Privacy Policy

Effective 17 October 2026

Vectra does not collect any data. Everything you record stays on your iPhone unless you share it.

The app has no accounts, analytics, advertising, tracking or third-party SDKs, and it never sends anything over the internet. This policy explains how the Vectra camera app for iPhone and the Vectra Studio app for Mac ("Vectra", "the apps", "we") handle information. It applies to both apps and to this website.

Information we collect

None. We do not collect, store, sell or share any personal information, and we cannot see anything you record. Vectra makes no internet connections. The only network feature is the optional connection to Vectra Studio on your own local network, described below.

Vectra Studio and your local network

Vectra Studio lets you control Vectra from a Mac on the same Wi-Fi or Ethernet network. It is off until you turn it on in Vectra → Settings → Remote.

• When it is on, the iPhone announces itself on your local network (Bonjour) so Vectra Studio can find it. iOS asks for Local Network permission first.
• A Mac can connect only after you enter the 6-digit pairing code shown on the iPhone. The connection is end-to-end encrypted, goes directly between your devices, and never passes through a server, ours or anyone else's.
• Over that connection the iPhone sends a live, low-resolution preview of the viewfinder and camera status, such as exposure settings, battery level and remaining storage. The Mac sends camera commands. Recordings themselves are not sent; they stay on the iPhone.
• Nothing sent between your devices is stored, except the pairing keys each device keeps in its Keychain so it can reconnect. Forget All Paired Macs on the iPhone, or Forget Pairing on the Mac, deletes them.

Device permissions

Vectra asks for the permissions below. They are used only to make recordings and, for Local Network, to connect to your own Mac, and you can change them at any time in Settings → Privacy & Security.

• CameraTo show the viewfinder and record video.
• MicrophoneTo record sound with your video. If you deny it, Vectra records video without audio.
• Photos (add only)Only if you choose Photos or Photos & Files under Settings → Media → Save to. Vectra can add finished clips to your library; it cannot see or read anything already in it.
• Local NetworkOnly if you turn on Vectra Studio, so a Mac on your network can find and connect to the iPhone.
• Motion & FitnessTo record gyroscope and accelerometer readings while you film, so footage can be stabilised in Gyroflow. These readings are saved with each clip and used for nothing else.

Vectra does not access your location, contacts, existing photos or any other data on your device.

Your recordings

• By default each clip is saved in Vectra's own folder on your iPhone, visible in the Files app under On My iPhone → Vectra. If you choose, it is saved to your Photos library instead, or as well.
• Next to each video, Vectra writes a .gcsv file with the motion data for that take. The same data is also stored inside the video file.
• Clips contain only what you film, its audio, the motion readings, and basic technical details such as resolution, frame rate and the device type ("iPhone"). They do not contain location data.
• Your recordings are shared only if you share them, for example through the Files app, AirDrop or a computer. Once shared, they are handled by whoever receives them.
• If iCloud Backup or computer backups are on, iOS may include the app's files in those backups. Apple handles this under its own privacy policy and your device settings.
• Deleting a clip in the app, or deleting the app, removes the files from your device.

Settings

Your app preferences, such as log profile, resolution and frame rate, are stored only on your device.

Children

Vectra collects no data from anyone, including children under 13.

This website

This site is a set of static pages. It uses no cookies, analytics or tracking scripts, and every font and image is served from this site rather than a third party. The hosting provider may keep standard server logs, such as IP addresses, as part of running the service.

Changes to this policy

If the way Vectra handles information changes, we will update this page and its effective date before the change ships in the app.

Contact

Questions about this policy: vectracamera@gmail.com