Privacy Policy for Slimreel

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Who we are

Slimreel is published by Code VIA Technologies ("we", "us"), run by Tom Weiss, an independent developer based in Israel. We are responsible for the personal data described here (the "controller" under European data protection law, and the database owner under Israel's Privacy Protection Law). You can reach us at the email address at the end of this policy.

No law requires you to give us any personal data. Slimreel works fully with usage statistics turned off.

Your videos

When you pick a video, Slimreel receives only that video, through Apple's PhotosPicker. It has no access to the rest of your photo library. Compression happens on your device. If you save the result, Slimreel adds it to your Photos library as a new video; it never changes or deletes your originals. Your videos, their file names and their contents are never sent to us or to anyone else.

Usage statistics

When Slimreel first opens, it asks whether you want to share usage statistics. Nothing is sent, and no install ID is created, until you answer. If you allow it, Slimreel sends a short, fixed list of events to a server we operate:

• first_launch
• app_open: with a flag for whether it was a cold start
• feature_used: currently only that a compression finished
• opt_out: recorded when you turn statistics off

Alongside each event we record a random ID generated on your device (not an Apple device identifier, and not shared with any other app), plus app version, iOS version, device model (e.g. "iPhone16,2"), language, and your 2-letter country. There are no free-text fields. The ID doesn't carry your name or email and isn't linked to any account, but because it is a persistent identifier it still counts as personal data.

We do not store IP addresses; an IP is hashed with a key that rotates daily, used only to rate-limit abuse, and then discarded. Statistics never go to an ad network or an analytics SDK. To keep an eye on the service, our server also posts a short alert to our private Slack workspace when a new install is first seen, with the device model, iOS version, app version and country (not the install ID). Nothing is sold or shared.

You can turn statistics off at any time in Settings → Privacy. Turning them off stops new events and asks our server to delete the events and install record for your install. You can also tap "Delete My Analytics Data" to erase what was collected without turning statistics off. The deletion request needs an internet connection; if you think it didn't go through, email us.

Purchase

Slimreel is a paid app with no in-app purchases. You buy it from Apple, and Apple handles payment and refunds. We never see your payment information, and the app sends no purchase data to us.

Service providers

• Railway: hosting the server that receives usage statistics.
• Slack: receiving the new-install alerts described above, in our private workspace.
• Apple: selling and delivering the app.

International transfers

Railway and Slack are based in the United States and may process data there. Where data protection law requires it, these transfers rely on the European Commission's standard contractual clauses or the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, as provided in each provider's data processing terms. You can ask us for more information about these safeguards.

How long we keep data

• Raw events: 90 days.
• The summary record for an install (first and last seen, app and iOS version, device model, language, country): 13 months after the install was last active.
• After a deletion request, a one-way digest of the install ID, so late events from that install aren't stored again.
• Slack alerts: for as long as our Slack workspace keeps messages. They are not removed by an in-app deletion request; email us if you want them removed.

Why we use your data (legal bases)

We use usage statistics to understand how Slimreel is used and what to improve. We do so only with your consent, given when the app first asks; you can withdraw it at any time in Settings. Keeping the service secure and preventing abuse (the rate-limiting described above) is in our legitimate interests.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you can ask us to access the data we hold about you, correct it, delete it, give you a copy in a portable format, restrict how we use it, or stop using it (object). You can withdraw consent at any time. Email us at the address below; we reply within one month. Because the data isn't tied to your name, we may need your install's details to find it.

If you're unhappy with how we handle your data, please tell us first. You also have the right to complain to a data protection authority, such as the supervisory authority in your EU country, the UK Information Commissioner's Office, or Israel's Privacy Protection Authority.

California residents

If you allow usage statistics, we collect these categories of personal information for the purposes above: identifiers (a random install ID), internet or app activity (usage events), and approximate location (country). We don't sell or "share" personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. You have the right to know, delete and correct your personal information, and we won't discriminate against you for exercising these rights. Email us to make a request.

Children's Privacy

Slimreel is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child's install has sent us usage statistics, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

If a future version changes any of the above, this policy will be updated before that version ships, with the date above revised.