Privacy Policy

Which version this covers

This policy covers Ghost Beat, including the V3 update and its TestFlight builds. Features described as V3 apply when you install that version. This page does not mean V3 has been released on the App Store. V2 does not include V3's iCloud sync or TelemetryDeck integration.

You do not need a Ghost Beat account. Apple handles the Apple Account used for purchases and optional iCloud sync.

Your practice data

Settings, routines, presets, practice history, timing results, daily goals, and notes are saved on your device. Ghost Beat can keep local recovery copies to protect data during updates or after a storage error. This practice content is not sent to our analytics service.

Optional iCloud sync in V3

Sync is off by default. If you enable it in Settings, Ghost Beat uses Apple's CloudKit service to store routines, presets, saved practice sessions (including notes and timing information), and your daily goal in your Apple Account's private iCloud database. This lets your devices share that library. It is not a public database or a developer-operated server, and we cannot browse other users' private libraries.

Microphone recordings, live audio, MIDI performances, microphone calibration, input choices, permissions, notification preferences, and purchase entitlements are not uploaded to this library. An account-specific iCloud identifier and sync metadata are used locally to keep the library attached to the right Apple Account.

Turning sync off stops future syncing but does not delete existing local or iCloud copies. To remove cloud data, turn sync off on all your devices first, then use Apple's iCloud storage controls for Ghost Beat. Otherwise a device can upload its local copy again. Ghost Beat does not currently offer an in-app button to erase the entire cloud library. Apple manages iCloud storage and retention under its privacy policy.

Microphone and connected instruments

V3 can use microphone or connected audio input for Start on Sound, calibration, silence detection, and automatic practice tracking. Microphone permission is requested when needed. Incoming audio is analyzed live on the device, not saved as a recording or uploaded. Derived practice times and results can be saved in your history and synced if you enable iCloud.

You can also choose a connected MIDI instrument. MIDI note messages are processed on the device to detect playing. Performances are not recorded or sent to analytics. These optional features can be turned off in the app, and microphone permission can be revoked in your device's privacy settings.

App-session analytics in V3

Ghost Beat uses TelemetryDeck to understand how often the app is used and which devices and app versions to support. It sends app-session start events, not a log of your drumming sessions, and does not measure practice duration through this analytics integration.

Events include a hashed device or installation identifier, a random session identifier, a timestamp, and technical metadata. This includes app version and build, operating system, device model and architecture, screen characteristics, language, locale, region, time zone, calendar information, interface and accessibility preferences, SDK version, and whether the build is from TestFlight, the App Store, a simulator, or a development run.

We do not send your name, email, Apple Account or iCloud identifier, routine or preset contents, notes, practice history or totals, microphone audio or levels, MIDI messages, input-device names, or purchase receipts to TelemetryDeck. No advertising identifier is used, and this data is not used for advertising tracking or linked by us to your real-world identity.

Signals can be queued on your device and sent over HTTPS when a connection is available. TelemetryDeck says it does not store IP addresses. Its current privacy FAQ describes European hosting and says there is no fixed deletion schedule for stored analytics events. Closing a TelemetryDeck organization account does not necessarily delete those events. We do not promise a shorter retention period.

Analytics is enabled in V3 and there is currently no in-app analytics switch. Turning off iCloud or microphone access does not turn off these separate app-session events. We do not sell analytics data or use it to track you across other companies' apps and websites.

Ghost Beat Pro

Pro is an optional one-time purchase, not a subscription. Apple processes payment and manages purchase history and restoration. Ghost Beat checks StoreKit transactions to determine whether Pro is unlocked. We do not receive your payment-card details, and the app does not upload purchase receipts to our own server or TelemetryDeck.

Notifications

V3 can schedule local practice reminders and daily-goal completion alerts if you allow notifications. These are generated on your device. You can control them in Ghost Beat and your system notification settings.

Retention and your choices

You control your local library through the app's available delete and reset controls. With sync enabled, deletions are synced. Recovery copies and sync deletion markers may remain to prevent data loss or deleted items returning. Turning off sync or deleting the app alone does not erase iCloud data. Device backups and iCloud copies are managed through Apple.

If you email support, we receive the address and information you choose to send, and use that correspondence to respond and resolve the request. Please avoid sending sensitive information or other people's practice data. Contact us about access, correction, or deletion requests. We do not have a Ghost Beat account directory or a way to identify your TelemetryDeck events from your name or email alone.

Younger users

Ghost Beat does not ask for a name, date of birth, or contact details in the app. The V3 technical analytics described above apply regardless of age. A parent or guardian can contact us about privacy questions or information shared with support.

This website

Our hosting and content-delivery providers process normal web requests, such as IP address and browser information, to deliver and protect this site. The app's on-device audio processing and private library are separate from visiting the website.

Changes and contact

We will update this page and its date if these practices change. For privacy questions, contact [email protected].