ClearReel Privacy Policy
ClearReel is a screen recorder from ClearVoid Studios. It is free to try with a one-time in-app unlock for editing and overlays. There are no ads and no subscriptions. Recordings and screenshots stay on your device. Google Play may process the unlock purchase.
Data we process
- Screen recordings, screenshots, and edited exports you create stay on your device (app storage). We do not require a ClearVoid Studios account.
- ClearReel does not upload your media to ClearVoid Studios servers. There is no ClearReel cloud backup.
- Android backup is turned off. ClearReel opts out of Android cloud backup and device-to-device transfer, so your recordings and settings are not copied to Google Drive or to a new phone.
- Microphone and (on supported Android versions) internal audio may be captured into a recording when you enable those options. That audio stays in the recording file on your device.
- Optional face cam (after unlock) uses the device camera to show a small overlay while recording. Camera frames are composed into the capture on your device; ClearVoid Studios does not receive them.
- Share opens the Android share sheet (or apps you choose) from your device. We do not receive what you share.
- Cast can play a finished recording to a Chromecast or similar receiver on your local Wi‑Fi. For that session, your phone serves the file on the local network. ClearVoid Studios does not relay or store the cast stream.
- Purchase / restore uses Google Play Billing. Play (not ClearVoid Studios) processes the transaction under Google’s policies.
- Settings may show the app version on your device only. That information is not sent to ClearVoid Studios automatically.
Permissions and services
- Screen capture (MediaProjection) — required to record the screen or (on newer Android versions) a single app, and to take screenshots through the recording control.
- Microphone — optional, for voice (and related) audio in recordings.
- Notifications — used while a recording runs so the foreground service stays visible.
- Display over other apps — optional floating control button, and unlock overlays such as draw and face cam.
- Camera — optional, only for face cam after unlock.
- Wi‑Fi / local network — used so Cast can find a receiver and serve the finished file on your LAN.
- Google Cast / Play services — used for Cast device discovery and playback to a receiver you choose. ClearVoid Studios does not operate a cast server of its own.
- Google Cast SDK diagnostics — the Cast SDK (part of Google Play services) may send Google anonymous diagnostics, such as device information, app and SDK version, Cast device discovery and session events, and performance information, under Google’s privacy policy. Google states these logs contain no identifiers that can be traced to you. Your recordings are not sent to Google; when you cast, the receiver plays the file directly from your phone over your local Wi‑Fi.
Your content
You are responsible for what you record, edit, share, or cast — including respecting other people’s rights and any laws that apply where you use the App.
Contact
For privacy questions about ClearReel, email support@clearvoidstudios.com.
Changes
We may update this policy when features change. The “Last updated” date will change accordingly.