End-User Licence Agreement, Disclaimer, and Privacy Policy for WhosConnected.
This End-User Licence Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal contract between you ("User") and Mason Software Labs Limited ("Licensor") governing your use of the software application WhosConnected ("Software"). By installing, copying, or using the Software, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you do not agree, do not install or use the Software.
Upon purchase, the Licensor grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, perpetual licence to install and use one copy of the Software on a single Windows device owned or controlled by you. This licence is for personal or internal business use only.
You may not:
Any breach of these restrictions will result in immediate termination of this Agreement.
The Software is licensed, not sold. All rights, title, and interest in the Software, including all intellectual property rights, remain the exclusive property of Mason Software Labs Limited. Nothing in this Agreement grants you ownership of the Software or its components.
The Licensor may provide updates, bug fixes, or improvements at their discretion. Nothing in this Agreement obligates the Licensor to provide ongoing support, updates, or feature enhancements.
The Software may process limited technical data necessary for functionality, licensing, or activation. Any personal data collected is handled in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Privacy Policy below. The Software does not collect unnecessary personal data or transmit data without user consent.
This Agreement is effective until terminated. The Licensor may terminate this Agreement immediately if you breach any term of this Agreement, attempt to bypass licensing or activation, or engage in unauthorised distribution. Upon termination, you must uninstall and delete all copies of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ACCURACY. YOU USE THE SOFTWARE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
To the maximum extent permitted by Irish law, the Licensor is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, including loss of data, profits, or business interruption. The Licensor's total liability shall not exceed the amount paid for the Software.
Under EU law, digital goods are non-refundable once downloaded or activated, unless the product is defective or fails to perform as described. By purchasing and downloading the Software, you acknowledge that you waive your right of withdrawal once download or activation begins.
This Agreement is governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Ireland. Any disputes shall be resolved exclusively in the courts of Ireland.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Licensor regarding the Software and supersedes all prior understandings or communications.
WhosConnected is a passive network diagnostic tool. It reads active TCP/IP connection data that the Windows operating system already exposes to processes running on the machine. It does not intercept, decrypt, modify, or transmit the content of any network traffic.
IP geo-location data is sourced from third-party databases and is approximate. Accuracy typically ranges from country level (reliable) to city level (may be 50–200 miles inaccurate). Do not rely on this data for security decisions.
Mason Software Labs Limited is not liable for any network configuration, security, or business decisions made based on information displayed in this application. All data is provided for informational purposes only.
This software must only be used on networks you own or have explicit written authorisation to monitor. Mason Software Labs Limited accepts no liability for use of this software in breach of applicable law. Users are solely responsible for ensuring their use complies with local, national, and international law.
"Security Watchdog," ARP spoofing detection, and related monitoring features are supplementary awareness tools only. They do not constitute a complete security solution, antivirus, firewall, or intrusion prevention system. Mason Software Labs Limited makes no warranty that these features will detect or prevent any or all security threats, and the software should not be relied upon as your sole means of network security. For business-critical environments, consult a qualified security professional.
Windows, Wireshark, ASUS, TP-Link, OpenWrt, Eir, Cloudflare, Lemon Squeezy, DB-IP, and ipify are trademarks of their respective owners. References to these products are for compatibility and identification purposes only and do not imply affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement by their respective owners.
The short version: WhosConnected runs entirely on your computer. The network and packet data it analyses never leaves your machine. The only information sent over the internet is what is strictly required to activate and validate your licence, download the offline geolocation database, and show your own approximate location on the map. We use no analytics, advertising, tracking, or telemetry.
The core function of WhosConnected is to read information Windows already holds about your own active network connections and display it to you. This includes the remote IP addresses, ports and states of connections made by your computer; the names and process IDs of the applications making them; the approximate location of remote IPs (resolved offline); local network device information; and any packet capture (.pcapng) files you choose to record. This information is processed locally and is never uploaded, transmitted, or shared. WhosConnected does not read, intercept, or transmit the contents of your network traffic.
WhosConnected is sold and licensed through Lemon Squeezy, which acts as our Merchant of Record. To activate and periodically validate your licence, the software sends your licence key and a machine identifier (the Windows MachineGuid value, used to bind your licence to your device) to Lemon Squeezy's licensing API. When you purchase, your name, email, and payment information are collected and processed directly by Lemon Squeezy on their checkout — the software never sees or stores your payment card details.
To show the approximate country and city of the IP addresses you connect to, WhosConnected uses the DB-IP Lite database, which runs entirely offline. On first run (and occasionally when updating), it downloads this database from db-ip.com; as with any download, DB-IP's servers see your IP address as part of that request. No other information is sent, and all subsequent lookups happen locally.
To centre the map on your location, the software makes a single request to ipify (api.ipify.org), which returns your computer's public IP address. ipify necessarily receives your IP in order to respond. The IP is then resolved to an approximate location using the offline database above.
Your licence key, licence instance ID, and install date are stored in %USERPROFILE%\.whosconnected\licence.json; the offline geolocation databases in %USERPROFILE%\.whosconnected\geoip\; and any capture files in the location you choose. You can delete any of these at any time; uninstalling and removing the .whosconnected folder clears all locally stored data.
Some of these providers may process data on servers outside the European Economic Area, relying on appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) under their own policies.
Information stored on your device remains until you delete it. Purchase and licence records held by Lemon Squeezy are retained in line with their policy and legal obligations such as tax record-keeping (typically 7 years under Irish law). Records required for legal compliance cannot be deleted before their retention period expires.
You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, port, or object to the processing of your personal data. Because almost all data processed by the software stays on your own device, you are already in direct control of it. To exercise any right, contact masonsoftwarelabs@msl-ie.com. If you believe your rights have been breached, you may lodge a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission (dataprotection.ie) or your local supervisory authority.
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WhosConnected is not directed at children and is not intended for use by anyone under 16.
For privacy enquiries: masonsoftwarelabs@msl-ie.com
WhosConnected is designed for legitimate network administration, security awareness, and home network management. The following uses are not permitted and are the sole responsibility of the user:
Misuse of network monitoring tools may constitute a criminal offence under Irish law (Criminal Damage Act 1991, as amended) and equivalent laws in other jurisdictions. The developer expressly disclaims all liability for any unlawful use of this software. By downloading and using WhosConnected you confirm that you will use it only on networks and systems you are authorised to monitor.
If you are unsure whether a particular use is lawful, do not proceed without first seeking independent legal advice.