Baldrick Buddy

Privacy Policy

How Baldrick Buddy handles information on phone, tablet, or desktop

Effective 4 August 2026Baldrick BuddyNo account required

This privacy policy explains how Baldrick Buddy (“the app”) handles information when you use it on phone, tablet, or desktop.

Details

Product: Baldrick Buddy · Operator: Baldrick (www.baldrickboard.com) · Contact: via www.baldrickboard.com

At a glanceSummary

  • Baldrick Buddy does strong not | require an account.
  • Baldrick Buddy does strong not | sell personal data.
  • Discovery and firmware updates talk to devices on strong your local network | .
  • Limited optional contact with baldrickboard.com may occur (for example, checking for a newer version of the app).
  • Some information may be stored strong only on your device | to make the app work better.

ProductWhat the app does

Baldrick Buddy helps you find Baldrick lighting controllers on your local network, view basic status, open each board’s web interface in your browser, and start firmware updates.

DataInformation we process

On your device

Depending on platform and version, the app may store locally:

  • Recently discovered board identifiers such as IP addresses and hostnames (so boards can reappear faster)
  • App preferences and settings
  • Temporary caches needed for scanning or update progress

This data stays on your device unless you choose to share it somehow outside the app (for example by copying an IP address).

On your local network

To find and manage boards, the app may:

  • Send and receive local-network discovery traffic (including broadcast/multicast/UDP and Bonjour/mDNS-style service discovery where available)
  • Make HTTP requests to devices on your LAN (for example code /system_state | and update endpoints)
  • Scan nearby addresses on your local subnet when needed to locate boards

Traffic used for discovery and board control is intended to stay on your LAN. The app validates responses so non-Baldrick devices are not listed as boards after checks fail.

With baldrickboard.com

The app may occasionally contact baldrickboard.com (or related Baldrick-operated URLs) for product purposes such as:

  • Checking whether a newer version of Baldrick Buddy is available
  • Opening Baldrick website links you choose (for example support or product pages)

Those requests are not used to upload your board list or LAN inventory as a cloud sync feature.

LimitsWhat we do not do

Baldrick Buddy does not:

  • Create user accounts or require sign-in
  • Sell your personal information
  • Use your board discovery data for advertising
  • Require access to your contacts, photos, microphone, or camera for core features

AccessPermissions

Depending on the platform, the operating system may ask for permission to:

  • Access the strong local network | (required to discover and talk to boards)
  • Use related networking capabilities (for example multicast/broadcast where the platform requires approval)

If you deny local-network access, discovery and updates will not work correctly.

AgeChildren

Baldrick Buddy is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

RetentionData retention

Locally stored board history and preferences remain on your device until you clear app data, uninstall the app, or use an in-app option to clear them (where provided).

StoresThird parties

Store platforms (Apple App Store, Google Play, Microsoft Store, and similar) may collect their own analytics, crash, or purchase information under their policies when you download or update the app. That processing is controlled by those platforms, not by Baldrick Buddy’s discovery features.

WhereInternational users

Baldrick Buddy is offered internationally. Local storage and network requests happen on the device and network you use. Any contact with baldrickboard.com is processed in connection with operating that website and related product services.

ControlYour choices

You can:

  • Revoke local-network (or related) permissions in system settings
  • Clear app data or uninstall the app to remove locally stored preferences and known-board history
  • Avoid optional website/update checks by not using those features, where the app makes them optional

UpdatesChanges to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The version published on baldrickboard.com is the authoritative version. Material changes will be reflected by updating the effective date above.

Reach usContact

Privacy questions about Baldrick Buddy: use the contact options on www.baldrickboard.com.

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