Privacy Policy

Introduction

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data by not collecting any data from you at all. This Privacy Policy explains how we do not collect, use, or disclose your information when you use our TippyTip application ("App").

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use the App.

Your data

Personal Data

We do not collect any personal data from you at all. If you enable the optional OpenAI API for automatic tagging and summarization, your API key is securely stored on device only.

Only if you enable optional AI features: Web content from your links are shared with OpenAI API service for the purpose of generating/moderating summaries and tags if you choose to enable this feature. If you do not enable this feature, nothing leaves your device unless you export your link collection via CSV or export your audio summaries via the download button which empowers you to share it with others. TippyTip sees none of this, there is no central server that TippyTip reports back to.

How We Use Your Information

TippyTip doesn't collect any data from you at all, so we don't use it for anything. However, if you enable optional AI features, the app will store that API key in the iOS device's secure keychain and use your OpenAI API key to generate summaries and tags for your links. The only thing that the app sends to OpenAI API in the case that you enable this feature is the webpage content from the links you have saved.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

TippyTip doesn't collect any data from you at all, so we don't share it with anyone. However, there are two optional features that use third party services which if enabled will share your data securely with the following services:

Third-Party Service Providers

• Apple (optional): TippyTip will use iCloud to sync your data across device that are signed into the same iClodu account and have TippyTip installed, but only if you enable this feature. This is turned off by default. This includes your saved links and any summaries or tags and audio summaries generated in the app, ONLY if you enable this feature.
• OpenAI (optional): For processing content summarization requests, webpage content from the links you have saved is shared with OpenAI API service ONLY if you enable this feature.

Legal Requirements

The developer of TippyTip is not liable for any data shared with third party services. Users are responsible for the security of their own iCloud and OpenAI accounts. TippyTip does not collect any data in a central location (it is all on-device or in your iCloud account if you opt to use the optional iCloud sync feature) and so could never be compelled to share your data.

Business Transfers

If the developer of TippyTip--or if TippyTip were ever to be incorporated into the portfolio of an LLC or corporation that decided as such--chose to add additional features that may require further data sharing, users would have to opt-in to any new data sharing before that was enabled on their devices. However, this app is a pet project of a solo developer to solve a narrow use case and so this is unlikely.

Data Security

Users are responsible for the security of their own devices, iCloud accounts, and OpenAI accounts. TippyTip does not collect any data in a central location (it is all on your device [and in your iCloud account if you opt to use the optional iCloud sync feature]).

Your Data Rights

• The right to access the personal information we have about you: We collect nothing about you at all.
• The right to request that we correct any personal information we have about you: We collect nothing about you at all.
• The right to request that we delete any personal information we have about you: We collect nothing about you at all. You can wipe your data from the app in settings or delete the app and all data from your device (and iCloud if you opt to use the optional iCloud sync feature).
• The right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information: We collect nothing about you at all.
• The right to data portability: We collect nothing about you at all. We provide multiple ways to export your data from the app.

Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information of any sort for any age.

App Store Required Disclosures

Data Collection and Use

The following table outlines the data we collect and how it is used:

Data Type	Purpose	Linked to You?
None	We do not collect any data from you at all.	No

Third-Party Data Sharing

We may share certain data with the following third-party services, however, this is shared directly from the app to the third party service and not sent through any central TippyTip server (none exist):

• Apple CloudKit: For syncing your data across devices (if you enable iCloud)
• OpenAI: For AI-powered content summarization (only the specific content you choose to summarize)

Data Retention

We collect nothing about you at all, so we do not retain any data. You can delete data from the app from an option in settings or by deleting the app from your device(s).

Data Security

Your data is primarily stored locally on your device. If you enable iCloud synchronization, your data is also stored in your personal iCloud account according to Apple's privacy and security practices.

Tracking

TippyTip does not track you across other apps and websites. We respect your App Tracking Transparency preferences.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may make minor updates to our Privacy Policy from time to time to improve wording and clarity, but any material changes to the privacy policy will require an opt in. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: tim@drjones.org