Privacy & security

DETECTION WITHOUT
SURVEILLANCE.

Vaping happens in the places you can’t watch — and shouldn’t. VapeSense was designed so you never have to choose between safety and privacy.

Front of the Vape Sense sensor
0CAMERAS
0MICROPHONES
100%ENCRYPTED
0FIREWALL CHANGES
01 What it never captures
NOTHING TO SEE.
NOTHING TO HEAR.

A toilet, a changing room, a hospital washroom. These are spaces where people have every right to privacy. So VapeSense reads only one thing: the air.

  • No camera — no images or video, ever
  • No microphone — no audio of any kind
  • Reads the air and nothing else
  • Nothing that identifies a person
  • Suitable for washrooms and changing rooms where cameras are prohibited
02 Where your data lives
ON YOUR SITE.
IN YOUR HANDS.

Readings and events stay on your own network, on the sensor or hub. There is no mandatory cloud account and no vendor holding your history.

  • Self-hosted on your local network
  • No mandatory third-party cloud
  • Export your alert history whenever you need it
  • Nothing from outside can connect in to your network
03 How it’s protected
SECURE BY DESIGN.

A sensor network is only as trustworthy as its weakest device. VapeSense is built so your IT team doesn’t have to worry about it.

  • Everything between sensors, hub and staff is encrypted
  • Each sensor is individually secured — one can’t see another’s data
  • Only approved sensors can join your system
  • Role-based access: Admin, IT staff and view-only Teacher / Staff
  • Automatic updates, so security fixes reach every unit
  • Tamper alert if anyone opens, covers or removes a sensor
04 For your IT team
NO SURPRISES
FOR IT.
  • Runs on your existing Wi-Fi or wired network
  • No port-forwarding and no inbound firewall rules
  • Secure remote access without a VPN or static IP
  • No third-party cloud account required

We share the full network and security details directly with your IT team, along with the datasheet and installation guide.

Line drawing of the Vape Sense sensor
05 The honest part
WHAT IT TELLS YOU — AND WHAT IT DOESN’T.

VapeSense tells staff that vaping or smoking happened, where, when and how severe. It never tells them who. The response is always human — and that is how it should be.

Privacy obligations differ by country and sector. Involve your data protection lead before deployment; we are happy to provide the information they need for their assessment.

QUESTIONS ABOUT
PRIVACY?

Your governors, DPO or IT team can ask us anything. We’ll give straight answers and the documents they need.

No cameras
No microphones
Blocks false alarms