Privacy Policy
Scenarist does not collect your personal data. This page explains what that means in practice.
The short version
There is no Scenarist account and no Scenarist server. Your scripts are stored on your device. If you turn on iCloud sync, they are stored in your own private iCloud database, which Apple controls access to and which the developer cannot read.
No analytics service, advertising network, or third-party SDK is included in the app.
What the app stores, and where
Your scripts and settings
Screenplays, title pages, notes, bookmarks, markers, revision marks, and app preferences are written to local storage on your device. If iCloud sync is on in Settings, your scripts — their text, title page, characters, and locations — are also written to the private CloudKit database of your Apple Account, so they appear on your other devices. Notes, bookmarks, markers, revision marks, and preferences stay on the device where you made them. The developer has no access to that database.
Usage counters
The app keeps a small local record of in-app events, such as how many times a script was exported, to help diagnose problems. These counters never leave your device and are erased when you delete the app.
Voice dictation
Dictation uses Apple's speech recognition. When your device can recognise the language you speak without a connection, the audio is processed on the device and dictation works offline. Otherwise Apple's speech service processes it, under the Apple Privacy Policy. Scenarist itself never records, stores, or sends your audio.
Purchases
Subscriptions and the Lifetime unlock are processed by Apple through the App Store. Payment details are handled entirely by Apple and are never visible to the developer. The app receives only a signed receipt confirming whether an entitlement is active, and the app version you first downloaded, which decides whether the free plan's script limit applies to you. Both are checked on your device.
Apple's handling of purchase information is governed by the Apple Privacy Policy.
Notifications and files you share
Optional writing reminders are scheduled locally on your device. No notification content is sent through a server.
When you export a script, the resulting PDF, .fdx, .fountain, or text file is handed to the iOS share sheet. Where it goes next — Mail, Files, another app — is your choice, and that destination's own privacy policy applies from that point.
Your rights
Because no personal data is collected, there is nothing held about you to access, correct, export, or delete. Deleting the app removes its local data from your device. Scripts synced to iCloud can be removed in iOS Settings under your Apple Account → iCloud → Manage Storage.
This applies equally under the GDPR, the UK GDPR, and the California Consumer Privacy Act. Scenarist does not sell or share personal information, because it does not collect any.
Children
Scenarist is rated 4+ and is suitable for all ages. It does not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children under 13.
Videos on this website
The lesson pages on scenaristapp.com show videos from the Scenarist YouTube channel. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play. Then the video plays from YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com), and YouTube’s privacy policy applies.
Changes and contact
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new date. Questions can be sent to support@scenaristapp.com, or through Settings → Contact Support in the app.