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Armadillo TV: Privacy Policy

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Last updated: [DATE]

The short version: Armadillo TV collects nothing about you. There are no accounts, no analytics, no telemetry, and no tracking. We designed it that way on purpose.

Data that stays on your devices

Everything the app knows lives locally on your PC: your channel database, program guide, recordings, favorites, watch progress, and settings (in %LOCALAPPDATA%). Your provider credentials are encrypted with Windows DPAPI and never leave your machine: the companion server streams to your phone without ever exposing them.

The companion server runs on your own network (your home LAN), not ours. It is not exposed to the internet by the Software, and its access password is stored only as a salted hash on your PC. We never see it.

Network connections the Software makes

  1. Your content sources: the app talks directly to the playlist/portal you configured. We are not in that path and cannot see it.
  2. License check: a read-only fetch of a small policy file; no personal data. If you enter a license key, the Software verifies it offline, against a public key embedded in the app; the key itself is not sent anywhere for this check.
  3. Purchases: license keys are sold through Stripe. We never see your card number, and Stripe's handling of your payment is governed by Stripe's privacy policy. When a purchase completes, your license key is emailed to you using Resend.
  4. Update check: fetches version information; no personal data.
  5. Google Cast: if you use the cast button on the companion page, the page loads Google's Cast SDK from Google's servers, subject to Google's privacy policy. Nothing loads unless you cast.
  6. OpenSubtitles: only if you add your own API key in Settings; subject to OpenSubtitles' terms.

Support requests

The support form on our website is handled by Netlify Forms. Whatever you type into it (and the email address you provide, if any) is delivered to us to answer your request; it is not used for marketing.

Crash reports

None are sent today. If a future version adds crash reporting it will be opt-in, clearly labeled, and this policy will be updated first.

Sale of data

We have no data to sell, and we would not sell it if we did.

Children

The Software is not directed at children under 13 and we knowingly collect no information from anyone.

Changes

We will update this policy if the Software's behavior changes, and note the change in the release notes.

Contact

Knarrly LLC: support@armadillotv.com.