Where NetMind sits on your network, how a click on the dashboard reaches a device, and exactly what data leaves your computer.
One computer on your network does the work. Everything else — the dashboard, alerts, reports — comes from your NetMind account.
Your traffic
Your dashboard
Controlling a device from the web dashboard takes a few seconds, end to end.
On the dashboard's Devices page — from your desk or your phone.
The command is checked against your plan and saved to your account.
The desktop app checks for new commands every 3 seconds and applies it on your network.
The app confirms the result, and the device shows as limited on the dashboard.
If the desktop app is offline, the dashboard tells you straight away instead of queuing a command that can't run.
NetMind only sends what the dashboard needs to show you your network.
| What | Where it lives | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Your internet traffic itself | Only passes through the NetMind computer — it is never uploaded | Not stored |
| AI questions, policy and decisions | Processed by the local AI on the NetMind computer | On that computer |
| Device list — name, IP and MAC address, live speeds | Sent to your NetMind account every 5 seconds | Latest snapshot only |
| Bandwidth totals and device count | Your NetMind account, sampled once a minute | 7 days (Free) · 30 days (Paid) |
| Alerts and activity | Your NetMind account | 12 months |
| Dashboard commands (limit, block…) | Your NetMind account until the app runs them | Deleted after 24 hours once run |
Deleting your account erases this data. Full details in the privacy policy.
Redirecting and shaping traffic needs low-level network access, so NetMind asks for administrator rights once at install and when it starts. It's also why some antivirus software flags it — the techniques look similar to what malware does. Only download it from our website or official GitHub releases.
Two copies on the same network compete to route the same devices — connections drop and limits stop working reliably. Install it on one computer and use the web dashboard from everywhere else.
Limits already applied keep running. After a 10-second grace period, Paid controls pause until the app can reach your account again, then switch back on by themselves. The dashboard marks the app offline and alerts you when it's back.
Installation takes about 15 minutes on one computer.