Scope
This Privacy Policy applies to the CrossDesk desktop client and the default network services provided by the project. Servers deployed or selected by users are operated by their respective administrators, and their data-processing practices are outside the control of this policy.
Network communications
CrossDesk is remote desktop software and requires network communications for device discovery, connection negotiation, and remote sessions. The client may perform the following communications:
-
Default services: Unless self-hosting is
enabled, the client connects to preconfigured CrossDesk services
(
api.crossdesk.cn) for device registration, signaling, network address translation (NAT) traversal, and relay when a direct connection cannot be established. -
Update checks: On startup, the client retrieves
current release information from the CrossDesk version service
(
version.crossdesk.cn). Update checks currently continue to use the CrossDesk version service even when self-hosting is enabled. - Remote sessions: After a user initiates or accepts a remote connection, CrossDesk transmits the data required by enabled features between devices. This may include screen content, audio, keyboard and mouse input, clipboard text, and files selected by the user. Clipboard text may be synchronized automatically during a remote session. Data may travel over a direct connection or through the configured relay server when necessary.
- Self-hosting: Users may configure their own signaling and relay servers. Logging, retention, and access policies for a self-hosted server are determined by its operator.
Information processed
To provide these functions, CrossDesk may process:
- device identifiers and authentication information required for connections;
- necessary network metadata, such as IP addresses, ports, connection times, and connection status;
- standard network request information generated by update checks; and
- screen, audio, control, clipboard, and file content processed during a remote session authorized by the user.
Use and storage of information
- Device identifiers, connection settings, and user preferences are stored locally for subsequent use.
- Information processed by the official signaling and relay services is used only to establish, maintain, and relay CrossDesk connections and for service operation, security, and troubleshooting.
- Remote-session content passing through a relay is used only for real-time forwarding and is not used for advertising or user profiling.
- The CrossDesk desktop client does not contain advertising functionality and does not intentionally upload diagnostic logs, crash reports, or behavioral analytics.
- Logs and data that may be retained by self-hosted servers are controlled by their operators. Contact the relevant operator for its privacy and retention practices.
User choices
Users may:
- configure a self-hosted server instead of the default signaling and relay services;
- choose whether to initiate or accept a remote session;
- choose whether to select and transfer files;
- end a remote session to stop session-data transmission; and
- remove local CrossDesk configuration, cache, and log files.
Changes and contact
This policy may be updated as CrossDesk features or network services change. Updates will be published in this file. For privacy-related questions, contact junkun.di@hotmail.com.