Privacy Policy

Effective 2026-06-09 Last updated 2026-06-09

VelaTV Remote ("the app", "we") is an offline-only Android TV remote control application. This privacy policy describes, in plain language, exactly what data the app handles.

1. Data we collect

None.

VelaTV Remote does not collect, transmit, or store any personal data on remote servers. The app does not contact any external server we operate or any third-party service. There is:

no user account, login, or registration;
no analytics SDK;
no crash reporting SDK;
no advertising SDK;
no advertising identifiers (no use of Google Advertising ID);
no telemetry, metrics, or usage logs leaving the device.

2. What the app stores locally on your phone

For the app to work, the following information is saved locally on your device only (Android DataStore preferences). It never leaves the phone:

The hostname, IP, and certificate fingerprint of each TV you have paired with, so the app can recognise the TV next time.
A client X.509 certificate and RSA key pair generated locally on your phone, used as your identity in the TLS handshake with the TV.
Your in-app preferences (theme, language override, one-hand mode, haptics, phone volume routing, pinned shortcuts, dismissed promo).

You can clear all of this at any time:

Open the app, go to Settings → Connected TVs → Forget TV (per TV), or
Uninstall the app, which removes everything (Android wipes the app's data on uninstall).

3. Voice search

When you tap the microphone button on the remote screen, the app uses Android's built-in SpeechRecognizer. By Android system policy, this can run fully on-device on supported devices (Android 12+ with the Speech Services pack). The recognized text is then forwarded to the connected TV's search box over the same local TLS connection.

The recorded audio is never stored by us and never leaves your phone.

4. Network communication

All communication is direct, peer-to-peer, between your phone and your TV on your local Wi-Fi network. The app uses the publicly documented _androidtvremote2._tcp protocol over TLS 1.2+ on ports 6466/6467. No proxy, no relay, no cloud.

5. Children

The app is not directed at children. It does not collect any data, so COPPA / GDPR-K provisions effectively do not apply.

6. Open source

VelaTV Remote is built on open-source components (Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Coroutines, Material 3, BouncyCastle, Android Jetpack). See Settings → Legal → Open Source Licenses inside the app for the full list.

7. Changes to this policy

If we ever change the privacy posture (which we do not plan to), we will update the "Last updated" date above and publish the change on the same page where this policy is hosted.

8. Contact

Questions, concerns, or right-holder notices:
feedback@velatv.app

We respond within 7 days.