CamAtlas Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 24, 2026. Developer and operator: Jiayi He.

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Overview

CamAtlas is a local-first IP camera discovery, viewing and diagnostic utility. This policy describes the current Free / Plus app. It does not describe future Pro remote access or Max AI services, which are not included. No CamAtlas account is required. This version contains no advertising SDK, third-party analytics SDK or cross-app tracking.

Data processed on your device

Camera names and network endpoints, ONVIF profile metadata, projects, editable input suggestions, preferences, Free active-camera selection, test results, comparisons, activity, camera covers, manual captures and saved reports are processed and stored locally. Endpoints and notes may reveal private locations or configuration. Camera passwords are kept separately in iOS Keychain; device metadata may contain a username hint and a reference to the Keychain entry.

Passwords, tokens and camera stream URLs are excluded from report exports by the app's text-cleaning rules. Reports can include IP addresses unless you choose Hide IP addresses. Review names and free-text notes before sharing: automated cleaning is not a guarantee that all sensitive information can be recognized.

Network communications

When you scan, test or view a camera, CamAtlas contacts addresses and devices in the selected network scope. Scan can contact multiple local addresses and service ports. Opening a live-view screen may start connections to its selected cameras; foreground stability tests may reconnect until stopped. Cameras and network operators can observe these requests and authentication. CamAtlas does not upload camera video, camera credentials, reports or test history to a developer-operated backend in this version. It does not send IP addresses to a geolocation service.

ONVIF / RTSP security depends on your camera and network. Local traffic is not automatically end-to-end encrypted by CamAtlas. Use trusted networks and only devices you own or are authorized to access.

Permissions, covers and media

Local Network permission is used for discovery and camera access. CamAtlas does not request microphone access for camera audio playback. Automatic daily covers are generated from real decoded frames when a saved camera has video, replace the prior app-internal cover and are not added to Photos. The app does not connect solely to refresh a cover.

Manual snapshots and video-only clips are first saved within CamAtlas. If your preference enables Photos saving and iOS permits it, CamAtlas requests Add Only access and writes the selected media. It does not read your photo library. You can also explicitly save an existing app capture to Photos. Exported Photos / Files copies remain separate from app data.

Purchases and external pages

Apple handles Plus purchases, subscriptions, restoration and billing. CamAtlas receives product information and verified entitlement state through StoreKit, not payment-card information. No camera data is sent to Apple as part of the app's purchase request. Apple's purchase-data handling is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.

Opening policy, support or Apple subscription pages contacts the selected web service. The CamAtlas policy and support pages are static web pages, separate from the app's camera functions; they do not require a camera backend. Website delivery and security can process ordinary HTTP request information, including IP address, request URL and time, and browser information when supplied. The hosting environment may create technical access or error logs according to its configuration. These requests are not camera-video, credential, report or test-history uploads. These static pages do not embed advertising or analytics scripts or set tracking cookies of their own. Apple pages are governed by Apple's policies.

Email support receives only the information you choose to send, together with ordinary email metadata. We use it to respond and resolve the request, and retain correspondence as needed for that purpose and applicable legal obligations. Technical website-log retention depends on the hosting environment's operational and legal requirements; contact Jiayi He at the address below for the retention applicable to a request or to request deletion of information we can identify. We do not promise that uninstalling the app deletes external website or email records.

Retention, deletion and your choices

You can delete a saved camera and remove individual input suggestions. Removing a camera does not delete independent test history, reports, captures or exported copies. The app attempts to remove a camera's Keychain credential after its last saved-camera reference is deleted; failed cleanup may retry. Keychain entries can survive app removal.

This version has no bulk history/media deletion, cloud account deletion, or in-app backup/restore. Deleting the app removes its local container subject to iOS backup/restore behavior, but may not remove Keychain entries, Apple purchase records, web-server logs or copies exported to other apps. Manage exported files and Photos separately. A subscription expiring does not delete your stored data. You can change permissions and manage subscriptions in iOS Settings. Uninstalling does not cancel a subscription.

Sharing, children and changes

CamAtlas does not sell your personal information or share camera data for behavioral advertising. You choose report/media sharing destinations; those providers apply their own policies. The app is a general technical utility, not directed to children, and is not a substitute for emergency or life-safety monitoring. Material changes, including any future remote or AI data processing, require updated disclosures before activation.

Contact and privacy requests

Developer and operator: Jiayi He. Policy questions, access, correction or deletion requests: ctohjy@gmail.com. Describe the request without sending camera passwords, tokens or unredacted camera URLs. We will respond subject to applicable law and the information we actually hold; app-only records cannot be accessed remotely by the developer.