Privacy Policy

1. The short version

The app works without an account. If you choose not to sign in, your release plans, tasks and notes never leave your device. They live in local storage on your phone.

You can optionally sign in with Apple or Google to back up and sync your data to our cloud. If you do, the data described below is stored on our servers.

If you buy Backstage Pro, Apple handles the payment, and we receive a record of the purchase so the app knows Pro is active (see section 3).

We do not sell your data. We do not show ads. We do not run third-party analytics or tracking inside the app.

2. What we collect, and only if you sign in

Signing in is optional and can be skipped. If you sign in:

• Email address. Provided by Apple or Google through their sign-in flows. Used solely to identify your account so we can sync your data across your devices.
• Your release plan data. This includes the title, type, and date of releases you create; the tasks the app generates or that you add; any text you type into tasks (notes, captions, contact handles); and the cover art images you choose for releases.
• Crash and error reports. If the app crashes or hits an error, we receive a technical report through Sentry that helps us fix the issue. These reports contain the error type, a stack trace, and your device model and operating system version. They do not contain your release content, contact details, or your email.

We do not collect your name, phone number, contacts list, location, audio recordings, microphone input, advertising identifier, or browsing behavior.

3. Purchases (Backstage Pro)

Backstage Pro is sold through Apple's App Store as a subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase.

• Payment is handled entirely by Apple. We never see or store your card number, billing address, or Apple Account details.
• Purchase records. To check whether Pro is active, the app uses RevenueCat, a subscription service. RevenueCat receives the App Store's record of your purchase (which product, when it was bought, when it renews or ends) together with an app user ID. If you are not signed in, that ID is a random anonymous identifier created on your device. If you are signed in, it is your Backstage account ID, so Pro follows you to your other devices. We may also keep your Pro status with your account in our database.
• RevenueCat does not receive your release content, your notes, or your email address from the app.
• You can manage or cancel a subscription at any time in your Apple Account settings. Cancelling Pro does not delete anything you made in the app.

4. How your data is stored

• On your device: all app data is stored in a local database. This database stays on your phone unless you sign in for sync.
• In the cloud (only if signed in): synced data is stored in Supabase (a cloud database provider). Cover art images are stored in Supabase Storage. Both are protected by per-user row-level security so other users cannot access your data.
• Crash reports: sent to Sentry, retained according to Sentry's standard 90-day policy.

5. Sharing

We do not share your personal data with third parties for marketing or advertising. We do use the following services to operate the app:

• Supabase for database and storage (only if you sign in).
• Apple and Google as sign-in providers (only if you choose to sign in).
• Sentry for anonymous crash and error reporting.
• Apple for App Store payments, and RevenueCat for checking purchases (only if you buy Pro).

These providers process data on our behalf under their own terms.

Waitlist. If you join the waitlist on our website, your email address is stored with AppMate, the service that runs the form, along with a country code and technical details of the signup. We use your email only to tell you when the app is out. To be removed, write to bkstg.helpdesk@gmail.com.

6. Your rights

• You can use the entire app without signing in.
• You can sign out at any time from Settings. Your local data stays on the device.
• You can delete a release inside the app, which also tombstones it in cloud sync so it is removed from our servers.
• You can request full deletion of your account and all associated data by emailing the address below.

7. Children

The app is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us data, contact us and we will delete it.

8. Changes to this policy

If we make material changes to this policy we will update the effective date and, if you are signed in, surface a notice inside the app on next launch.

9. Contact

For questions, data requests, or deletion: bkstg.helpdesk@gmail.com