Dreamscape — Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 25, 2026

This policy is published at https://dreamscapeprivacy.netlify.app/.

Who we are

Dreamscape ("we," "us," "our") is an independently developed iOS sleep-sounds app. It plays layered ambient soundscapes to help you fall asleep.

For privacy questions, and for the purposes of the EU/UK GDPR, the data controller for Dreamscape can be reached at app.dreamscape.ios@gmail.com.

We built Dreamscape to be calm and private. It has no accounts, no ads, and no cross-app or advertising tracking. Almost everything it does stays on your device. The one thing that doesn't is purchase processing, described in full below. This policy explains, in plain language, exactly what leaves your device and what doesn't.

The short version

• We don't ask you to create an account, and we never ask for your name, email, or any personal details.
• Your in-app settings live only on your phone. We never see them.
• The only data that leaves your device is what's needed to handle purchases, and that's processed by Apple and by our payments provider, RevenueCat.
• No in-app usage analytics. No advertising, and no cross-app or advertising tracking. No advertising identifier (IDFA), and no "Allow Tracking" prompt.

What stays on your device (and is never collected by us)

Dreamscape saves a handful of preferences locally on your phone so the app feels the same each time you open it:

• Your last master volume level
• Your last sleep-timer duration
• Whether the multi-sound mixer was on
• The sound category you were last viewing

These are stored using your device's standard local storage (iOS `UserDefaults`). They never leave your phone, are never transmitted to us or anyone else, and we have no way to see them. They are deleted when you delete the app.

A few other things happen entirely on your device and are never recorded or sent anywhere:

• Screen brightness. The in-app brightness slider and "Goodnight" mode dim your physical screen. The app only sets the brightness — it never reads or stores it.
• The audio visualizer. The on-screen bars are driven by analyzing Dreamscape's own sound output in real time. This does not use your microphone — the app has no microphone access and records nothing. The analysis is momentary and instantly discarded.
• Haptics. Taps and knob turns trigger vibration. That's output only; nothing is measured or saved.

Purchases (the one thing that leaves your device)

Dreamscape is free, with an optional "Dreamscape Pro" upgrade available as weekly, monthly, or yearly subscriptions, or a one-time lifetime purchase.

When you buy or restore a purchase, that transaction is handled by Apple (the App Store) and by RevenueCat, our purchases provider. To validate purchases, restore them, and unlock your Pro access, the following is shared with RevenueCat:

• Purchase and subscription data derived from your App Store receipt — which product you bought, and its purchase, renewal, and expiry dates and entitlement status.
• An anonymous app identifier — a random, opaque ID the RevenueCat software generates for your app install. It is not linked to your name, email, account, or any hardware identifier, because Dreamscape has no login. The locally stored copy of this identifier is cleared when you delete the app, though RevenueCat may retain purchase records tied to it on its servers as described under "Data retention" below.- Basic technical information the RevenueCat software attaches automatically to its requests, such as your device type and operating system version, and (briefly, at the moment of each request, as with any internet service) your IP address.

We use this to process and validate purchases, prevent fraud, manage your Pro entitlement, and show the correct plans and prices. RevenueCat also uses your purchase and subscription data for its own revenue and purchase reporting in its dashboards — which is why our App Store privacy label lists Purchases under both "App Functionality" and "Analytics." We do not receive or store your payment-card details — payment is entered directly with Apple, and neither we nor RevenueCat ever see your card number.

Legal bases (EEA/UK). Where the EU/UK GDPR applies, we process this purchase data on the basis of performance of a contract (validating and delivering the purchase and your Pro entitlement) and our legitimate interests (preventing fraud and maintaining the integrity of entitlements). We do not rely on consent for this processing, so there is no consent to withdraw; you can stop all such processing by not making purchases.

Third-party services

Dreamscape integrates exactly one third-party service. We name it here so you know who handles your data.

• RevenueCat — our in-app purchase and subscription processor. RevenueCat receives the purchase data described above and acts as our data processor under a data processing agreement (a service provider acting on our behalf, not an independent controller), and is contractually required to protect your data to a standard equivalent to this policy. RevenueCat's privacy policy: https://www.revenuecat.com/privacy · Data Processing Addendum: https://www.revenuecat.com/dpa · GDPR information: https://www.revenuecat.com/gdpr
• Apple — the App Store and StoreKit handle the payment itself and the underlying App Store transaction. Apple processes that data under Apple's own privacy policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/

We do not share any data with third-party AI services.

What we do NOT collect

We want to be specific, because for a sleep app this is a genuine feature, not fine print. Dreamscape does not collect, use, or share any of the following:

• No user accounts, sign-in, name, email address, or phone number.
• No in-app usage analytics, telemetry, crash reporting, or behavioral tracking. There is no analytics or crash-reporting software in the app, and we collect nothing about how you use it. (RevenueCat's reporting on your purchase data is covered under "Purchases" above — that's business reporting on purchases, never behavioral tracking of how you use the app.)
• No advertising, ad networks, or ad identifiers. No IDFA, and no App Tracking Transparency prompt, because we don't track you.
• No location, contacts, photos, calendar, health, or motion data.
• No microphone access and no audio recording of any kind.

Dreamscape does not track you across other apps or websites, and shares nothing with data brokers.

Data retention

• On-device settings remain on your phone until you change them or delete the app.
• Purchase data held by RevenueCat and Apple is retained according to their respective policies for as long as needed to manage subscriptions, provide support, and meet legal, tax, and financial obligations. Because purchases are tied only to an anonymous identifier, this data isn't connected to your real-world identity.

Requesting deletion. To request deletion of purchase data associated with your app install, email us at app.dreamscape.ios@gmail.com; we will action it with RevenueCat, except where retention is legally required (for example, for tax, accounting, or fraud-prevention purposes). You can also clear your local on-device settings at any time by deleting the app. See "Your privacy rights" below for the full set of rights and how to exercise them.

Security

Data exchanged with Apple and RevenueCat is sent over encrypted (HTTPS) connections. Because Dreamscape has no accounts and stores its settings only on your own device — protected by your device's own security — there is no central database of users for us to safeguard or for anyone to breach. No method of transmission or storage is ever 100% secure, but we've designed the app to keep the data footprint as small as possible.

Children's privacy

Dreamscape is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 where required by local law, such as parts of the EU/EEA). Because the app has no accounts and collects no personal information, it gathers nothing that would identify a child. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, please contact us and we'll address it.

Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live — including under the EU/UK GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA) — you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data, to data portability, and not to be discriminated against for exercising them.

In practice, Dreamscape holds no personal information about you that we can look up, because we have no accounts and your settings never leave your device. To exercise your rights over those local settings, you can clear them at any time by deleting the app.

The only personal data associated with you sits with our providers, tied to an anonymous identifier:

• Purchase data is held by RevenueCat (as our processor) and Apple. You can request access or deletion by emailing us at app.dreamscape.ios@gmail.com and we'll work with RevenueCat to action it; you may also contact RevenueCat directly via the privacy policy linked above. Note that some purchase records must be retained where required for legal, tax, or fraud-prevention reasons.
• App Store purchases are also governed by Apple's privacy policy, and you can manage subscriptions directly in your Apple ID settings.

EEA/UK users have the right to lodge a complaint with their local data protection or supervisory authority.

California (CCPA/CPRA) users: we do not sell or share your personal information, and we have not done so in the preceding 12 months.

We won't discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.

International data transfers

Our providers may process and store data on servers located outside your country, including in the United States. Where data is transferred from the European Economic Area, the UK, or other regions, those transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards such as the Standard Contractual Clauses. See RevenueCat's and Apple's privacy policies, linked above, for details on their transfer practices.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we'll revise the "Last updated" date above and post the new version at https://dreamscapeprivacy.netlify.app/. For material changes to how data is handled, we'll make reasonable efforts to highlight them in the app or at the policy URL before they take effect.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your privacy? Email us at app.dreamscape.ios@gmail.com. This policy is published at https://dreamscapeprivacy.netlify.app/.