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AIPPics Desktop Server Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 28, 2026

This policy explains what data AIPPics Desktop Server ("the server", made by AISKSoft, "we") uses, where it goes, and what we store. Short version: the server runs entirely on your own computer, your photos never leave it unless a device you control moves them, anonymous usage statistics are sent only if you agree (and you can turn them off any time), and we hold no other data about you or your installation unless you explicitly link it to an optional AISKSoft account.

Your photos and videos​

  • The server stores photos and videos in a folder on the computer you install it on — a folder you choose during setup.
  • It never uploads your content anywhere on its own. Photos move only when a device you control (the AIPPics phone app, AIPPics Desktop, or a browser on your own network using the built-in web gallery) explicitly lists, uploads, downloads, or deletes them, directly over your local network.
  • We never receive, see, or store your photos, videos, or album structure.

Local network​

The server advertises itself on your local network via mDNS/Bonjour so the AIPPics app can find it, and accepts connections from any device on that network that has its shared password. It does not check in with any AISKSoft server on its own, unless you link it to an account as described below.

Server password and recovery​

The server's password and the access tokens it issues are stored only in its own local state folder, on the computer it's installed on — we never see or store them. If you configure your own SMTP settings so the server can e-mail its lost-password recovery PIN directly, those SMTP credentials also stay in that local state folder.

AISKSoft account (optional) — password recovery only​

Linking a server installation to an AISKSoft account is entirely optional, from the server's own web admin page ("AISKSoft account" section). If you link one:

  • when you use "Forgot password?", the server asks our account service to e-mail a one-time recovery PIN to the address on that account;
  • we do not receive your photos, your album structure, or the server's own password through this link — only what's needed to identify the linked account and deliver that one e-mail.

If you already have (or create) an AISKSoft account, see its own Privacy Policy for what we store about the account itself (e-mail address, hashed password, sign-in records).

Anonymous usage statistics (optional)​

The first time you open the web gallery (or in Settings → "Share anonymous usage statistics") the server asks whether you want to help improve it. Nothing is sent unless you answer "Share statistics". The choice is stored on the server and is the same for every browser that uses it; turning it off stops sending immediately and discards the server's anonymous identifier.

If you agree, the server sends to our own PostHog instance (ph.aisksoft.com, operated by AISKSoft; no third-party analytics service receives it):

  • that the server was started, its version and your operating system type (for example Linux or macOS);
  • which button or feature of the web gallery was used (for example "navigate back" or "open the tree view") — an internal action name, never the name of a file or album;
  • a random anonymous identifier generated by the server. It is not linked to an AISKSoft account, e-mail, or any device or user identifier.

We never send photos, videos, file, album or folder names, paths, network addresses of your computer or devices, passwords, or any content of your library. Your browser never contacts our server — the web page only talks to your own AIPPics Desktop Server, which forwards these events.

Like any internet request, the statistics request carries your public IP address (the address of your internet connection). Our server uses it only to determine an approximate country and does not store the IP address with the statistics. Our web server's technical logs may keep IP addresses for a limited time for operation and security. If the server has no internet access, nothing is sent.

What we don't do​

  • No advertising or tracking of any kind are built into the server.
  • No third-party analytics or crash-reporting services. We do not collect crash reports. The optional anonymous statistics described above go only to our own server.
  • We do not sell or share data with third parties.

Children​

The server is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them.

Changes to this policy​

If this policy changes, we will update it on this page and change the effective date above.

Contact​

AISKSoft — support.aisksoft@gmail.com