Privacy Policy

Effective 29 October 2026 · Applies to Podcast Notes for iOS and Android

The short version

Podcast Notes does not ask you to register, does not collect behavioural data, and ships no analytics, ads or crash-reporting SDKs. What you save stays on your device. Episode content leaves your device only when you tap “Summarize”, and only for that one request.

1. What we collect

a) Content stored on your device (never uploaded)
Episode titles, shownotes, the notes you write, and the AI-generated summaries, points and tags are stored in a local database on your device. We cannot read them. Uninstalling the app removes them.

b) Content sent for summarization
When you tap “Summarize”, that episode’s title, shownotes and your notes are sent to an AI service to generate the summary:

Requests go through our own relay server, which does not store the content you send — it records only the token usage for that call, to deduct credits;
The content is processed by an AI model provider (e.g. DeepSeek), which returns the result;
It is used for nothing beyond that single request.

c) Anonymous account id
On first use the server issues a random ID to track remaining credits. It contains no name, email, phone number or device information. No registration or login is required.

d) Purchases
In-app purchases (extra credits) are handled entirely by Apple (iOS) or Google (Android). We never see your payment account, card number or billing details — only the confirmation that a purchase completed, so credits can be added.

e) Book lookups
Using “More around it” sends the book title as a search keyword to Douban. Nothing else is sent.

2. What we do not do

No analytics, advertising, crash-reporting or tracking SDKs;
No collection of location, contacts, photos, call logs or advertising identifiers (IDFA / AAID);
We do not sell or rent your data;
No account system, therefore no credentials.

3. Retention and deletion

On-device data: deleted when you uninstall the app, or immediately when you delete an episode inside the app;
Server side: only the random ID and usage counters are kept (no content), for credit accounting.

4. Children’s privacy

The app is not directed at children under 13. If we learn we have collected information from a child, we delete it promptly.

5. Changes to this policy

Material changes will be reflected on this page with an updated effective date.

6. Contact

Questions? Email derek@xman-aso.com.