BleepFM Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Iterative Key LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) handles information in BleepFM (the “app”), our generative music app for Android, iPhone, and iPad. It applies to the app only. Our website is covered by the separate website privacy policy.
BleepFM is designed to work entirely on your device. Every song is composed by the app while it plays. It does not require an account, has no ads, analytics, or crash reporting, and does not connect to the internet: it has no network access at all.
Information stored on your device
To do its job, the app stores its settings on your device: your theme and the meditation session length you chose last. Your language is kept by your device, in its per-app language setting.
This information is kept in the app’s private storage, which other apps cannot read. It is never sent to us, and we have no way to see it. Uninstalling the app deletes it. The app keeps no history of what you listen to.
Playing in the background
While music plays, the app shows a media notification on Android, and Now Playing controls on the lock screen and in Control Center on iPhone and iPad, so you can pause, skip to a new episode, or stop. These are shown by your device; nothing is sent anywhere. The app pauses itself when another app needs the audio (for example, a phone call) or, on Android, when you unplug your headphones.
Backup and moving to a new device
If Android backup is turned on for your phone, Android can include the app’s settings in your device backup, and can copy them when you transfer your data to a new phone. This backup is made and stored by Android in your own Google account, under your control. It is not sent to us, and we cannot access it. You can turn backup off, or delete existing backups, in your phone’s Settings (usually under Google, then Backup) or in your Google account. Google’s handling of backups is described in the Google Privacy Policy.
On iPhone and iPad, the app’s settings are included when you back your device up with iCloud Backup, or to a computer, and come back when you restore that backup. This backup is made by iOS and stored in your own iCloud account or on your computer, under your control. It is not sent to us, and we cannot access it. Apple’s handling of backups is described in the Apple Privacy Policy.
Permissions the app uses
On Android, the app asks only to run a media playback service, so the music can keep playing with the screen off or while you use other apps. On iPhone and iPad, the app plays audio in the background for the same reason. It asks for no other permissions.
The app does not access the internet, your location, contacts, camera, microphone, photos, files, or other accounts.
Updates
On Android, when you open the app, it may ask Google Play whether a newer version is available and offer to install it. That check is made by the Google Play app on your device, under Google’s privacy policy; BleepFM itself sends nothing.
Links
The app’s About and Settings screens link to this policy and to the app’s page on our website. They open in your browser, which is covered by its own privacy policy and by our website privacy policy.
How we use and share information
We do not collect information from the app, so we have nothing to use or share. We do not sell, rent, or trade your information, and we do not share it for advertising. If Iterative Key LLC is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, this policy will continue to apply.
Security
Information on your device is protected by the system’s app sandbox and your device’s storage encryption.
Your choices and rights
You can delete everything the app has stored by uninstalling it, or on Android by clearing the app’s storage in your phone’s Settings. A copy may remain in your Android or iCloud backup until you delete it or the backup is replaced.
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete your personal information. Because we do not collect any, everything the app knows about you is on your device and in your control. If you have a question or a request, please contact us.
Children’s privacy
BleepFM is suitable for all ages. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, and the app collects no personal information from anyone. If you have a concern, please contact us.
Changes to this policy
If we change how the app handles information, we will update this policy on this page and change the effective date above. If the changes are significant, we will also let you know in the app or in its store listing.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email us at [email protected].