Privacy Policy
Home Video Player (“the App”) is an iPad and Mac application that plays video files stored on your device or on USB drives connected to it. This Privacy Policy explains what data the App handles and what it does not. The App is operated by Kirill Ustiuzhanin (“we”, “us”). For any privacy questions, contact support@homevideoplayer.app.
Short version
- We do not collect personal data.
- We do not use analytics, tracking, advertising, or crash reporting SDKs.
- An optional AI translation feature uses our proxy server; details below.
- Your video files, subtitles, and library never leave your device.
- Purchases are processed by Apple, not by us.
Data the App stores on your device
The App stores the following information locally, in encrypted on-device storage (MMKV) and the system file system. None of it is sent to us.
- Library metadata: file names, durations, watch progress, last opened time, sort and search preferences.
- Player preferences: playback speed, audio and subtitle track choices, subtitle font size, autoplay setting.
- Trial state: the date you first opened the App and how many trial days have been used. See the iCloud section below.
- Downloaded files: if you copy videos or subtitles from a USB drive into the App, those files are stored in the App’s Documents folder on your device.
You can erase all of this at any time by deleting the App. iOS will remove all local data along with it.
iCloud Keychain (trial state only)
To keep the free trial consistent across your Apple devices, the App stores a small record of trial usage in your iCloud Keychain. This record contains only the trial start date and the number of trial days used. It is encrypted by Apple, synced through your own iCloud account, and never reaches us. If you sign out of iCloud or disable Keychain sync in iOS Settings, this synchronization stops.
In-app purchases
Purchases and subscription management are handled entirely by Apple through StoreKit. We never see your payment details, Apple ID, billing address, or full transaction history. Apple sends the App a receipt confirming whether your purchase is valid; that receipt stays on the device. Apple’s handling of payment data is described in the Apple Privacy Policy.
Network connections
The App is designed to work fully offline. It makes outbound network requests only in these specific situations:
- Apple servers — for in-app purchase validation and iCloud Keychain sync. These are operated by Apple under their own privacy terms.
- Subtitle translation — offline (default) — the tap-on-word and sentence translation in subtitles uses Apple’s native Translation API on iOS 18 and later, which runs fully on-device (offline) once the language model has been downloaded. On iOS 17 and earlier, the App falls back to the MyMemory API (
api.mymemory.translated.net): the text you ask to translate is sent to that third-party service. We do not send any identifier with the request. This is the default mode and a request is sent only when you tap to translate. - Subtitle translation — AI (optional, off by default) — when you enable “AI translation” in Settings, or override it for a specific video, the selected word or sentence is sent to our proxy at
homevideoplayer.app/api, which forwards it to DeepSeek (api.deepseek.com) and returns the translation. We do not log the translated text. The proxy uses an anonymous per-device identifier (a UUID kept in your iOS Keychain on the device) to apply rate limits; the request counter lives in server memory for up to 24 hours and is never written to disk or to a database. No Apple ID, name, email, or location is sent. - Library cover art (optional) — when “Online enrichment” is enabled in Settings (default on), the App sends folder and file names to Apple’s iTunes Search API (
itunes.apple.com) to fetch cover art and basic metadata (year, genre, short description). Only the parsed title is sent — no Apple ID, device identifier, or personal data. Apple’s privacy terms apply. Cached cover art is stored locally in the App’s Documents folder. You can disable this in Settings → Library Metadata → Online enrichment; with it off, the App generates thumbnails from your video files entirely on-device.
The App does not connect to any analytics, advertising, or tracking services. It does not load remote configuration files or feature flags.
Permissions the App requests
The App does not request access to your camera, microphone, photo library, contacts, calendar, location, or local network. It only reads files you explicitly add to it through the iOS Files app or a connected USB drive.
Children
The App is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children, because we do not collect data from anyone.
Your rights (GDPR, CCPA)
Because we do not collect or store your data on any server, there is nothing on our side to access, export, correct, or delete. All data described above lives on your device and your iCloud Keychain, both of which are under your direct control. You can erase everything by deleting the App and, optionally, removing the “Home Video Player” entry from iCloud Keychain in iOS Settings.
For purchase records, Apple is the data controller. Refund and data requests for purchases must go through Apple.
Changes to this policy
If we change how the App handles data — for example, by adding a new feature that connects to a network service — we will update this page and change the “Last updated” date above. Material changes will also be described in the App’s release notes on the App Store.
Contact
Questions or concerns: support@homevideoplayer.app.