Last updated September 14, 2026 · Effective September 14, 2026
Your screen, input, files, and terminal activity stay on your own devices. Some technical and advertising-measurement data is collected by the third-party SDKs the iPhone and iPad app includes. This policy states exactly what each one receives.
RoveDesk keeps your session content on your own devices. On the same network it connects your Apple devices directly, with no server in between. To reach your Mac over the internet, an account and a lightweight signaling server help your devices find each other — but that server never receives your screen, input, files, or terminal activity. We do not run cloud storage or central servers that hold your content.
Separately from session content, the iPhone and iPad app includes third-party SDKs for crash reporting, purchases, and advertising measurement. Those SDKs do collect data about your device and your use of the app, as described in sections 4 and 5. The macOS host and the Apple Watch companion do not include them.
This is the complete list of what leaves your devices, and who receives it. Each row is explained in the section that follows.
| Data | Who receives it | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Apple user identifier | Our signaling server | Identify your account for internet (WAN) access |
| Advertising identifier (IDFA), only if you allow tracking | Meta (Facebook) | Measure app installs and advertising performance |
| App events, such as app launch and “remote session started” | Meta (Facebook) | Advertising measurement and optimisation |
| Crash and error reports, app and OS version, device model, network address | Sentry | Diagnose crashes and errors |
| Purchase and subscription status, App Store transaction data | RevenueCat, Apple | Deliver and restore RoveDesk Pro |
| Connection setup data (network candidates, device and session identifiers) | Our signaling and relay servers | Establish an internet connection between your devices |
Your screen frames, keyboard and pointer input, terminal output, and transferred files are never in this list. See section 7.
Local-network control needs no account. To reach your Mac over the internet you sign in with Apple. When you do:
Deleting your account. You can delete your account from the app at any time (Settings → Account → Delete Account). Deletion revokes your tokens on our server, disconnects any signed-in devices, and removes the stored credentials from your device. Local-network pairing and use are unaffected.
The RoveDesk iPhone and iPad app includes the Meta (Facebook) SDK so we can measure how well our advertising works. This is tracking as Apple defines it, and the app's privacy label and privacy manifest declare it as such.
rove_session_started). They record that a session began — never anything about what the session contained. Incoming links that opened the app are also passed to the SDK for install attribution.ep1.facebook.com and is handled under Meta's own data policy.You can change your decision at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking. We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share your session content with any advertiser.
None of these services receive your screen, input, files, or terminal content.
To establish and maintain a session, RoveDesk processes the following locally and stores it only on your devices:
This information stays on your devices and is used solely to operate the features you request.
On macOS, RoveDesk asks for system permissions so it can act as a host. You grant these explicitly in System Settings and can revoke them at any time:
On iPhone and iPad, RoveDesk asks for Local Network access to find your Mac, and shows the App Tracking Transparency prompt described in section 4. RoveDesk uses each permission only for the corresponding feature while a session is active.
On the same network, RoveDesk discovers hosts using Bonjour and connects directly — no SSH, VPN, or port forwarding. For internet access, a signaling server we operate exchanges only the information needed to set up a connection (never your screen, input, or files); your session then travels peer-to-peer with end-to-end (DTLS) encryption. Only when a direct connection isn't possible is the encrypted session relayed through a relay (TURN) server, which likewise cannot read its contents.
You decide which devices are trusted. The Mac host shows pending and trusted devices and lets you allow or remove any device. Removing a device immediately revokes its access.
RoveDesk is not directed to children and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.
RoveDesk is distributed through the Apple App Store, governed by Apple's privacy practices, and uses Sign in with Apple for internet access. The third parties that receive data from the app are Apple, RevenueCat, Sentry, and Meta (Facebook), each for the purposes described above and each subject to its own privacy policy. Aside from those services and our own signaling and relay servers — none of which receive your session content — we do not share your information with other third parties.
We may update this Privacy Policy as RoveDesk evolves. Material changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, noted in the app.
Questions about privacy? Contact us at admin@plugai.in.
