Privacy policy

Orb, by Polytonic. Effective November 10, 2026.

In short: Orb collects no personal data. It has no account, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking, and it does not send anything about you or your use of the app to us or to anyone else.

What stays on your device

• Your settings, saved patterns, songs and the session Orb restores at launch are stored on your device, in the app's own storage.
• Recordings you make are saved in Orb's folder on your device (visible in the Files app).
• An audio file you load into Grains is copied into Orb's folder so it can be played again; Remove deletes that copy.

This data is never sent to us. It may be included in your device's own backups (iCloud or computer), under Apple's terms.

What you choose to share

When you share a recording, a pattern or a song (.orb file), or back up your patterns, the file goes only where you send it, through iOS's share sheet. Orb reads a file you import only when you choose it.

Permissions

Orb does not use the microphone, camera, location, contacts or photos.

Third parties

Orb contains no third-party analytics, advertising or tracking code. Apple may provide us with anonymous, aggregated App Store and crash statistics if you have agreed to share them with developers in your device settings; we receive no personal information through them.

Children

Orb collects no data from anyone, including children.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be published on this page with a new date.

Contact

Polytonic — contact@polytonic.art. The publisher's details are in the legal notice.