📋 1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how Yotify ("we", "our", "us") collects, uses, and protects your information when you use our mobile application ("App"). By using Yotify, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
Yotify is an all-in-one mobile application that provides AI chat, AI image generation, web browsing with ad blocking, video casting via AirPlay, and Picture-in-Picture functionality.
📊 2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information Stored Locally on Your Device
The following data is stored locally on your device using SwiftyUserDefaults and is never transmitted to our servers:
| Data | Purpose | Storage |
|---|---|---|
| Chat conversations & messages | AI Chat history | Local (UserDefaults) |
| Browser bookmarks | Quick access to favorite sites | Local (UserDefaults) |
| App settings (dark mode, ad blocker, etc.) | User preferences | Local (UserDefaults) |
| Browsing cache & cookies | Faster page loading | Local (WKWebsiteDataStore) |
2.2 Information Sent to Third-Party Services
| Service | Data Sent | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Veo3 / Kling | Non-face images or objects, source video URL or template ID, prompts, basic metadata (timestamps, format, duration) | Generate AI videos and return results |
| OpenAI API (GPT-4o) | Chat messages you send | AI conversation responses |
| OpenAI API (DALL·E 3) | Image generation prompts | AI image creation |
| Firebase Analytics | Anonymous usage events | App improvement & analytics |
| Google Favicons API | Website domain names | Display bookmark icons |
2.3 Face Data (AI Video Creation)
We do not collect face data and we do not accept images or videos that contain real human faces. If an image or video contains a real human face, it must not be uploaded or used for video generation.
🤖 3. AI Features
3.1 AI Chat
When you use AI Chat, your messages are sent to the OpenAI API to generate responses. Conversations are stored locally on your device. You can delete any conversation at any time from the chat history screen.
3.2 AI Image Generation
When you request image generation, your text prompt is sent to the OpenAI DALL·E 3 API. Generated images can be viewed in full screen, saved to your Photos library, or shared using the iOS share sheet. Image URLs are stored locally within chat messages.
3.3 AI Video Creation
AI video creation uses non-face images/objects and your provided source video or URL to generate a new video. We use Veo3 or Kling to process and generate the video. Generated videos can be saved to your Photos library. See the in-app Privacy Policy screen for the detailed consent notice before uploading.
🌐 4. Web Browser & Ad Blocker
Yotify includes a built-in web browser powered by WKWebView (Apple's WebKit engine). Your browsing activity happens locally on your device and is not tracked or recorded by us.
- Bookmarks are stored locally on your device
- The ad blocker uses content rule lists to block ads and trackers client-side
- You can clear all browsing data (cache, cookies, history) at any time in Settings
- Websites you visit may set their own cookies, subject to their own privacy policies
- Websites may ask to use your camera, microphone, or location; this only happens with your permission (see Section 5)
📱 5. Device Permissions
Yotify may ask for access to the following device features. Each permission is requested through the standard iOS system prompt only when it is needed, and you can choose to allow or deny it. Denying a permission does not affect the rest of the app; only the feature that needs it will be unavailable.
| Permission | When It Is Requested | How It Is Used |
|---|---|---|
| Camera | When a website you visit in the built-in browser asks to use the camera (e.g., taking a photo to upload, video calls, scanning a QR code) | The camera image or video is provided directly to that website |
| Microphone | When a website you visit in the built-in browser asks to use the microphone (e.g., voice or video calls, voice search, recording a video to upload) | The audio is provided directly to that website |
| Location (While Using the App) | When a website you visit in the built-in browser asks for your location (e.g., maps, nearby search results) | Your location is shared only with that website and is never accessed in the background |
| Photos (Add Only) | When you save an image from a web page in the built-in browser | The image is added to your Photos library |
| Photo Library | When you save an AI-generated image or video | Used only to save AI-generated images and videos to your Photos library |
Yotify does not record or store camera, microphone, or location data, and does not send it to our servers or to any of the third-party services listed in Section 2.2. Once you allow a website to use these features, that website handles the data according to its own privacy policy.
Photos access is used only to save images and videos to your library. Yotify does not browse, collect, or upload your existing photos or videos. A photo or video leaves your device only when you explicitly select it yourself, for example for AI video creation (see Section 3.3).
📺 6. AirPlay & Video Features
Yotify allows you to cast video via AirPlay and use Picture-in-Picture mode. These features use Apple's native AVFoundation and AVKit frameworks. Video detection and playback are handled entirely on your device. No video data is transmitted to our servers.
📈 7. Analytics
We use Firebase Analytics (by Google) to collect anonymous usage data to help improve the app. This includes:
- Screen views (which screens you visit)
- Feature usage (e.g., button taps like "new chat", "toggle dark mode")
- App version and device type
- Crash reports (if applicable)
Analytics data is aggregated and anonymous. We cannot identify individual users from this data. You can limit analytics collection through your device's iOS privacy settings.
🔐 8. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information:
- All API communications use HTTPS encryption
- Local data is stored using iOS secure storage mechanisms
- No personal data is stored on our servers
- The app enforces HTTPS for all web browsing where supported
🗑️ 9. Data Retention & Deletion
Since most data is stored locally on your device, you have full control:
- Delete individual chat conversations by swiping left in chat history
- Clear all messages within a conversation from the chat menu
- Clear browsing data (cache, cookies) from Settings → Clear Cache
- Uninstalling the app removes all locally stored data
- AI video creation data is stored on our secure servers and you can delete it at any time.
👶 10. Children's Privacy
Yotify is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.
🔗 11. Third-Party Links & Services
The built-in browser allows you to visit third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any website you visit through the browser.
📝 12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
📧 13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: