No data is collected or transmitted to the developer by this application.
No personal information, usage statistics, analytics, identifiers, or diagnostics leave your device. There are no ad networks, no analytics SDKs, no tracking pixels, and no phone-home requests.
Where your data lives
- On your device. Subscriptions, episode progress, downloads, and player preferences stay inside the app sandbox on the device where Gillocast is installed.
- In your private iCloud. Gillocast can optionally sync your subscriptions, listening history, and Supporter listening-budget state across your Apple devices through your personal iCloud account (Apple's CloudKit). This data stays in your private iCloud container, accessible only to you. iCloud sync can be turned off in the app's settings or at the system level.
Podcast feeds
The shows you subscribe to are hosted by their producers and their hosting providers. When Gillocast checks for new episodes or downloads audio, it makes a direct request to the URL published in that show's RSS feed. Those requests carry no personally identifying information from us, but the host may log standard server data (IP address, user agent) under their own privacy policy.
Search
When you search for a show, Gillocast queries the public Apple Podcasts directory. Search queries do not include any account identifier and are not logged by us.
Purchases
In-app purchases, including the optional Supporter subscription, are handled by Apple through StoreKit. Payment details and billing information are processed by Apple and are not exposed to Gillocast.
Network traffic
Gillocast makes network requests only to:
- The Apple Podcasts public search directory, when you search for a show.
- Each podcast's RSS feed and audio host, for the shows you choose to subscribe to.
- Apple-operated services (iCloud, StoreKit, the App Store) as part of normal platform behavior.
Changes
If this policy ever changes, this page and the "Last Updated" date above will be revised. Material changes will also appear in the app's release notes.
Contact
Questions about this policy: dev@gillocast.com.