Privacy & Terms

I take your privacy seriously! I don’t like it when apps needlessly collect a bunch of data about me, and I bet you don’t either. I neither want nor need to know anything about your personal data. I’ve designed Tinseltown to ensure that your data stays completely private.

Any data that Tinseltown uses to function, such as titles on your watchlist or list of subscribed services, is stored on your device and synced with your personal iCloud account.

Tinseltown uses TelemetryDeck to collect anonymized usage data. This helps me understand how users are using the app and how I can improve it. TelemetryDeck does not collect any personally identifiable information. You can read more about TelemetryDeck’s privacy policy at https://telemetrydeck.com/privacy

If you sign-up for a Tinseltown VIP subscription, additional non-personally identifiable data will be kept. Your billing information, address, and name are all maintained by the App Store and are not visible to me. I will simply get information about whether or not you have purchased a subscription, the term you signed up for and when it is due to expire. This is all made available to me in an anonymous fashion. This anonymous data is also shared with my purchase provider (RevenueCat).

For non-subscribers Tinseltown may display advertisements within the application. These are managed by Google’s AdMob system. I have done my best to configure my advertising to minimize the privacy considerations often inherit with advertising. You can read more about Google’s Privacy policies here.

Email Newsletter

By signing up for the optional Tinseltown email list, you are providing your email address. This data will be used to send occasional promotional emails. You can opt out of these emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of these emails. SendGrid Analytics are used to track the open and click-through rate of these emails. None of your personal data is used for any uses other than associated with these marketing messages.

Personally-Identifying Information

Tinseltown does not gather or transmit any Personally-Identifying Information outside of your local device. It only stores preferences about the user interface within its local database or in the user’s iCloud account.

Business Transfers

If Tinseltown, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Tinseltown goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, this policy and its effects may change or be amended. (As Tinseltown does not collect any information about you there is very little effect this would likely have in practice.)

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Tinseltown may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and at Tinseltown’s sole discretion. Your continued use of this app after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

Indemnity

You hereby indemnify us and undertake to keep us indemnified against any losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, legal expenses and any amounts paid by us to a third party in settlement of a claim or dispute on the advice of our legal advisers) incurred or suffered by us arising out of use of this app or any breach by you of any provision of these terms of use, or arising out of any claim that you have breached any provision of these terms of use.

Updated: March 31, 2024 by Tim Schmitz.