Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Bitbook is a stand-up comedy organizer built with privacy in mind. Your jokes are your intellectual property, and Bitbook treats them that way.

The Short Version

• All your data stays on your devices and in your personal iCloud account.
• Nothing is sent to a third-party server; the only sync is to your own iCloud.
• No accounts, no analytics, no tracking, no ads.
• All audio and text processing happens on your device.

Data You Create

Bitbook stores the content you create (bits, sets, labels, performances, recordings, venues, and notes) in a local database on your device. If you have iCloud enabled, this data syncs across your devices through your personal iCloud account using Apple’s CloudKit. Bitbook never has access to your iCloud data.

Audio & Video Recordings

Performance recordings, voice memos, and practice recordings are stored locally on your device or in your iCloud Drive, depending on your settings. Recordings are never sent to external servers.

Transcription

Audio transcription uses Apple’s on-device Speech framework. Your audio is processed entirely on your device and is never sent to a server. Transcription data is stored locally and is not synced to iCloud.

Laugh Analysis

Laugh detection uses Apple’s on-device Sound Analysis framework. Like transcription, all processing happens on your device. Laugh analysis data is stored locally and is not synced to iCloud.

Location Data

Bitbook can capture your current location (with your permission) when you log a performance, so the venue is saved alongside it. Location is only read while you are actively using the app, never in the background, and the captured coordinates are stored with the performance on your device (and synced through your personal iCloud if enabled).

Apple Services

Bitbook integrates with the following Apple services at your discretion. Each requires your explicit permission:

• iCloud. Syncs your bits, sets, labels, performances, venues, and locations across your devices. Media files can optionally be stored in iCloud Drive.
• Microphone. Required to record voice memos and performance or practice audio. Recordings stay on your device.
• Camera. Required to record performance or practice video. Captured video stays on your device.
• Photo Library. Used when you add an image to a bit or to a performance.
• Speech Recognition. Used on-device for transcribing voice memos and recordings.
• Calendar. If you enable calendar sync, performance dates and venue details are written to your Apple Calendar.
• Notifications. Local, on-device reminders for upcoming performances. No external push notification service is used.
• Siri & Shortcuts. You can create bits and log performances via Siri. These interactions stay on your device.
• Spotlight. Bitbook indexes your content for on-device search. This data does not leave your device.

Data Collected

None. Bitbook does not collect, transmit, or store any data on external servers. There are no analytics services, crash reporting services, advertising networks, or third-party SDKs that collect data.

Data Sharing

Bitbook does not share your data with any third party. The only data that leaves your device is:

1. iCloud sync to your own Apple account, encrypted by Apple.
2. Individual bits that you explicitly share via the Share Extension or Messages.

Everything else stays on your device.

Data Storage & Security

• All data is stored in your app’s sandboxed container or your personal iCloud account.
• iCloud data is encrypted in transit and at rest by Apple.
• Transcription and laugh analysis data are stored locally only and never leave your device.

Data Deletion

• You can delete any bit, set, label, performance, venue, or recording at any time from within the app.
• Deleted items are moved to Recently Deleted, then permanently removed.
• You can bulk-delete all transcriptions and laugh analysis data from Settings.
• Uninstalling Bitbook removes all local data. iCloud data can be removed from your iCloud settings.

Children’s Privacy

Bitbook does not knowingly collect information from children under 13. The app contains no age-restricted content.

Changes to This Policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new “Last updated” date. Since Bitbook doesn’t collect your email or any contact information, there’s no way to notify you directly, so check back if you are concerned.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, email privacy@bitbook.lol.