Phone Cam
Privacy Policy
This policy applies to the Phone Cam app, which turns an iPhone or iPad into a camera for the Apple Home app.
Information we collect
Phone Cam does not collect any user information, and it has no user accounts.
Phone Cam does not use third party frameworks to collect crash data or analytics. Generic usage data is collected using Apple’s built-in App Analytics that you can opt out of at any time.
Camera and microphone
Video and sound from the camera and microphone are processed on the device. They are sent only to the Apple devices in your home that you have added Phone Cam to using the Home app. This happens over your local network or, for viewing away from home, through your own home hub (a HomePod or Apple TV), which relays the stream end-to-end encrypted.
Video and sound are never sent to Fresh Bits or to any third party. Snapshots shown in the Home app are kept in memory only.
Recordings
If you use HomeKit Secure Video, recordings of detected motion are sent to your home hub, which stores them in your iCloud account. Those recordings are handled by Apple under the Apple Privacy Policy. Phone Cam does not store recordings on the device.
Sensors
Phone Cam can report motion, occupancy, light level, battery level and whether the device has been moved. Motion and light level are measured from the camera picture on the device, and people are detected using Apple’s on-device Vision framework. Battery level and movement come from the device’s own sensors. These readings are reported only to the Apple devices in your home that you have added Phone Cam to.
Local network and security
Phone Cam advertises itself on your local network so that the Home app can find it. Adding it to Home requires the setup code shown in the app. The keys created during pairing are stored in the device keychain.
All communication between Phone Cam and your paired devices is encrypted, and video and sound streams are encrypted with SRTP.
Purchases
Phone Cam Unlimited is purchased through the App Store. Fresh Bits does not receive your payment details or Apple Account information. Subscription status is checked on the device through the App Store.
Settings
Your settings in Phone Cam are stored only on the device.