Effective date: October 8, 2026 Developer: Toussaint Campbell ("we", "us") · Contact: featherfluffllc@gmail.com
| Feature | What's used | Where it goes | Kept by us? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layouts and settings (tiles, themes, colors, to-dos, timers, notes, tile options) | What you set up in the app | Your private iCloud database (CloudKit), so your iPhone and Apple TVs stay in sync | No. Apple stores it in your iCloud account under Apple's privacy policy. We have no access |
| Notes and "Add to Ambient Wall" (the share sheet) | Text, links or one image you choose to share | Your private iCloud database, then shown on your TV | No |
| Location: nearby transit (optional) | Your iPhone's location, read once when you ask, then rounded to 2 decimal places (about 1 km). No street address is stored | The rounded point is saved with your layout in your private iCloud. To find nearby bus stops, the rounded point is sent to MTA Bus Time (directly, or through our transit relay, below) | No |
| Places you type in (Commute, Map, Weather) | Addresses or place names you enter, and their map coordinates | Apple Maps (finding the place, travel times) and Apple WeatherKit (forecasts) get the coordinates to answer each request. The places are saved in your private iCloud | No |
| Room Sound (optional, iPhone microphone) | Live microphone input, only while you've turned Room Sound on and the app is open | Turned into loudness and pitch-band numbers on the iPhone. Only those numbers go to your paired Apple TV over your local network. Audio is never recorded, stored or sent anywhere | No |
| Calendar (optional) | Upcoming event times; event titles only if you turn titles on | Your private iCloud database → your Apple TV | No |
| Home (optional, HomeKit) | The scenes and accessories you pick, and their on/off states | Stays within Apple's Home system; the picks sync through your private iCloud | No |
| Now Playing (optional, Apple Music) | The track playing on your Apple TV; play/pause/skip | Stays on the Apple TV, through Apple's Music framework | No |
| MTA Bus Time key (optional) | A free key you enter | Kept in the iPhone's Keychain and synced to your TV in an encrypted field of your private iCloud | No |
| Pairing iPhone and Apple TV | Device names and a random pairing ID | Your local network only (Bonjour) | No |
| Purchases | Your one-time in-app purchase | Handled entirely by Apple. We get no payment details | Apple sends us standard, non-identifying sales reports |
| Guest Wi-Fi (optional) | The guest network name, password, and network options you enter | The password is kept in device Keychain and synced in an encrypted field of your private iCloud database. Your TV displays a joining QR code only when you enable it. Anyone who can see or scan the code can join that network; use a guest network and hide the code when not needed. | No. We cannot read your private iCloud database or password. |
To show live information, your Apple TV or iPhone contacts these services directly. Like any website, they receive your device's IP address and the request itself, for example which feed or which map area. The app sends no name, email, advertising ID or account ID to them. Their own privacy policies apply.
Ambient Wall is not directed at children under 13 and doesn't knowingly collect personal information from anyone.
Sync uses Apple's encrypted iCloud. iPhone-to-TV traffic on your network (Room Sound numbers) is encrypted (TLS) and works only with devices you've paired.
If this policy changes, we'll update the effective date above, and we'll describe meaningful changes in the app's release notes.
Questions or requests: featherfluffllc@gmail.com.