Privacy Policy
The PXLBLZ-IDE Controller Helper collects no personal data, stores no personal data, and transmits no personal data to us or to any third party. There is no analytics, no tracking, and no account.
What the extension does
The extension is a local-network transport relay. The
PXLBLZ-IDE
web app is served over HTTPS, but a Pixelblaze LED controller speaks plain
ws:// on your local network, which a secure web page cannot
open directly. The extension owns that local connection on the page's behalf
and relays the controller's WebSocket and HTTP traffic back and forth.
Data we collect
None. The extension does not collect, log, sell, or share any user data. It contains no analytics or telemetry of any kind.
Where data goes
- Controller traffic stays on your local network. Pattern source you compile, the bytecode sent to a controller, control values, brightness, and pixel-map data travel only between your browser and the controller at the local IP address you connect to. None of it is sent to us or stored anywhere outside your own devices.
-
Device discovery (optional). When you open the "discover"
control in the app, the extension makes a single HTTPS request to
discover.electromage.com— the official Pixelblaze cloud discovery service operated by the controller's manufacturer (Electromage) — which returns the local IP addresses of your own controllers as matched by your network's public IP. This is the only request the extension makes outside your local network, it is triggered only by you, and it is governed by Electromage's own privacy practices. You can connect entirely by typing a local IP address and never trigger it. - Remote code. To compile a pattern the extension downloads the controller's own compiler from the controller itself (over your local network) and runs it in an isolated sandbox. No code is loaded from any server we operate.
Permissions
- Access to a controller's local address (optional, granted per device): requested only when you connect to a specific controller, and scoped to that controller's exact IP address. It is used solely to relay that controller's traffic.
- discover.electromage.com: used only for the optional device discovery described above.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new "last updated" date.
Contact
Questions: jon@whiteroomsoftware.com.