tool that analyzes URLs in real time using a patented AI engine.

We do not collect, store, transmit, or process any personal information outside your device. All detection and classification operations occur locally on your device, without sending data to our servers or any third parties.

We do not have access to:

  • Your browsing history
  • Your Safari activity or pages
  • Your messages or SMS content
  • Your email data
  • Your device-level identifiers
  • Your location
  • Your contacts or photos
  • Any personally identifiable information (PII)

2. No Account Creation

DefenceNet.ai does not require:

  • Account creation
  • Username/password
  • Email registration
  • Social login
  • Device registration

You can use all core features without providing any personal information.

3. Data We Do Not Collect

We explicitly confirm that DefenceNet.ai does NOT collect, store, or transmit to us or any third-party:

3.1. Personal Information

  • Name
  • Email
  • Address
  • Phone number
  • IP address
  • Payment information (Apple manages payments)
  • Any identifiers linked to your identity

3.2. Device Data

  • Device ID / IDFA / IDFV
  • Operating system version
  • Network information
  • Crash logs (unless you opt into Apple’s automatic analytics sharing)

3.3. Browsing & URL Data

We do not collect:

  • Full URLs
  • Click history
  • Website content
  • Tabs
  • Browsing habits
  • Link metadata
  • HTTP/HTTPS request logs

Our Safari extension only reads the active URL locally, analyzes it in your device’s memory, and immediately discards it.
Nothing is sent off the device.

4. URL Scanning & Phishing Detection (On-Device Processing)

Our AI-powered phishing detection engine runs fully on-device.

When you click or preview a link:

  1. The Safari extension extracts the URL string only.
  2. The URL is processed on-device by our segment-aware AI model.
  3. A safe/unsafe classification is generated.
  4. The URL is immediately discarded.

No URL, partial URL, or classification result is:

  • Stored
  • Logged
  • Transmitted
  • Used for analytics
  • Shared with third parties

5. Subscription & Auto-Renewal

DefenceNet.ai offers auto-renewable premium subscriptions managed entirely by Apple App Store.

We do not have access to:

  • Your payment details
  • Billing information
  • Apple ID
  • Purchase history outside of what Apple provides in anonymized form

Apple handles all billing through in-app purchase APIs under their own privacy policies.

You may cancel auto-renewal anytime in your App Store settings.

6. Safari Extension Permissions

Our Safari Extension may request permissions such as:

  • “Read current webpage URL”
  • “Display security warnings”

These permissions are strictly limited to providing phishing detection functionality.

  • We do not access the full webpage content.
  • We do not intercept form data, cookies, passwords, or session data.
  • We do not monitor your browsing sessions beyond the active URL required for classification.

7. Security & Encryption

Although we do not store or transmit user data, we still apply industry-standard security best practices:

  • All phishing detection is performed in secure on-device memory.
  • No external servers receive or store identifiable data.
  • No cloud databases are used to log user activity.
  • If future optional cloud features are introduced, they will require explicit opt-in and will be governed by updated policies.

8. Third-Party Services

We do not use third-party analytics or tracking SDKs such as:

  • Google Analytics
  • Firebase
  • Meta SDK
  • Mixpanel
  • Crashlytics
  • Advertising networks

The only third-party involved is Apple, which handles:

  • App Store distribution
  • In-App Purchase subscription management
  • Optional crash data if you opt into Apple’s system diagnostics

We do not receive or request any identifiable information from Apple.

9. Children’s Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

DefenceNet.ai does not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.
Since we collect no data at all, the app is safe for all age groups.

10. Data Retention

Because we do not collect or store any personal data, there is no data to retain or delete.

11. Data Sharing

We never share any user data with:

  • Third parties
  • Advertisers
  • Governments
  • Law enforcement (because no data exists)

If legally required, we may confirm only that we do not store any user data.

12. User Rights

Since no data is stored, users do not need to request:

  • Access
  • Correction
  • Deletion
  • Portability

However, users may still contact us with privacy concerns.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect improvements to our app or changes in legal requirements.
Any updates will be posted within the app and at:

DefenceNet.ai/privacy

Your continued use of the app constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

14. Contact Us

If you have any privacy questions or concerns, you may contact us at:

DefenceNet.ai — Privacy Team
Email: support@defencenet.ai
Website: https://defencenet.ai