Privacy Policy

Pipey (com.schemetech.pipey) · Effective 24 August 2026

The short version: nothing you play, see, or record in Pipey leaves your device. The app collects anonymous usage statistics (via Google Firebase Analytics) to help us improve it — you can switch this off at any time in Settings → Privacy.

Who we are

Pipey is developed by SchemeTech ("we", "us"). This policy explains how the Pipey Android app handles information.

Camera

Pipey requests the camera permission for one purpose: the rear camera acts as the bagpipe chanter's thumb hole. The app measures the overall brightness of the camera feed in real time to detect whether your thumb is covering the lens.

Camera frames are processed on your device, in memory, and immediately discarded.
No photos or videos are captured, stored, or transmitted — ever.
The small camera preview shown in settings exists only to help you aim your thumb; it is rendered live and never recorded.

Usage analytics

Pipey uses Google Firebase Analytics to understand how the app is used so we can improve it. This collects:

App interaction events — for example that a tune was played and for how long, which bagpipe type is selected, whether the tour was completed, or that the help screen was opened. Events never include what you play (no notes or melodies are transmitted), no audio, and no camera imagery.
Device and app information — device model, operating system version, app version, language, and approximate region (derived from IP address).
Pseudonymous identifiers — an app-instance ID and, where available, the Android Advertising ID. These are used for analytics only; Pipey shows no advertising.

This data is processed by Google on our behalf under the Firebase terms and Google's Privacy Policy. User-level analytics data is retained for at most 14 months.

Opting out: turn off Settings → Privacy → "Share anonymous usage stats" in the app at any time. When off, no analytics data is transmitted at all. To request deletion of previously collected analytics data, contact us at the address below.

What we don't collect

Pipey has no user accounts, no advertising, and no tracking beyond the analytics described above. Your playing, audio, and camera imagery are processed on-device only and are never transmitted.

Data stored on your device

Settings (volume levels, chosen camera lens, detection sensitivity, and similar preferences) are stored locally on your device and never leave it. Uninstalling the app deletes them.
Debug logs: if — and only if — you tap "Export debug logs" in the Help screen, the app saves a diagnostic text file to your device's Downloads folder and opens the Android share sheet so you can choose whether and where to send it. The log contains technical events (touch, camera-detection and audio-engine diagnostics) and basic device model information. It is never sent automatically.

Children

Pipey is a general-audience app. It collects no personal content from anyone, and the anonymous usage statistics described above are not used to identify or profile any user, child or adult.

Changes to this policy

If we ever change how Pipey handles data, we will update this page and the effective date above before the change ships.

Contact

Questions about this policy or the app: contact@schemetech.io