Shellvana privacy policy
Shellvana does not collect your data. There is no account, no analytics, no advertising, and no third-party tracking. The app was built so that the only network connections it makes are the ones you ask for.
What the app connects to
- Your SSH servers. When you open a session, Shellvana connects directly to the host you configured, using standard SSH. Nothing about that session passes through the developer or any other party.
- Purchase verification. If you buy Shellvana Pro, the app sends the store purchase token and a random per-install identifier to the licensing service at
kep.canonspike.comto confirm the purchase, and receives a signed entitlement in return. It sends no name, email, contacts, location, or device fingerprint. The random identifier exists only to count installs against a purchase and is not derived from any hardware ID.
The app makes no other network connection. It contains no analytics, advertising, or crash-reporting library.
What stays on your device
- Session transcripts are encrypted on the device with SQLCipher, keyed from the platform secure store.
- The app is excluded from operating-system backup, so transcripts and pinned host keys are not copied into iCloud or Android backup.
- Private keys are held in the iOS Keychain or the Android Keystore. Keys generated in the Secure Enclave or StrongBox cannot be extracted from the device.
- You can require a Face ID, Touch ID, or device-unlock check before a session opens on any host you mark.
- Screenshots and app-switcher previews of a session are blocked by default.
- The composer asks the keyboard not to learn or cache what you type, so commands and secrets stay out of the system dictionary.
- Shellvana pins each server's host key on first connection and warns you if it ever changes.
Data retention
Transcripts older than 30 days delete themselves. You can clear one host's history, or all of it, at any time. Because the developer never receives your data, there is nothing to request, export, or delete on a server.
Children
Shellvana is a developer tool and is not directed at children. It collects no data from anyone.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this address with a new date.
Contact
Questions about privacy: fauxapps@gmail.com.