Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 30, 2026

TL;DR: Gatekeeper Shell does not collect, store, or sell your personal data. The relay server is a blind passthrough — it cannot read your session content. Session logs are written locally on your own machine only.

This Privacy Policy describes how Gatekeeper Shell ("we", "us", or "our") handles information when you use our software and website. We are committed to being transparent about our data practices.

1. Information We Do Not Collect

Gatekeeper Shell is designed with a privacy-first approach. We do not collect:

Personal identification information (name, email, phone number)
Terminal command history or shell output
IP addresses or device fingerprints on the relay server
Usage analytics, telemetry, or crash reports
Cookies or tracking identifiers

2. The Relay Server

When you use the public relay server at wss://relay.vishalraut.me, your session traffic is routed through our infrastructure. The relay server is intentionally designed to be a stateless, blind passthrough:

It does not decrypt, read, or log the content of messages
It does not store session IDs, command history, or output after the session ends
All connections are transmitted over TLS (WSS) — transport-layer encrypted
Session data exists in memory only for the duration of the active connection and is immediately discarded when either party disconnects

3. Local Session Logs

If the session logging feature is enabled (either by default or via the -log flag), Gatekeeper Shell writes an activity log to your local machine only, at ~/.gatekeeper/sessions/. These logs contain:

Timestamps of command requests and host decisions
The command strings (not the output)
Host approve/reject decisions

These logs are stored on your own filesystem and are never transmitted to us or any third party. You can disable local logging by running with -log="".

4. Website Analytics

Our website does not use any third-party analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics). We do not set cookies. We do not track your browsing behavior.

5. GitHub & npm

When you access our GitHub repository or the gatekeeper-shell npm package, you interact with GitHub Inc. and npm, Inc. respectively. Their own privacy policies govern your interaction with those platforms:

6. Third-Party Services

The Gatekeeper Shell website uses Google Fonts for typography. Google Fonts may log your IP address when fonts are loaded. For a complete privacy posture, you can host the fonts locally by cloning the repository and modifying the stylesheet references.

7. Children's Privacy

Gatekeeper Shell is not directed at children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through our Service, please contact us.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

9. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at vishalraut.contact@gmail.com.