Scope
This notice applies to LumaRelay for macOS, version 1.0 and later, distributed by Netro Labs. LumaRelay is a local-first Philips Hue controller. It does not require a Netro Labs account and does not contain a Netro Labs analytics, advertising or crash-reporting SDK.
LumaRelay is an independent utility. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Signify or Philips Hue.
Data accessed
To provide selected features, LumaRelay may access:
- local-network information used to discover and communicate with a compatible Bridge;
- Bridge, light, room, zone, scene and Entertainment-area identifiers/configuration;
- screen samples for display synchronisation;
- system-audio or microphone samples for audio-responsive modes;
- locally selected colours and lighting preferences; and
- app/device information a user chooses to include in a support email.
Screen or audio access can expose sensitive content to the app process. LumaRelay accesses it only after the user starts a mode that requires it.
Local processing and storage
Screen and audio samples are analysed in memory on the Mac for real-time lighting output. LumaRelay does not save them as recordings or upload them to Netro Labs.
The Hue application key and streaming client key are stored in the macOS Keychain. Bridge identifiers, the last known local address and fetched room, zone, light, scene and Entertainment-area configuration are held locally while the app runs. A Free-usage integrity record is stored in the app’s Application Support container with an integrity key in Keychain; the current free-first release does not enforce a session limit.
Data transmitted from the device
Lighting commands and configuration requests are sent to the user’s compatible Bridge over the local network.
LumaRelay first searches for a Bridge using Bonjour on the local network. If no Bridge is found within that local search, it makes a request to https://discovery.meethue.com, a Signify/Philips Hue service, to obtain Bridge discovery results. The request has no LumaRelay account or screen/audio content. Signify can receive ordinary network information needed to answer the request, such as the public IP address, request time and standard connection metadata, under its own privacy practices.
LumaRelay does not send Bridge credentials, Hue configuration, screen samples, audio samples or lighting commands to Netro Labs. It contains no Netro Labs backend, analytics, advertising or crash-reporting integration.
Permissions
Local network
Local-network access is required for Bridge discovery, pairing, control and synchronisation. Denying it prevents those features.
Screen recording or capture
Screen access is required for display synchronisation and for macOS system-audio capture. Colour, Themes and Home controls remain available without it. LumaRelay does not begin capture until the user starts the relevant mode.
Microphone
Microphone access is optional and is used only for Clap mode. Music mode analyses macOS system audio and does not use the microphone. Audio is analysed in memory and is not retained as a recording.
Third-party hardware and services
LumaRelay uses Apple platform frameworks for Keychain storage, networking, screen/system-audio capture and microphone access. These operating-system features do not create a Netro Labs account or upload captured content to Netro Labs. Signify operates the optional Hue discovery service described above and the user-owned Hue Bridge receives local control and streaming traffic.
Philips Hue is a third-party trademark. Compatibility language does not imply a partnership, certification or endorsement.
Retention and deletion
Pairing credentials remain in Keychain until the user chooses Settings → Hue Bridge → Forget This Bridge, removes them through macOS credential controls or erases the Mac. Removing the app alone may not remove Keychain records.
Forget This Bridge removes the selected Bridge’s application/streaming keys and legacy pairing records from Keychain, then clears its cached rooms, zones, lights, scenes, Entertainment areas and selections from LumaRelay. It does not factory-reset the Hue Bridge, delete scenes stored on the Bridge, change macOS permissions, or reset purchase and Free-usage records.
Screen and audio samples exist only while the selected mode is running and are released when capture stops. LumaRelay’s optional clap diagnostics are off by default; when deliberately enabled for troubleshooting, they log numeric analysis measurements rather than audio samples.
No account-deletion page is provided because no Netro Labs account is currently claimed. A cloud entitlement or account system would trigger a separate deletion process and policy update.
Your rights and contact
For local information, practical controls include stopping capture, changing system permissions, forgetting the Bridge and removing the app. Netro Labs cannot retrieve local-only LumaRelay information because the app does not upload it to Netro Labs.
Netro Labs is operated by James Nettey, who acts as controller for support correspondence. Privacy and data-rights enquiries can be sent to support@zedipass.com.
If a user chooses to email support, their email provider and the Netro Labs support mailbox process the address, message, attachments and delivery information needed to receive and answer the request. This processing is necessary to respond to the user’s request and for Netro Labs’ legitimate interests in providing support, securing the service and maintaining necessary records. Correspondence is kept only as long as needed to respond, support users, maintain necessary records, resolve disputes, protect legal rights or meet legal obligations.
Depending on where a user lives and the applicable legal basis, they may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability or objection concerning correspondence held by Netro Labs. A user may also complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.
Revisions
This permanent URL will be reviewed whenever LumaRelay changes its hardware support, discovery, capture, microphone, credentials, accounts, analytics, purchases, SDKs or data transmission. Material changes will be posted here with updated effective and review dates.