Privacy Policy
The short version: WireStat collects nothing. The rest of this page just says that more precisely.
What WireStat collects
Nothing. WireStat does not collect, store, or transmit any personal information or usage data. There are no accounts to create and no sign-in.
What stays on your device
To do its job, WireStat reads network information locally — your connection type and the throughput counters of your active network interface — and displays it in the menu bar. This information is shown to you in real time and is not recorded, uploaded, or shared. Your settings (launch at login and the menu bar display mode) are stored locally on your Mac.
No analytics or tracking
WireStat contains no analytics SDKs, no telemetry, no crash reporting services, and no advertising or tracking technology of any kind. It does not use cookies or persistent identifiers.
The one network request WireStat makes
WireStat measures latency only when you ask it to. When you run a
ping, it opens a TCP connection to the host you enter (by default
8.8.8.8 on port 443) and times how long the handshake
takes — then closes it. No personal data is sent in that request;
it exists solely to measure your connection. WireStat makes no other
network connections, and it sends nothing to any third-party
service.
Children’s privacy
Because WireStat collects no data from anyone, it collects no data from children.
Changes to this policy
If this policy ever changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new “last updated” date. WireStat’s no-data approach is fundamental to the app, so any change would only ever clarify it.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email me and I’ll answer personally.
Last updated: June 7, 2026.