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1. Controller and contact

JollyPod is provided by:

Simon Zryd
Jubiläumsstrasse 88
3005 Bern
Switzerland
hello@jollypod.app

Simon Zryd is responsible for the processing described in this policy where he determines why and how personal data is used. Apple, Cloudflare, podcast publishers, and media hosts may act as separate controllers for their own services.

2. What JollyPod does not collect

JollyPod does not require a JollyPod account. Its share-link service does not receive your podcast library, queue, listening history, playback progress, searches, settings, downloads, or imported audio. It receives only the metadata for an episode or podcast that you deliberately choose to share, as described below.

JollyPod does not include advertising SDKs, behavioural analytics, cross-app tracking, fingerprinting, or profiling. Personal data is not sold or shared with data brokers or advertisers.

3. Data on your device and in iCloud

The app processes the data needed to work, including:

• followed podcasts, feed and episode metadata, and OPML imports or exports;
• your inbox, queue, archive, listening history, playback progress, chapter choices, and app or per-podcast settings;
• downloaded audio or video and MP3 files you choose to add; and
• limited subscription entitlement information used to unlock paid features.

This data is stored locally on your devices. iCloud sync is enabled by default and can be turned off in JollyPod’s settings. When enabled, Apple’s CloudKit synchronises app data through your private iCloud database, and imported audio can be stored in JollyPod’s iCloud Drive folder. Apple processes that data under your iCloud account and its own privacy terms. JollyPod does not operate a separate sync server and cannot browse your private JollyPod library.

JollyPod may use Apple Push Notification service for silent iCloud change notifications so your devices know when synced data has changed. These are technical sync notifications, not marketing messages. Device backups, widgets, Spotlight, Apple Watch connectivity, and other Apple system features are controlled by your device and Apple account settings.

4. Search, feeds, publishers, and media hosts

Podcast search and charts use Apple’s podcast and iTunes directory services. A search can send the words you enter, the selected country or storefront, and in some cases a podcast feed address to Apple.

To follow, refresh, stream, download, or display a podcast, JollyPod connects directly to the relevant directory, RSS feed, artwork server, publisher, or media host. Those providers receive ordinary network information such as your IP address, timestamp, requested URL or resource, and technical request headers. Their own privacy policies and retention rules apply. JollyPod does not receive those requests unless you send their details to support.

Links in show notes or episode descriptions can open external websites. The operator of the opened site is responsible for its own data processing.

5. Apple services and subscriptions

Apple provides TestFlight, App Store distribution, StoreKit purchases, subscription management, refunds, iCloud, CloudKit, iCloud Drive, and Apple Push Notification service. Apple may process Apple Account, device, transaction, payment, storefront, and service-use data under Apple’s Privacy Policy and applicable Apple terms.

JollyPod does not receive your full payment-card details. The app receives limited StoreKit transaction and entitlement information, such as the product, status, and expiry date, so it can recognise an active subscription. Apple may also provide limited sales, territory, refund, and financial records needed for subscription support, fraud prevention, accounting, and legal obligations.

6. Website, shared links, and Cloudflare

The website and public share links are hosted with Cloudflare Workers and D1. JollyPod does not add analytics, advertising trackers, social-media trackers, or non-essential cookies. The site’s security policy also blocks third-party analytics scripts.

When you choose to create a share link, the app sends the minimum identity and display metadata needed for that link. Depending on the item, this can include the feed address, episode GUID or enclosure address, podcast and episode titles, author, public webpage addresses, publication date, and duration. A shared playback position appears only in the link itself. The service does not receive playback state, queue state, subscription state, or your wider library, and it does not fetch the submitted feeds, webpages, or media.

Anyone who has a share link can view its stored display metadata until the link expires. Link metadata is immutable, while another deliberate creation request for the same podcast or episode renews the existing short address for a further 30 days. Cloudflare’s rate limiter can process an IP address to prevent automated abuse, but JollyPod does not store that IP address in the share-link database.

Cloudflare processes technical request and network data needed to deliver and protect the site. This can include an IP address, timestamp, requested page, referrer, browser or operating-system information, routing data, and security events. Cloudflare may use strictly necessary security cookies when a protection feature requires them. JollyPod does not use those cookies or request data for advertising, profiling, or audience analytics and does not maintain a separate visitor database.

Cloudflare’s processing and retention are described in the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.

7. Support messages

If you contact support, JollyPod receives your email address, message, and any logs, screenshots, device details, or other information you choose to include. This information is used only to answer you, investigate the issue, provide a requested gift code, and keep a limited record of important support or security matters.

Please do not send passwords, payment-card details, or information that is not needed for the request.

8. Purposes and legal bases

Where the EU or UK GDPR applies, personal data is processed only for the following purposes and legal bases:

• Providing the app and requested features: performance of a contract or steps requested before entering one;
• Support and subscription administration: performance of a contract and the legitimate interest in responding to users and operating JollyPod;
• Website delivery, reliability, and security: the legitimate interest in providing a secure and functional website;
• Creating a share link you request: performance of the requested app feature and the legitimate interest in operating it reliably and preventing abuse; and
• Accounting, tax, fraud prevention, and legal requests: compliance with legal obligations and, where applicable, legitimate interests.

Where consent is specifically requested, it can be withdrawn at any time without affecting earlier processing. No special-category personal data is intentionally requested.

9. Recipients and international transfers

Depending on the feature you use, data can be processed by Apple and its service providers, Cloudflare, the podcast directories, publishers and media hosts you choose to contact, email providers involved in support, and public authorities where disclosure is legally required.

Some providers may process data outside Switzerland, the EEA, or your country. Where transfer rules apply, transfers rely on a recognised mechanism such as an adequacy decision or approved contractual clauses, as described in the relevant provider’s privacy information.

10. Retention, deletion, and security

• Local app data remains until you remove it, use JollyPod’s reset controls, or delete the app. Device backups can retain data according to your Apple backup settings.
• iCloud data remains until you use JollyPod’s “Delete iCloud Data” control or remove it through the relevant Apple account controls. Turning sync off does not itself delete an existing iCloud copy.
• Downloads and imported files remain until you delete them. Imported audio stored in iCloud Drive can also be managed through Apple’s Files app.
• Subscription records are retained by Apple under its rules. JollyPod keeps only the limited local entitlement state needed to provide access.
• Routine support correspondence is normally deleted within 12 months after the request is resolved. Important security, dispute, accounting, or legal records may be kept longer where necessary.
• Hosting and third-party request logs follow the retention periods of Cloudflare, Apple, and the relevant podcast provider.
• Public share-link metadata is retained for 30 days after the most recent deliberate creation request. It becomes unavailable when that period ends and is deleted automatically by a daily cleanup. You can send the complete link to hello@jollypod.app to request earlier review or deletion.

JollyPod uses reasonable technical and organisational safeguards, including a restrictive website content-security policy and Apple’s platform security. No system can guarantee absolute security.

11. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to processing; receive certain data in a portable form; and withdraw consent. You can delete or export much of the app data directly in JollyPod. To make a request about data JollyPod actually holds, email hello@jollypod.app. Identity may need to be verified before a request is completed.

You may complain to the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner. If you are in the EEA or UK, you may also complain to the data-protection authority where you live, work, or believe an infringement occurred.

12. Children and automated decisions

JollyPod is not directed at young children and does not knowingly ask them to provide personal data to JollyPod. A parent or guardian should contact hello@jollypod.app if they believe a child sent personal data through support.

JollyPod does not use personal data for profiling or automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

13. Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated when JollyPod, its providers, or legal requirements change. The date at the top shows the latest revision. Material changes will be communicated through the app, website, or another appropriate channel before they take effect where required.