Drive-In Privacy Policy
\nLast updated: 31 October 2026<\/p>\n
This Privacy Policy explains how the Drive-In app for iPhone, iPad and CarPlay (“Drive-In” or “the app”) handles information. Drive-In is published by Mustafa Tolga Dalbudak, an individual developer trading as Cuspart (“Cuspart”, “we”, “us” or “our”). Drive-In is available worldwide. For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA\/CPRA) and other U.S. state privacy laws, Brazil’s LGPD, Canada’s PIPEDA, Japan’s APPI, South Korea’s PIPA, T\u00fcrkiye’s KVKK and similar laws worldwide, Cuspart is the party responsible for the app (the “data controller”).<\/p>\n
The short version<\/p>\n
– Drive-In has no user accounts, no advertising, no analytics and no tracking.
\n– We do not run servers that receive your data. Your sources, logins, favorites, watch history and settings stay on your device, and, only if you turn on iCloud Sync, in your own iCloud account in encrypted form.
\n– We, the developer, cannot see what you watch, which sources you add or where you are.
\n– The app connects directly to the services you choose (for example your IPTV provider or your Jellyfin, Emby or Plex server). Those services have their own privacy policies.<\/p>\n
1. Information stored on your device<\/p>\n
To work, Drive-In stores the following information locally on your iPhone or iPad. It is not sent to us.<\/p>\n
– Sources you add: M3U\/M3U8 playlist addresses, Xtream Codes server addresses and usernames, Stalker portal details, and Jellyfin, Emby or Plex server addresses.
\n– Passwords and access tokens for those sources. These are stored in the Apple Keychain, which iOS encrypts.
\n– Channel lists, program guide (EPG) data, posters and other catalog information downloaded from your sources, kept as a cache so the app opens quickly.
\n– Your activity in the app: favorites, My List, Continue Watching and playback positions, recently watched channels, channel order, hidden channels and categories, and program reminders.
\n– Profiles you create and the settings you choose.
\n– Parental lock: the PIN is stored only as a one-way hash, never in plain text, together with the categories, movies and series you have locked.
\n– Videos you download for offline viewing and videos you import from your device. These are stored inside the app’s own storage.
\n– Technical information needed for features: for example the time used on the car screen under the free plan, and a diagnostics log of recent playback events (such as connection errors) that stays on your device.<\/p>\n
You can delete this information at any time by removing items in the app, or all of it by deleting the app.<\/p>\n
2. iCloud Sync (optional, Drive-In Pro)<\/p>\n
If you have Drive-In Pro and iCloud Sync is turned on, Drive-In keeps your sources, favorites, My List, Continue Watching, channel order, profiles and settings the same on all iPhones and iPads signed in to your Apple Account.<\/p>\n
– This data is stored in your own iCloud account using Apple’s iCloud key-value storage. Before it leaves your device, it is encrypted with AES-GCM. The encryption key is kept in iCloud Keychain, which Apple protects with end-to-end encryption. Apple’s servers therefore store only encrypted data.
\n– Logins for your sources are synced through iCloud Keychain.
\n– We have no access to your iCloud account or to this data.
\n– You can turn iCloud Sync off at any time in Settings in the app. Apple’s handling of iCloud data is described in Apple’s privacy policy (https:\/\/www.apple.com\/legal\/privacy\/).<\/p>\n
3. Connections the app makes<\/p>\n
Drive-In does not send information to Cuspart. To provide its features, the app connects directly to the following services. When it does, those services receive the information that any internet connection reveals, such as your IP address and device type, and the specific data described below.<\/p>\n
– Your sources. To play live TV, movies and series, the app connects to the IPTV providers, playlist addresses, portals and media servers that you add, using the login details you entered. Your provider can see which channels and titles you request, as with any player. Cuspart is not affiliated with these providers and is not responsible for their privacy practices.
\n– Plex. If you sign in to a Plex server with your Plex account, your Plex email or username and password are sent directly to Plex (plex.tv) to obtain an access token. We never receive them.
\n– Artwork. Some sources provide poster images hosted by The Movie Database (image.tmdb.org). The app then loads those images directly from that service.
\n– Time check. To count the free daily car-screen time correctly, the app occasionally sends a request with no personal data to www.apple.com or www.cloudflare.com to read the current time.
\n– Built-in browser. If you use the in-app browser, the websites you visit, and Google when you search, receive your requests as in any browser. Those websites may use their own cookies.
\n– Apple services. Purchases, subscriptions and restores are handled by Apple through the App Store. Voice search uses Apple’s speech recognition; depending on your device and language, your voice request may be processed on your device or sent to Apple to be converted into text. AirPlay, Siri, Shortcuts, CarPlay, Live Activities and notifications are provided by iOS.<\/p>\n
4. Permissions<\/p>\n
Drive-In asks for permission only when you use a feature that needs it. You can change any permission later in the iOS Settings app.<\/p>\n
– Location (while using the app): used only while you are connected to CarPlay, to read your vehicle’s speed so that video shows on the car screen only when you are parked. Your location is not stored, not shared and not sent to us.
\n– Microphone and Speech Recognition: used for voice search on the car screen, only while you are searching.
\n– Camera: used only to scan a playlist’s QR code. Images are not saved.
\n– Local Network: used to find and connect to media servers on your home network, such as Jellyfin, Emby or Plex.
\n– Face ID or device passcode: used to confirm it is you when you reset a forgotten parental lock PIN. The check is done by iOS; the app never receives your face data or passcode.
\n– Notifications: used to remind you before a program you have chosen starts. Reminders are scheduled on your device.
\n– Screen sharing (screen broadcast): when you start it, the screen of your iPhone is shown on the car screen. The picture is processed on your device for this purpose only and is not recorded, stored or sent anywhere.<\/p>\n
5. Purchases<\/p>\n
Drive-In Pro is sold through Apple’s App Store. Apple processes your payment; we never receive your payment card details, name or Apple Account information. The app only checks with Apple whether you have an active Drive-In Pro purchase, so that it can unlock Pro features. Apple’s privacy policy applies to purchases.<\/p>\n
6. Information you send us<\/p>\n
If you contact us by email, or choose to send us the app’s diagnostics log using the share button in Settings, we receive the information you include, such as your email address, your message and the log. We use it only to answer you and to fix problems, and we delete it when it is no longer needed for that, normally within 12 months, unless the law requires us to keep it longer. The diagnostics log may contain the names of channels that failed to play and the addresses of your servers; please review it before sending.<\/p>\n
7. What we do not do<\/p>\n
– We do not sell, rent or share your personal data.
\n– We do not use advertising, advertising identifiers or cross-app tracking, so the app does not ask for tracking permission.
\n– We do not include third-party analytics or crash-reporting tools.
\n– We do not provide, host or monitor any channels, movies, series or other content.<\/p>\n
8. Legal basis<\/p>\n
Where data protection law requires a legal basis for the limited processing described in section 6 (for example under the GDPR, UK GDPR, LGPD or KVKK), we process information you send us because it is necessary to respond to your request and on the basis of our legitimate interest in supporting and improving the app. Processing on your device and in your iCloud account is carried out by you and Apple at your direction.<\/p>\n
9. Data retention and deletion<\/p>\n
– On your device: until you remove it in the app or delete the app.
\n– In iCloud (if iCloud Sync is on): when you turn iCloud Sync off, nothing new is uploaded. The encrypted copy already in your iCloud account stays there until you delete the app’s iCloud data in your device’s iCloud storage settings; without your key it cannot be read. Logins remain in iCloud Keychain until you delete them in the Passwords app.
\n– With us: only the emails and logs you send us, as described in section 6.<\/p>\n
10. Your rights<\/p>\n
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
\n– know whether we process your personal data and get a copy of it;
\n– have it corrected or deleted;
\n– object to or restrict its processing;
\n– receive it in a portable format;
\n– withdraw any consent you have given;
\n– not be discriminated against for using these rights.<\/p>\n
These rights are provided, for example, by the GDPR and UK GDPR (European Economic Area, Switzerland and United Kingdom), the CCPA\/CPRA and other U.S. state laws (we do not sell or share personal information, or use it for targeted advertising, as those laws define it), the LGPD (Brazil), PIPEDA (Canada), the APPI (Japan), PIPA (South Korea), the Privacy Act (Australia) and the KVKK (T\u00fcrkiye). We give these rights to all users, wherever they live.<\/p>\n
Because nearly all data stays on your device or in your iCloud account, you can exercise most of these rights yourself in the app or by deleting it. For anything else, email contact@cuspart.com. We will answer within 30 days. You also have the right to complain to the data protection authority in your country.<\/p>\n
11. Children<\/p>\n
Drive-In is not directed at children under 13, or under the minimum age set by the law of your country (for example 16 in some EU countries). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. Parents can use the app’s parental lock and profiles, and iOS Screen Time, to manage what children can watch.<\/p>\n
12. Security<\/p>\n
Passwords are kept in the Apple Keychain, synced data is encrypted before it leaves your device, and the parental lock PIN is stored only as a hash. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, and the security of your sources depends on your provider. Use HTTPS addresses where your provider offers them.<\/p>\n
13. International transfers<\/p>\n
We do not transfer your data. Apple, Plex, The Movie Database and your own providers may process data in other countries under their own policies and safeguards. When you choose to use these services, the connection is made directly between your device and them. If you email us, your message is stored with our email provider, which may process it outside your country with appropriate safeguards.<\/p>\n
14. Changes to this policy<\/p>\n
We may update this policy when the app changes or the law requires. The new version will be published at https:\/\/www.cuspart.com\/drive-in-privacy-policy\/ with a new “Last updated” date. If a change is significant, we will also tell you in the app.<\/p>\n
15. Contact<\/p>\n
Cuspart.com
\nEmail: contact@cuspart.com<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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