SkipperPrivacy Policy
Last updated September 30, 2026
- Skipper has no accounts. Your library (what you track, what you've watched, your services and settings) is stored on your device and, if you use iCloud, in your own iCloud account. We can't see it.
- To show titles and where to watch them, Skipper asks TMDB and other services for information about titles, not about you.
- Skipper sends us anonymous usage data and crash reports so we can improve it. They're not linked to you, and you can turn them off in Settings.
- The free version shows non-personalized ads from Google. We don't track you across apps or websites, and we don't sell your information.
Who we are
Skipper is made by Yoav Zoldan, an independent developer in Chile, under the name Zolgor ("we", "us"). We're responsible for the data described here. Write to us anytime at skipper@zolgor.com.
Your library stays with you
Everything you put in Skipper (the shows and movies you track, the episodes you've watched and when, your streaming services and what you pay for them, your alerts and settings) is stored in a database on your device.
If iCloud is on for Skipper, that database syncs through your private iCloud account to your other devices. Apple stores it in your iCloud account under Apple's privacy policy. We have no access to it.
Files you import from other apps (TV Time, Trakt, Letterboxd, IMDb, Simkl or Television Time) are read on your device. Only the titles' names or IMDb IDs are looked up online, on TMDB, to find their details.
Alerts are scheduled on your device by iOS. Spotlight search and Siri suggestions for your titles are also built and kept on your device.
Information about titles
Skipper gets information about shows and movies from these services. Your device connects to them directly, so they receive your IP address and basic technical information, as any website does. What Skipper asks for is about titles, not about you.
| Service | What Skipper sends | Why |
|---|---|---|
| TMDB | Which titles to look up, your content language, your country for upcoming releases, and what you type in Search | Titles' details, images, cast, trailers and where to watch (JustWatch's data, through TMDB) |
| Wikidata | TMDB IDs of titles | Links to other sites about a title |
| YouTube | Which trailers to show and the one you play | Trailer thumbnails, and playback in YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com) |
Links that open other apps or websites (streaming services, TMDB, Letterboxd, JustWatch and others) take you to those services, whose own privacy policies apply.
Usage data and crash reports
Skipper sends us a small, fixed set of anonymous events so we know which features people use and where they get stuck, and crash reports so we can fix problems. This is on by default. You can turn it off anytime in Skipper: Settings → Privacy → Share Usage Data & Crash Reports. Turning it off also deletes any events still waiting on your device to be sent.
What an event contains
- What happened, from a fixed list: for example that the app was opened, onboarding finished, an import finished (its source and how many titles), the Pro plans were shown, a purchase started or finished (monthly or yearly), a title was tracked (a show or a movie), or a screen such as Subscriptions was opened.
- A random ID made by Skipper when it's installed. It isn't connected to your name, your Apple Account or any advertising ID, and deleting Skipper resets it.
- The app and iOS versions, the device model (such as "iPhone18,2"), your language and region setting, where the app was installed from (App Store or TestFlight), and when the event happened.
- Your country, which our server works out from the connection. We don't store your IP address.
Events never include which titles you track or watch, what you search for, your name, email or contacts.
Crash reports
When Skipper crashes or freezes, iOS gives the app a technical report (Apple's MetricKit) the next time it opens. Skipper sends each report once. It contains the app and iOS versions, the device model and the state of the app's code when it failed; it doesn't contain your library.
Where it goes and for how long
Events and crash reports go to our own server, which runs on Cloudflare and keeps them for 400 days, then deletes them automatically. Cloudflare processes the data for us and doesn't use it for its own purposes.
Ads
The free version of Skipper shows ads from Google AdMob on some screens. They are non-personalized: they aren't based on your past behavior, and Skipper doesn't ask to track you or use your device's advertising identifier.
To show ads, Google's software receives information such as your IP address, device type and the app, and uses it to choose ads by context and general location, limit how often an ad appears, measure ads and prevent fraud. Where the law requires it (for example in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland), Google asks for your choice first; if you decline, Google may still show limited ads that don't use your device's storage or identifiers for advertising. Where privacy choices apply (including some US states), Settings → Privacy → Ad Privacy Choices lets you review or change them. Learn more in how Google uses information from apps that use its services.
Skipper Pro has no ads, and Google's ad software isn't started at all while you have Pro.
Purchases
Skipper Pro is bought through Apple's App Store; Apple handles your payment, and we never see your payment details. Skipper uses RevenueCat to check whether you have Pro: it receives your App Store purchase information and an anonymous ID it makes for the app, plus basic device information. It doesn't receive your name or email.
Trakt
If you choose to connect a Trakt account, you sign in on Trakt's own page. Skipper then exchanges your watch history and watchlist with Trakt: once when you connect, and continuously with Skipper Pro.
The sign-in passes through our server, which adds Skipper's private app key and returns Trakt's answer to your device. Our server doesn't store or log your Trakt sign-in. Your Trakt keys are kept in your device's Keychain. Disconnecting in Settings signs Skipper out of Trakt.
Feedback emails
If you use Send Feedback, your email app opens a message to us with the app version, iOS version and device model filled in. We use your message and address only to reply and to improve Skipper, and delete them when they're no longer needed.
What we don't do
- We don't sell your personal information, or share it for targeted advertising.
- We don't track you across other companies' apps and websites.
- We don't ask for your name, email, contacts, location or photos.
Legal bases (EU, UK and Switzerland)
We handle usage data and crash reports on the basis of our legitimate interest in keeping Skipper working and improving it; you can object at any time by turning them off in Settings. Where Google's consent message applies, ads follow the choice you make there. The Trakt connection and purchases are handled to provide what you asked for.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under Chile's Law 19,628 and, from December 2026, Law 21,719, the EU and UK GDPR, or US state privacy laws), you can ask to access, correct, delete or move your personal data, object to or limit how it's used, withdraw consent, and complain to your data protection authority.
Because the data we receive isn't linked to your identity, we usually can't find what belongs to a specific person. You're always in control: turn off usage data in Settings, change your ad choices in Settings, or delete Skipper (which resets its random ID). For anything else, write to skipper@zolgor.com and we'll answer within 30 days.
International transfers
We're in Chile, and the services above (Cloudflare, Google, RevenueCat, TMDB, Trakt) process data in the United States and other countries. Where required, they use safeguards such as the European Commission's standard contractual clauses.
Children
Skipper isn't directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country), and we don't knowingly collect their personal information. If you think a child has sent us personal information, write to us and we'll delete it.
Security
All connections Skipper makes are encrypted (HTTPS). Our server keeps only what's described here, with access limited to us.
Changes
If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top. If a change is significant, we'll also tell you in the app before it takes effect.
Contact
Yoav Zoldan (Zolgor), Chile · skipper@zolgor.com