Privacy Policy
Primecast is a podcast player for iPhone. It is built to keep your data on your device. This policy explains what information Primecast handles, where it lives, and the choices you have.
- Your subscriptions, listening history, and settings stay on your device. If you create an account (in the app or on the web), your name, email and a securely hashed password are stored on Primecast's servers so one login works in both places.
- Primecast does not use third-party advertising or analytics trackers, and does not track you across other apps or websites.
- To play podcasts, the app connects to your podcast hosts and to Apple's public podcast directory for search and charts. Those services receive standard network information (such as your IP address) to fulfill the request.
1. Information stored on your device
The following is created and kept locally on your iPhone, and is removed when you delete the app:
| Data | Purpose | Where it's stored |
|---|---|---|
| Name and email (if you create an account) | To personalize your profile | App storage |
| Password | To secure your account | Stored only as a salted hash in the iOS Keychain — the plaintext is never saved |
| Subscriptions, Inbox / Up Next / Archive, playback position, listening history, stats | To run the triage workflow and show your stats | App storage |
| Inbox rules and per-show settings | To auto-triage and customize playback | App storage |
| Podcaster Studio passcode and any host API key you enter | To protect and connect your analytics | Salted hash / value in the iOS Keychain |
| Analytics files you import (CSV) | To show your real download figures | Processed on device |
Playback, triage and listening history are not sent to Primecast — they stay on your device.
2. Information stored on Primecast's servers
Some features need an account or a server, so a limited set of data is stored by Primecast (on Cloudflare infrastructure):
| Data | Why |
|---|---|
| Account name & email | To create your account and let one login work across the app and website. |
| Password (as a salted PBKDF2 hash) | To authenticate you. We never store your plaintext password. |
| Advertiser campaigns you create (show, feed, budget, status) | To run and bill your ad, and to show you its performance. |
| Ad performance events (impressions, subscribes, with country) | To report your campaign's results back to you. |
| Download counts via the Primecast measurement prefix | Only if you add the prefix to your feed — to report your downloads and listener countries. |
We don't sell this data or use it for cross-app advertising. Payment for ads is handled by our payment processor (Stripe); Primecast does not store your card number.
3. Network requests and third parties
Like any podcast app, Primecast must reach the internet to work. It sends requests to:
- Podcast hosts — to fetch each show's RSS feed, episode audio, and artwork. These are operated by the podcasts you subscribe to and their hosting providers.
- Apple's public podcast directory (the iTunes Search API and Apple Podcasts charts) — to power search, categories, and the Top Podcasts list.
- Image delivery networks — to load cover art.
These services necessarily receive standard request information, including your IP address and the item being requested, to deliver the content. Primecast does not send them your name, email, or account details. Their handling of data is governed by their own privacy policies.
4. Notifications
New-episode notifications are local and are only scheduled on your device. They are off until you enable them and grant iOS permission, and you can turn them off at any time in Settings.
5. Advertising
Free listeners may see a "Promoted" or "Ad" card for a podcast in the Inbox. These are shown from an on-device list and are not personalized using tracking, and no advertising identifier or third-party ad network is used. Primecast Plus removes these entirely.
6. Purchases
If in-app purchases (such as Primecast Plus) are offered, they are processed by Apple through the App Store. Primecast does not receive or store your payment card details; Apple's privacy policy governs that transaction.
7. Data we do not collect
Consistent with our App Store privacy disclosures, Primecast does not collect the following for its own use:
No usage analytics SDK No advertising trackers No cross-app tracking No location No contacts No sale of data
8. Children
Primecast is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Podcast content itself is provided by third-party publishers and may vary in suitability.
9. Your choices and rights
- Access & export. Your data is on your device; you can export your podcaster analytics as CSV from the Podcaster Studio.
- Delete your account and data. Sign out in Settings, and delete the app to remove all locally stored data, including your account, from your device.
- Notifications & permissions. Manage these anytime in the app and in the iOS Settings app.
10. Data retention
Because your data is stored locally, it is retained on your device until you remove it (for example by clearing your library or deleting the app).
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the app evolves. Material changes will be reflected here with a new "Last updated" date.
12. Contact
Questions about privacy? Email privacy@primecast.fm.