Mandaza Privacy Policy

Last updated November 12, 2026

This policy applies to Mandaza for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, its widgets, the standalone MandazaTV app for Apple TV, and Mandaza for Android.

Data collection

Mandaza does not collect, sell, share, or transmit personal data to Luke Steuber or third parties. It has no account system, advertising, analytics, tracking, or third-party data-collection SDKs. Patterns are generated on your device.

Photos and exported images

On iPhone and iPad, Mandaza requests permission to add an image to your Photo Library only when you choose to save one. MandazaTV does not request Photos access. Exported images remain under your control.

Microphone

If you enable Music responsivity on a supported device, Mandaza requests microphone access and reduces incoming audio to live sound-level and beat information in memory. Audio is never recorded, stored, uploaded, or shared. MandazaTV does not use the microphone.

On-device settings and app communication

Settings, favorites, recent designs, and review-prompt eligibility are stored locally. The iOS app and its widget extension may share app-owned settings through an Apple App Group container on the device. The paired Watch app may exchange selected settings and user-requested snapshots directly with the iPhone through Apple WatchConnectivity. MandazaTV currently keeps its preferences in local Apple TV system storage. None of these mechanisms sends data to Luke Steuber or third parties.

Mandaza for Android

The Google Play build creates its artwork entirely on your device and makes no network requests. It does not request Internet access. It has no account, advertising, analytics, tracking or third-party data collection SDK.

Music responsivity is optional and starts off. If you turn it on, Mandaza asks for microphone access when you enter Zen. It measures the live sound level in memory to move the artwork. It does not save, upload or share audio. If you decline, Music responsivity turns off, and the artwork and clock keep working.

When you choose Save, Mandaza writes the image to Pictures/Mandaza on your device. Android 9 and earlier ask for storage permission for that. Settings, favorites and recent designs stay on the device. You can remove them in Android's app storage settings or by uninstalling the app. Saved images are separate and stay until you delete them. Device backup, if you use it, is governed by your device and Google account settings.

The Google Play build may ask Google Play to show its rating sheet after you save artwork. What you enter there goes to Google Play, not to Mandaza.

The separately distributed Android build may check the public Mandaza release catalog for updates. That check sends only the ordinary technical information of an HTTPS request and is not present in the Google Play build.

Retention and deletion

Because Mandaza does not operate an account or collect your data, there is no server-side personal data to retain or delete. You can remove locally stored app data by deleting the app. Images saved to Photos can be deleted from the Photos app.

Changes

If Mandaza's data practices change, this policy will be updated before the related feature is released.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent to luke@lukesteuber.com.