Privacy Policy

How Sharkcine handles information

Last updated: September 2026 (2026.9)

Sharkcine is an iOS companion for sealing a film or series citation — Ritual, Shelf, Chronicle, and Archive. It does not play or stream titles. This policy describes data stored on your device, advertising and measurement SDKs, and third-party APIs such as TMDb.

1. Who we are

The Sharkcine iOS app is published under Apple ID 6803804916. No login is required. We do not sell your personal information. Ritual receipts, Shelf titles, Chronicle notes, and Archive history are created on your device unless you export or share them yourself.

2. Information kept on your device

To run Seal, Shelf, Chronicle, and Archive, Sharkcine stores data locally, for example:

• Ritual & Archive — sealed citations, posters you already fetched, intent/method, watch status, share text, and exported JSON you generate in Archive.
• Shelf — titles you add by hand or cite from TMDb, tags, and a poster you pick from your Photo Library (that image is saved locally; we do not upload it to our servers).
• Chronicle — watch logs, drafts, and Live Notes (including on-device speech text when you record).
• Ritual setup — taste filters, handshake-related knobs, appearance, and whether Seal draws from Shelf or TMDb.
• Device helpers — identifiers used for ads/measurement or diagnostics may be stored in Keychain or UserDefaults (for example an advertising identifier if iOS provides one).

Uninstalling the app removes this local store from that device. Files you previously saved via the share sheet remain wherever you put them.

3. Microphone, speech, and photos

4. Advertising, analytics, and tracking

Sharkcine includes advertising and measurement SDKs so we can show film-related ads and understand aggregate usage. These may include Google Mobile Ads (AdMob), ironSource LevelPlay (banners, interstitials, rewarded ads), Vungle, Firebase (Analytics, Remote Config, Cloud Messaging), and related SKAdNetwork entries. A Facebook SDK identifier is configured for the app binary as well.

iOS may show App Tracking Transparency. If you allow tracking, partners can use the advertising identifier to measure ad performance and try to show more relevant ads, as described in our tracking usage string. If you deny tracking, the app still works; ads may be less personalized. We do not sell your personal information.

Partner policies (non-exhaustive): Google, ironSource, Vungle, Firebase.

5. TMDb and other network calls

Seal, Shelf search, and posters that are not stored locally request The Movie Database (TMDb) API. Your device sends search text and filter parameters (English titles work best). TMDb is not Sharkcine; we do not stream video. TMDb is not affiliated with, endorsed, or certified by us as a playback service.

• TMDb Privacy Policy
• TMDb API Terms of Use

Sharing an Archive receipt may include a TMDb page link. Remote Config and ads also use the network.

6. Children

Sharkcine is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Contact us if you believe a child used the app on a device you control.

7. Your choices

• iOS Settings → Sharkcine — microphone, speech, photos, and tracking.
• Export or delete Archive receipts and Shelf items in the app; uninstall to wipe local app data.
• Watch the actual film on your own player, cinema, or service — never inside Sharkcine.

8. Changes

We may revise this policy. The date at the top (September 2026) will change when we do. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised policy.

9. TMDb attribution

This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. Metadata and images belong to their respective owners. themoviedb.org