Privacy Policy

Effective July 10, 2026 · Applies to the GiVo Stream app (iOS, iPadOS, tvOS) and the GiVo Server app (macOS, Windows), published by GJ Digital LLC.

The short version: we don't collect your data. GiVo Stream has no accounts, no advertising, and no tracking of our own. Your playlists, viewing activity, and recordings stay on your devices and your own computer. The only thing we can ever receive is a debug log you explicitly choose to send us — never automatically (see Optional diagnostics you can send us below). The one third-party component is Google Cast, used only when you cast from an iPhone or iPad (see Casting below).

What the apps store, and where

Playlists and credentials

Playlist URLs and Xtream Codes logins you add are stored on your device. Login credentials are kept in the device Keychain, Apple's encrypted credential store. The apps connect directly from your device to the content sources you configure — your playlist details are never sent to us or to any intermediary we operate, with one exception you control: if you choose to send us a diagnostic log (see Optional diagnostics you can send us below), playlist addresses can appear in it. Login credentials are removed from the log before anything is uploaded.

Guide data and viewing

Programme-guide (EPG) data is downloaded from the source you configure and cached on-device. What you watch, your favorites, and your timeshift buffer exist only on your device. We have no way to see any of it — unless recent activity appears in a diagnostic log you choose to send us (see Optional diagnostics you can send us below).

DVR recordings

If you use GiVo Server, recordings are written to a folder on your own Mac or PC and are streamed only to the devices you pair with it over your network. Device pairing uses a TLS connection with certificate pinning; the pairing token is stored in your device's Keychain. You can revoke any device's access at any time from the app or the server.

iCloud sync

If enabled, settings such as playlists and favorites sync between your devices through your personal iCloud account (Apple CloudKit, private database). This data is governed by Apple's privacy terms, is encrypted in transit, and is accessible only to your Apple ID — not to us.

Casting (Google Cast)

On iPhone and iPad, the Cast button uses Google's Cast SDK to discover and stream to Chromecast and Cast-enabled TVs on your network. While the app is running, that SDK may collect limited device identifiers, app-usage, and diagnostic data for its own functionality, as described in Google's Privacy Policy. That data is handled by Google and is not linked to your identity by us — we never receive it. Casting and the Cast SDK are not present in the Apple TV app.

Optional diagnostics you can send us

If you're troubleshooting a problem with us, GiVo Stream can send us a debug log — but only when you ask it to. In the app's Settings, under Debug Mode, the "Send Debug Log to Support" button uploads, after a confirmation screen, exactly this: the most recent portion (about 1.5 MB) of the app's diagnostic log, your device model, OS version, the app version and build, and an optional note you type. Playlist addresses can appear in the log; login credentials (usernames, passwords, and tokens) are removed before anything leaves your device.

Nothing is ever sent automatically — every upload requires your explicit tap and confirmation, each time. The log goes to a private support channel that only the developer can read, delivered via Discord, Inc. acting as our service provider. We use it solely to investigate the bug you reported, keep it only as long as needed for that, and never sell it, share it, or use it for advertising or tracking. It is not linked to your identity. To have a log you sent deleted, email info@gj-digital.com.

What we don't do

• No user accounts or sign-ups.
• No analytics, telemetry, or crash-reporting that we operate — and nothing is ever sent to us automatically; diagnostics leave your device only when you tap Send (see above). (Google Cast, used only when you cast from an iPhone or iPad, is the one third-party component that collects data — see "Casting" above.)
• No advertising and no cross-app tracking.
• No sale or sharing of personal information — the only data we can ever hold is a diagnostic log you chose to send us, and we never sell it, share it, or use it for advertising.

Network connections the apps make

The apps connect only to: (1) the playlist, stream, and EPG sources you configure; (2) your own GiVo Server on your local network, if paired; (3) Apple's iCloud, if you enable sync; (4) GitHub, when you download GiVo Server updates from this website; (5) on iPhone and iPad, Google Cast and your Cast-enabled TV, when you cast; and (6) our private support channel (operated on Discord), only at the moment you tap "Send Debug Log to Support" — see Optional diagnostics you can send us above. Your content providers can see the requests your device makes to them, exactly as they would with any player — their privacy practices are their own.

This website

givostreamapp.com is a static site hosted on GitHub Pages. We run no analytics and set no cookies. GitHub may log standard web-server request data (such as IP addresses) as described in GitHub's privacy statement.

Support email

If you email info@gj-digital.com, we receive your email address and whatever you include in the message. We use it only to reply, and we don't add it to any mailing list.

Children

The apps are not directed at children and collect no data automatically from anyone, children included.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with an updated effective date. Since the apps collect nothing automatically, changes would most likely reflect new optional features (and would say so plainly — as the Optional diagnostics section above does).

Contact

GJ Digital LLC · info@gj-digital.com