Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

Introduction

Highwind ("the App") is developed by LaPlante Labs LLC. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how the App handles information when you use it.

Data Collection

Highwind does not collect any personal data. The App is designed to run entirely on your local device and does not transmit any information to external servers, including:

• No telemetry or usage analytics
• No crash reports sent externally
• No personal information collected
• No tracking cookies or identifiers
• No account registration required

Local Data Access

To provide its functionality, the App accesses the following local system information:

• Microsoft Defender Status: Real-time protection state, engine versions, and signature information
• Windows Event Logs: Security and Defender-related event logs for display purposes
• Windows Firewall: Profile settings, rule definitions and, only if you have turned on Windows firewall auditing, the allow and block events Windows records for connections
• Device Control Policies: Local device control policy configurations
• WDAC Policies: Windows Defender Application Control policy files
• System Information: Computer name, IP address, and OS version for display in the UI

All of this information remains on your device and is only used to display security status within the App.

Remote Connections

The App includes optional functionality to connect to remote machines via WinRM (Windows Remote Management). When using this feature:

• Connections are initiated only by you, the user
• All communication occurs directly between your device and the target machine
• No data passes through any third-party servers
• Remote connection credentials are not stored by the App

Data Storage

The App may store the following data locally on your device:

• Application Settings: Your preferences and UI configurations
• Cached Data: Temporary cache of security information for performance

This data is stored in your local AppData folder and is not accessible to external parties.

Third-Party Services

Highwind does not integrate with any third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking services.

If you download the App from the Microsoft Store, Microsoft's standard Store policies apply to the download and installation process. Please refer to Microsoft's Privacy Statement for information about the Microsoft Store.

Highwind Fleet and optional reporting

Highwind Fleet, the optional management portal, and the optional reporting to your own Azure storage are features you deploy and turn on yourself, in your own Microsoft Azure and Entra ID tenant.

• What a device reports (posture, application and firewall information) goes to the service your organization runs. LaPlante Labs does not receive it and cannot see it.
• Firewall reporting is off unless your administrator turns it on. It reports connection summaries such as the program, port and remote address. It does not read the contents of network traffic.
• Highwind does not look up IP addresses online. Country and network owner come from databases that ship with the service, or from ranges your administrator imports.
• A Highwind Fleet license file is checked on your own server; it is not sent to LaPlante Labs.

Requesting a Fleet trial

If you send a trial request through this website, the details you type into the form (name, work email, company and your answers) are emailed to LaPlante Labs support. We use them only to reply to your request and to provide the trial, and we do not sell or share them. Write to support@laplantelabs.com to ask us to delete them.

Children's Privacy

The App is a system administration tool intended for IT professionals and is not directed at children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

• Publisher: LaPlante Labs LLC
• Contact: support@laplantelabs.com