MovieMate Privacy Policy

MovieMate is provided by Crumpy Labs. This policy explains what information MovieMate handles, why it is handled, and the choices available to you.

Information you save in MovieMate

MovieMate lets you save watched films, ratings, notes, quotes, watch dates, rewatches, favorite songs, playlists, watchlist entries, reminder times, filters, and an optional yearly goal. This information is stored locally in the app's private storage on your device. MovieMate does not require an account, and we do not receive or keep this library on our own servers.

MovieMate does not request access to your contacts, photos, files, microphone, camera, or precise or approximate location. It does not include advertising or analytics SDKs, and does not collect device identifiers for our own use.

Information sent to other services

When you use online features, MovieMate sends the relevant search or feature request to these services:

• The Movie Database (TMDB): movie, person, recommendation, and streaming-provider searches, plus your selected discovery filters, are sent to TMDB's API. Movie details and images are loaded from TMDB. Requests include the app's TMDB API key. See TMDB's privacy policy.
• YouTube: when you request a trailer, MovieMate searches YouTube using the film title and year. If you play a result, YouTube receives the usual information associated with viewing content through its app or website. See Google's privacy policy.
• Apple iTunes Search: when you open soundtrack details, the film title is sent to Apple's search service to find songs and preview links. If you play a preview or open a track, Apple may receive the usual information associated with streaming or opening its service. See Apple's privacy policy.
• Android and other apps you choose: reminders are scheduled and displayed locally by Android. If you choose to add a film to a calendar, Android opens a calendar app with the film title, release date, and description for you to review and save. If you export or share information, Android opens the app you select and passes it the content or file you chose to share. Those apps and services handle information under their own policies.

MovieMate does not send your watch history, ratings, notes, quotes, playlists, or yearly goal to TMDB, YouTube, Apple, or us. Network providers may receive ordinary connection data, such as your IP address, when your device connects to their services; their handling is governed by their privacy policies.

Backups, exports, and sharing

You can create CSV or JSON exports of some or all of your MovieMate data. The app creates the export for you to share using Android's share sheet. The receiving app or person may keep or further share the exported information. You control where you send it.

Android's device backup feature may back up app data according to your Android and Google backup settings. You can manage or disable device backup in Android settings. MovieMate does not operate that backup service.

Notifications and calendar

If you grant notification permission, MovieMate can schedule local release reminders. Reminder details are stored on the device and used by Android to show the notification. MovieMate does not send push notifications from its own server. Calendar events are only handed to a calendar app when you choose that action.

Retention and deletion

Your movie library and settings remain on your device until you delete them in the app, clear MovieMate's storage, or uninstall the app. Android device backups or exports may remain separately under your control. There is no MovieMate account to delete.

Security

MovieMate stores its library in app-private storage on your device and uses HTTPS for its TMDB, YouTube search, and Apple search requests. Data you export or pass to another app is subject to the security of that app and your device. The optional email-list request currently uses HTTP as described above. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when MovieMate's features or data practices change. The effective date above indicates the latest revision. If our data practices change, we will update this policy and the app's applicable store disclosures.

Contact

Crumpy Labs
Email: moviemate@crumpylabs.co.uk