TechNetBuddy — SDA Manager (the “App”) is an Android client for managing a Cisco Catalyst Center network controller that you already operate. This policy explains exactly what the App does with information on your device.
We do not collect, receive, transmit, sell, or share any personal information. The App has no backend service, no telemetry, no crash reporting, no analytics SDK, and no advertising SDK. It does not use an advertising identifier. We, the developers, never receive any data from your use of the App.
To do anything useful, the App needs the address, username, and password of your own Catalyst Center controller. These are handled as follows:
The controller you connect to is your own infrastructure. What it logs is governed by your organisation's policies, not by this policy.
The App keeps the following locally. None of it is transmitted anywhere.
| What | Why |
|---|---|
| Activity log | A record of actions you performed, so you can see what the App actually did. May include controller hostnames, device names, IP addresses of network equipment, and error messages returned by your controller. It contains no passwords. |
| Device cache | Network-equipment details read from your controller (hostname, management IP, model, software version) so screens load without re-fetching. |
| Preferences | Your colour-theme choice and the version of the licence agreement you accepted. |
| Map tiles | Cached map imagery, so the map does not re-download on every view. |
All of it is removed when you clear the App's data or uninstall it. Android cloud backup and device-to-device transfer are disabled for this App, so none of it is copied off the device by the operating system either.
The map screens download their background imagery from the OpenStreetMap tile service
(tile.openstreetmap.org). Like any web request, this necessarily reveals your device's
IP address to that service, along with the map area being displayed.
Those map coordinates are the locations of network sites your controller reports — not your own position. The App never reads your device's location. If you do not open the map screens, no request is made. OpenStreetMap's own policy governs what it logs.
| Permission | What it is for |
|---|---|
INTERNET | Reaching your controller, and downloading map tiles. |
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE | Checking whether you are online, so the map can say “you appear to be offline” instead of showing a blank grid. |
That is the complete list. The App requests no location, camera, microphone, contacts, or storage permission.
The App is a network-administration tool intended for IT professionals. It is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone, of any age.
Because nothing is collected, there is no server-side copy for us to delete. To remove everything the App holds, clear its data (Android Settings → Apps → TechNetBuddy → Storage → Clear data) or uninstall it. Data held by your own controller is deleted through that controller.
If this policy changes materially, the date at the top will be updated and the revised version published at this same address before the change takes effect in a released version of the App.
Questions about this policy: info@technetbuddy.com