Privacy Policy

Effective 12 November 2026

This policy covers the Upstroke app for iPhone ("the app") and the website upstrokeapp.com. "We" means the team that makes Upstroke. You can reach us at support@upstrokeapp.com.

The short version

The app does not collect any personal data. It has no account and no ads, it contains no analytics or tracking code, and it makes no network connections. Everything you create in the app stays on your iPhone.

Microphone

The app asks for access to the microphone so that it can tune your guitar, name the chords you play, and record your practice takes. The sound is processed on your iPhone while one of these features is open, and it is never uploaded or sent to us or to anyone else. You can turn microphone access off at any time in Settings > Privacy & Security > Microphone; the rest of the app keeps working.

Data stored on your iPhone

Your songs, charts, imported files, practice history, settings and recordings are stored only inside the app on your device. We cannot see or access them. If you choose to share a recording or a file, the app hands it to the share sheet and you decide where it goes; that destination's own privacy policy then applies. Deleting the app deletes all of its data from your device. Device backups you make with iCloud or a computer may include the app's data, as with any app; these are handled by Apple under its own terms.

Information from Apple

If you have chosen to share analytics with app developers in your iPhone's settings, Apple may give us anonymous, aggregated crash reports and usage statistics. These do not identify you. Apple's App Store also provides us with aggregated download and sales figures.

Website

upstrokeapp.com sets no cookies and uses no analytics or tracking. It is hosted by Cloudflare, which processes technical request data such as IP addresses to deliver the site and protect it from abuse, as our processor.

Children

The app is suitable for all ages. Because it collects no personal data, it collects none from children.

Your rights

Under the GDPR and other laws you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal data, and to complain to a supervisory authority in the country where you live. Because we hold no personal data from the app, there is normally nothing for us to access or delete; if you email us, we will use your email only to answer you and delete it when the matter is closed.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes, we will update this page and its effective date. Questions: support@upstrokeapp.com.