Privacy Policy
Hacker Panel
Hacker Panel is built by Abishek. This Privacy Policy explains how the application accesses, processes, and stores information when you use its features.
The application is designed to keep your information on your device. It does not operate a backend server to collect your personal data or store your information on our servers. Certain network tools make external requests only when you choose to use them, as explained below.
1. Information Stored on Your Device
Hacker Panel stores a limited amount of information locally to provide its features and remember your settings. This information includes:
- Preferences: Theme, accent color, and settings stored in the application's private DataStore.
- Event log: A local audit trail of commands you run, stored in the application's private storage.
- Vault entries: Secrets you choose to save in the vault, stored in an encrypted local file.
This information is stored in the application's private storage and is not intentionally transmitted to a server operated by the developer. Under normal Android behavior, this local application data is removed when you uninstall Hacker Panel.
2. Information Sent Outside Your Device
Most Hacker Panel features work offline. The Network Workbench makes external network requests only when you explicitly initiate the relevant operation.
DNS Lookup
When you perform a DNS lookup, the application sends the hostname and requested DNS record type to Google's DNS-over-HTTPS service at dns.google. This information is necessary to perform the lookup.
Port Check
When you perform a port check, the application attempts a TCP connection to the host and port you enter. The target host may observe the connection attempt and associated network information, including your public IP address.
Public IP Address
When you request your public IP address, the application contacts api.ipify.org. The service identifies the public IP address from which the request originates and returns it to the application.
Domain Registration Lookup
When you request domain registration information, the application sends the domain name you enter to rdap.org to retrieve available registration information.
These services are operated by third parties, not by the developer of Hacker Panel. They may process request data and connection metadata under their own policies. DNS queries may also be visible to your internet service provider and the DNS resolver.
Other features, including the dashboard, terminal, encoders, hashing lab, password generator, Wi-Fi analyzer, and vault, are designed to work locally without these external lookups.
3. Password Vault and Encryption
Hacker Panel includes a local vault where you can store sensitive information. Vault data is encrypted using AES-GCM-256.
The encryption key is derived from your passphrase using PBKDF2 with 120,000 iterations and a randomly generated salt. The passphrase and derived encryption key are not written to disk by the vault's key-handling process and are not intentionally transmitted outside your device.
Your vault is excluded from Android backup so that its contents are not copied to cloud backup through the application's configured Android backup process.
The vault has no recovery mechanism. If you forget your passphrase, you may permanently lose access to the information stored in it. Keep your passphrase safe.
4. Permissions
Hacker Panel requests certain Android permissions to provide its network and Wi-Fi features. These include:
- Internet access: Required for network lookups initiated through the Network Workbench.
- Network state: Used to read the current network connection state for the dashboard.
- Wi-Fi state: Used to obtain information about available Wi-Fi networks.
- Change Wi-Fi state: Used to refresh Wi-Fi scan results where supported by Android.
- Nearby Wi-Fi devices: Used for supported Wi-Fi scanning functionality on Android 13 and newer.
- Fine location: Required by certain Android versions, including Android 12 and earlier, to perform Wi-Fi scans.
The location permission is used for Wi-Fi scanning and listing nearby networks. Hacker Panel does not use this permission to determine, store, or transmit your geographical location.
5. Analytics and Usage Statistics
Hacker Panel does not include a third-party analytics SDK. Anonymous usage statistics are disabled by default. When the statistics setting remains disabled, the application does not collect usage statistics through that feature.
Information stored in the local event log is used to provide an audit trail of commands you run. It remains in the application's local storage and is not an analytics transmission to the developer.
6. Data Sharing
The developer does not operate a server that collects your personal information, and does not intentionally sell or share your locally stored preferences, event log, or vault contents with third parties.
When you initiate a network lookup, the relevant query or connection attempt is sent to the destination service described in Section 2. Those services process requests independently and may handle the associated information under their own privacy policies.
Information may also be disclosed if required by applicable law or valid legal process.
7. Data Retention and Deletion
Preferences, command logs, and vault entries are stored locally for as long as they are needed by the application or until you remove them.
You can remove locally stored information by clearing Hacker Panel's application data through Android settings or by uninstalling the application. Clearing application data or uninstalling the application may permanently delete your vault and its contents.
Information already received by an external network service is subject to that service's own retention and deletion practices. The developer does not control those records.
8. Children's Privacy
Hacker Panel is not specifically directed at children. The application is designed to process its information locally and does not operate a server to collect personal data from users.
If you have concerns about children's use of the application or believe personal information has been provided in a manner that requires attention, please contact the developer through the contact details below.
9. Security
Hacker Panel uses Android's private application storage for local information and AES-GCM-256 encryption for vault entries. These measures are intended to help protect your information from unauthorized access.
No security method can guarantee absolute protection. You are responsible for keeping your device secure and protecting your vault passphrase. If you forget the passphrase, the developer cannot recover the encrypted vault contents for you.
10. Third-Party Services
The Network Workbench relies on the following external services for user-initiated lookups:
- Google Public DNS — DNS-over-HTTPS lookups.
- ipify — public IP address lookup.
- RDAP.org — domain registration lookups.
Port checks connect to the host and port you specify. External services and target hosts may receive your request information and network metadata as part of normal communication.
11. International Data Processing
When you use external network lookup features, your requests may be processed by services operating outside your country of residence. The processing, storage, and retention of request information by those services are governed by their own policies and applicable laws.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when Hacker Panel's features, data practices, or applicable legal requirements change. The updated policy will include a revised date. Significant changes may also be described in the release notes for a new application version.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or feedback about this Privacy Policy, please contact the developer through the project's issue tracker.
Last updated: October 20, 2026