Are the Plugin Author collecting my site’s user data?

No, Never. The Plugin author company or the Plugin author are not collecting any IP information. The plugin is hosted on the official WordPress.org Plugin repository. We strictly follow WordPress.org Plugin repository guidelines, and It says we can’t collect any user information without their clear contest as described on https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-org/detailed-plugin-guidelines/#7-plugins-may-not-track-users-without-their-consent