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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 28 September 2026

Private by design. We don't track you, we don't show ads, and we don't run third-party analytics. We collect only what the app needs to work.

The short version. LiveView is a companion that lets your iPhone see and control your own Mac. Your terminals, screen, voice and files stay between your devices and the connection method you choose. The only data tied to you is your account email, your device identity, and — when you're signed in — the text of your conversations and your settings, used purely to make the app work across your devices.

Who we are

LiveView is made by TheCosmicApp ("we", "us"). For any privacy question, contact hello@thecosmicapp.com. We are the data controller for the limited data described below.

What we collect

Account email address — when you sign in (via the shared Cosmic account / Supabase authentication, including Google or Apple Sign-In). Used to identify your account and unlock your subscription across your devices.
Device identity — a device identifier and the name you give a paired Mac, so the app can connect the right phone to the right computer and enforce device-based access.
Subscription status — whether your plan is active. Subscriptions are sold and billed by Apple through the App Store (in-app purchase); we receive only whether your subscription is active, and never see or store your card details.
Conversation history — when you're signed in, the text of your prompts and the replies, plus any tags you add, are synced to your account so your history appears on your other devices. The audio of spoken replies is never uploaded to your account. You can delete individual entries or your whole history at any time in the app.
Your settings — your custom prompts and voice command words, synced to your account so they follow you across your devices.

That's all. We do not collect your contacts, location, browsing history, or advertising identifiers.

Microphone & voice

When you use voice control, your speech is transcribed to text so it can be typed into your Mac's active terminal. The first pass uses Apple's speech recognition on your iPhone; depending on your language and device, iOS may process this on Apple's servers, under Apple's privacy terms. Optionally, a more accurate second pass runs locally on your own Mac (Whisper / Parakeet) — that audio goes only to your Mac, never to us. Voice is processed for that purpose only and is not stored to build a profile of you.

The spoken replies you hear are generated on your own devices by default. If you choose a "By key" voice (ElevenLabs, with your own key), the text of each reply is sent from your Mac to ElevenLabs to be spoken — see AI providers you choose below.

Camera

The camera is used only if you scan a QR code to pair a Mac. No photos are taken or stored.

Your Library & Logbook (stay on your Mac)

The Library stores the text of content you choose to keep — web pages, PDFs, your own recordings, and optionally audio or captions from links you send — in a folder on your Mac (your local vault, under Documents). The transcription runs on your Mac. Your iPhone only sends the link or the file to your Mac; nothing from your Library is uploaded to us, and we cannot see it.

The Logbook records short voice notes on your device, offline, with no account needed. They are delivered to your Mac's vault only when you choose to send them, and transcribed there. We never receive these recordings or their text. (If you use the optional Logbook chat, your notes go to the AI provider you choose — see AI providers you choose below.)

How your devices connect

You choose how your iPhone reaches your Mac: your home Wi-Fi, your own Tailscale network (encrypted end-to-end), or our optional cloud relay (Pro). The relay forwards traffic between your devices to make the connection work on any network. Connections to the relay are encrypted in transit (TLS), but the relay path is not end-to-end encrypted: for the most private connection, use your home Wi-Fi or Tailscale.

LiveView asks for Local Network access so your iPhone can reach your Mac directly on your home network — the faster, fully private path that never leaves your home.

Screen pixels, keystrokes and voice flow through the path you choose; the relay is a simple pass-through that is not designed to inspect or store your content. To make a connection work, our relay may process limited technical metadata — an IP address, a temporary room/device identifier and connection timestamps — kept briefly for reliability and abuse-prevention, never to profile you.

Security

Authentication keys and tokens are stored in the iOS Keychain.
Face ID can lock the app on your device.
Access is device-based; pairing requires your explicit action.

Tracking, ads, analytics

None. We do not track you across apps or websites, we show no advertising, and we use no third-party analytics SDKs. (See our App Store privacy label for the same declaration.)

Data sharing & processors

We don't sell your data. We rely on a small number of processors strictly to run the service:

Supabase (self-hosted by us) — account authentication and subscription/licence records.
Apple — sells and processes your subscription through the App Store (Apple's privacy terms apply to payment data).

AI providers you choose (bring your own key)

Some optional features connect to an AI service you pick, using your own API key. We are not a party to these requests: the key is stored only on your device (never in your account, never on our servers), data goes straight from your device to that provider, and that provider's own terms and privacy policy apply. Nothing is sent unless you set the feature up and use it.

Logbook chat (iPhone) — when you ask a question, your Logbook notes and the conversation are sent from your iPhone to the provider you selected: Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI (ChatGPT) or OpenRouter. Only when you ask; your key stays in your iPhone's Keychain. The Local option sends them only to the address you enter (e.g. Ollama or LM Studio on your own Mac) — no third-party provider is involved.
"By key" voices (ElevenLabs) — if you choose one of these voices, the text of the AI's replies is sent from your Mac to ElevenLabs to be turned into speech. Your key is stored only on your Mac.
OpenRouter usage card — if you add an OpenRouter key in the Usage menu, your Mac uses it to read your spending and limits from OpenRouter. No conversation content is sent. Your key is stored only on your Mac.

How long we keep it

We keep your account and subscription data while your account exists. Synced conversation text, tags and settings are kept while your account is active — you can delete individual conversations or wipe your history in the app at any time. When you delete your account, we delete the personal data associated with it, except where we must retain limited records (e.g. payment/tax records) by law.

Your rights (GDPR)

If you are in the EU/EEA, you have the right to access, correct, export, or delete your personal data, and to object to or restrict processing. To exercise any of these, email hello@thecosmicapp.com. You can delete your LiveView data (your conversations, settings and sessions) from within the app, under Settings → Legal & About → Delete my data. Your sign-in account is shared with other Cosmic apps, so it is not removed by LiveView — to delete that shared account entirely, contact us and we will erase it across the ecosystem. You have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.

Children

LiveView is not directed at children and is intended for general audiences (developers and Mac users).

Changes

If we update this policy, we'll change the date above and, for material changes, notify you in the app.