Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how the TelePrompter app for iPhone, iPad and Mac (“TelePrompter”, “the App”, “we”, “us”) handles information. It applies to the App and to this website. By using the App you agree to this policy.

1. Information we collect

We do not collect any personal data. The App has no sign-in, no account system and no servers of our own. We do not use advertising, analytics or tracking software, and we do not include third-party data-collecting SDKs. For this reason the App’s App Store privacy label is “Data Not Collected”.

The App does create content on your device so that it can work. This content is never sent to us:

2. Device permissions

The App asks for permission before using sensitive features, and only uses them for the purpose shown:

• Camera: to record video of you while you read your script. Used only while the camera screen or window is open. On a Mac this includes the built-in camera, an iPhone used with Continuity Camera, and external cameras you connect.
• Microphone: to record audio with your video, and to listen while you use Voice Follow or the Rehearsal Coach.
• Speech recognition: so the script can follow your voice, so the Rehearsal Coach can give feedback, and to create captions.
• Photos (add only): to save the takes you choose to keep to your photo library. The App cannot read your existing photos.

You can allow or deny each permission, and change your choice at any time in Settings › TelePrompter on iPhone and iPad, or in System Settings › Privacy & Security on a Mac. Features that need a permission you have turned off simply won’t be available.

3. Apple services the App uses

Some features rely on services built into iOS, iPadOS and macOS. These are provided by Apple and covered by Apple’s Privacy Policy:

• Speech recognition. Captions are always created on your device. Voice Follow and the Rehearsal Coach run on your device when it supports your language; otherwise Apple may process the audio to recognize speech. We never receive this audio or its transcript.
• Apple Intelligence. The Writing Studio, Script Assistant and coaching tips use Apple’s on-device models. Your text is processed on your device and is not sent to us.
• In-App Purchases. Subscriptions are processed by Apple through the App Store. We never see your name, email address or payment details; we only receive confirmation from Apple that a subscription is active.
• Siri, Shortcuts and Picture in Picture. These work through iOS on your device.
• Floating prompter on Mac. The floating prompter is an ordinary window on your Mac. By default it is excluded from screen sharing and screen recordings so others don’t see your script. The App does not record or read your screen and never asks for Screen Recording permission.
• More Apps. To list our other apps in Settings, the App asks Apple’s public App Store service for them. This request contains no personal information.
• Crash reports. If you choose to share analytics with app developers in Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements (on a Mac, System Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements), Apple may provide us with anonymous crash reports and usage statistics. These do not identify you, and we use them only to fix problems.

4. How information is shared

We do not sell, rent, trade or share personal data with anyone, because we don’t have any. Your content leaves your device only when you choose, for example when you export a script, share a video, save to Photos or use AirDrop. When you share, the content goes to the app or person you pick, and their privacy practices apply.

5. Advertising and tracking

The App shows no ads and does not track you across other companies’ apps or websites. It does not use the advertising identifier, so it never asks for tracking permission.

6. Keeping and deleting your data

Because your content stays on your device, you are always in control of it:

• Delete any script or video in the App at any time. Deleted scripts go to Recently Deleted first, where you can remove them for good.
• Deleting the App from an iPhone or iPad removes its scripts, recordings and settings from that device. On a Mac, the App’s data is kept in its container in your Library folder (~/Library/Containers) after you move the App to the Trash, until you delete that folder too. Copies you saved to Photos, saved elsewhere with Save a Copy, shared with others, or that are included in iCloud, computer or Time Machine backups are kept until you delete them there.
• Scripts and videos are not synced between your devices. Each device keeps its own.
• The free-recording count is kept in your device’s Keychain and may remain after the App is deleted. It contains no personal information.

We do not keep any copy of your data, so there is nothing for us to delete on our side. If you have a question about your data, contact us at appqueries.desk@yahoo.com.

7. Security

Your content is protected by the security of your device, including iOS Data Protection, your passcode, Face ID and Touch ID, and on a Mac the App Sandbox, your login password and FileVault. Because the App does not transmit your content to us, it is not exposed to our servers.

8. Children’s privacy

The App is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, for example by email, contact us and we will delete it.

9. Your rights

Depending on where you live, laws such as the GDPR in the EU and UK or the CCPA in California give you rights to access, correct, delete or move your personal data, and to object to how it is used. Because we do not collect or hold personal data, there is normally nothing for us to provide. You can still contact us at any time and we will respond. If you email us, we use your email address and message only to reply, and delete them once your request is resolved.

10. Changes to this policy

If we change how the App handles information, we will update this page and change the date at the top.

11. Contact us

Questions about this policy or your privacy? Email appqueries.desk@yahoo.com.