Privacy

Privacy is a real feature.

Nothing leaves your device. No tracking, no analytics, no ads. Your plots, scans, and notes are yours.

The short version

  • All app data stays on your device, or in your personal iCloud if you turn sync on.
  • Local network traffic stays on your LAN. Outbound DMX and NDI camera streams require your explicit action.
  • No third-party analytics, crash reporting, advertising, or tracking SDKs.
  • The only outbound connection beyond your LAN is GDTF Share, optional and only used to download fixture files.

Effective: May 15, 2026  ·  Data Controller: X0 Lighting Control Inc.

Overview

StageTools is designed with privacy in mind. The app does not collect, track, or transmit personal data to us or any third party. Your data stays on your device and, optionally, in your personal iCloud account.

Data Storage

All app data is stored locally on your device. This includes lighting plots, topology maps, Scout Notes, Curve Builder profiles, custom symbols, network scans, device labels, saved files, voice memos, NDI recordings, Quick Action shortcuts, and app settings.

If you enable iCloud Sync in Settings, your data is also stored in your personal iCloud account to sync across your own devices. Apple manages iCloud storage under their own privacy policy. We never have access to your iCloud data.

Local Network and Real-Time Protocols

StageTools talks to lighting, broadcast, and timecode equipment on your local Wi-Fi or Ethernet network. The app supports:

  • sACN (E1.31) on UDP port 5568. Receives and transmits DMX over IP multicast.
  • Art-Net on UDP port 6454. Receives and transmits DMX; sends ArtPoll discovery during network scans.
  • NDI discovery and video. Receives NDI video and audio streams from sources on your LAN.
  • SMPTE LTC. Receives and generates audio-rate timecode through the device's audio input and output.
  • Multicast traffic detection. Listens for sACN, Art-Net, Pathport, MA-Net, HogNet, ETCNet, OSC, and Dante control traffic to identify protocols active on your network.

All of this traffic stays on your local network. Scan results, captured DMX, received NDI streams, and decoded timecode are stored on your device and never transmitted to us or any remote server.

When you actively use the DMX Transmitter, Micro Console, Curve Builder transmit, LTC generator, or NDI camera transmit features, the app sends data on your LAN at your direction. These outbound features require explicit user action and are off by default.

NDI Camera and Recording

The NDI Monitor includes optional camera transmit and recording features. When enabled, video and audio are captured by your device's camera and microphone with your permission, and either sent over your LAN as an NDI source or saved to disk as an MP4 recording.

Recordings are saved on your device. You can share them through the iOS share sheet or move them to other locations at your discretion. We do not access, upload, or store your recordings.

GDTF Share (Fixture Library)

The Fixture Library tab lets you browse and search lighting fixtures. Basic browsing and searching works without an account using a bundled fixture index that ships with the app.

If you choose to sign in with a free GDTF Share account (created at gdtf-share.com), the app connects to gdtf-share.com to download fixture files and refresh the fixture index. Signing in is entirely optional. Your GDTF Share credentials are stored locally on your device using iOS secure storage (Keychain). We do not have access to your credentials or your GDTF Share account. Please review the GDTF Share privacy policy at gdtf-share.com for information on how they handle your data.

iCloud Sync

When iCloud Sync is enabled in Settings, the following data syncs across your devices via your personal iCloud account:

  • Lighting plots, topology maps, and Quick Plots
  • Scout Notes (folders, photos, voice memos, file attachments)
  • Curve Builder profiles
  • Custom symbols and fixture profiles
  • Quick Action shortcuts (home grid)
  • Saved Files tab links
  • Network maps, scan profiles, and device annotations (tags and labels)
  • App preferences (theme, haptics, tab order, default units)

iCloud Sync is optional and can be turned off at any time in Settings. iCloud storage is managed by Apple under their own privacy policy. We never access your iCloud data.

Crash Reports

When you install StageTools through TestFlight or the App Store, Apple may collect crash reports and basic diagnostic information through iOS's standard reporting tools, governed by Apple's privacy policy. We see only the anonymized, aggregated data Apple surfaces in TestFlight and App Store Connect. StageTools does not include any third-party crash reporting service.

Third-Party Services

StageTools includes one open-source dependency: ZipFoundation, used to read GDTF fixture files (which are ZIP archives). It is a Swift library that runs entirely on your device and does not connect to any external service.

The app does not include any analytics SDK, attribution framework, advertising SDK, or third-party tracking service.

Data We Do Not Collect

  • We do not collect your name, email, or contact information
  • We do not use third-party analytics or crash reporting
  • We do not serve advertisements
  • We do not track your location
  • We do not sell or share any data with third parties

Permissions

All permissions are optional and only requested when you use the relevant feature.

Local Network

Required to scan for devices, receive DMX data, and use NDI and multicast detection. Requested only when you use a feature that needs it.

Wi-Fi Information

Used to display your current Wi-Fi network name and IP address. Requested only when you use the DMX Viewer or Network Devices features.

Camera

Used by the NDI Monitor when you choose to transmit video from your device, and by Scout Notes for capturing on-set photos and video.

Microphone

Used to receive SMPTE LTC timecode through audio input, and to capture audio for NDI camera transmit and Scout Notes voice memos. Audio is never sent off your device by StageTools.

Photo Library

Used to select background images for plots, network maps, and Scout Notes. Accessed through the system photo picker, which does not require broad photo library access.

Push Notifications

Used to alert you when a monitored network device goes offline or comes back online. Requested only when you enable device monitoring.

Your Choices

Because all data lives on your device, you control deletion directly:

  • Plots, Scouts, Files, and other content: delete from inside the app (swipe to delete in lists, or use the trash icon in detail views).
  • iCloud Sync: turn it off in Settings to stop syncing. Sign out of iCloud entirely on your device to disconnect StageTools from your iCloud account.
  • Uninstall the app: removing StageTools clears all locally stored data. Data already synced to iCloud remains in your iCloud account until you delete it from another signed-in device or through Apple's iCloud management tools.

Children's Privacy

StageTools is a professional lighting tool not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect any information from children.

Changes to This Policy

If we update this privacy policy, the revised version will be posted at the same URL with an updated effective date.