Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 26, 2026
```Watchora is a local-first iOS app for personally tracking anime, movies, and TV shows in one library. This Privacy Policy explains what information Watchora stores, what information may be sent over the network, and how that information is used.
Summary
- Watchora does not require an account.
- Watchora does not include advertising.
- Watchora does not use third-party analytics SDKs.
- Watchora does not track you across apps or websites.
- Your library, lists, watch status, progress, ratings, and personal notes are stored locally on your device.
- Search and Discover features use a Watchora backend service to request movie and TV metadata from TMDb.
Information Stored Locally on Your Device
Watchora stores your personal library data locally on your device using Apple’s local persistence technologies. This may include:
- Saved anime, movies, and TV shows
- Custom lists
- Watch status
- Episode progress
- Personal ratings
- Personal notes
- Appearance preference, such as System, Light, or Dark mode
This local library data is not sent to the Watchora backend service. Watchora does not upload your personal notes, ratings, watch status, episode progress, or custom lists to a server.
Network Requests
Some Watchora features require an internet connection:
- Searching for anime, movies, and TV shows
- Loading Discover recommendations
- Loading remote metadata, such as titles, overviews, posters, ratings, and episode information
When you use Search or Discover, Watchora sends the necessary request to a Watchora backend service. For example, this may include a search query, a selected media identifier, or a media type such as movie or TV series. The backend service requests metadata from The Movie Database (TMDb) and returns the result to the app.
Watchora uses this network access only to provide the requested metadata and recommendation features. Search queries and metadata requests are not used for advertising or tracking by Watchora.
Posters and Images
Watchora may load poster images from public TMDb image URLs or related delivery infrastructure. When images are loaded, the image provider or network infrastructure may receive standard technical information necessary to deliver the image, such as your IP address, device network information, and request metadata.
Third-Party Services
Watchora uses the following services to provide metadata and network functionality:
- The Movie Database (TMDb) — used as a source of movie and TV metadata, including titles, posters, overviews, ratings, and related information. TMDb Privacy Policy: https://www.themoviedb.org/privacy-policy
- Cloudflare — used to host the Watchora backend service. Cloudflare may process standard technical information necessary to provide, secure, and operate the service. Cloudflare Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
TMDb Attribution
This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
No Advertising or Tracking
Watchora does not include advertising, does not use advertising identifiers, and does not track you across apps or websites.
No User Accounts
Watchora does not require user accounts. Because there are no Watchora accounts, there is no account profile stored on Watchora servers.
Data Retention and Deletion
Your library data remains on your device until you delete it in the app or remove the app from your device. You can delete saved media, remove items from custom lists, clear personal notes, or delete custom lists inside Watchora.
Deleting the Watchora app from your device removes the local app data from that device, subject to normal iOS behavior.
Children’s Privacy
Watchora is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children. The app does not include accounts, advertising, or tracking.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. If changes are made, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or Watchora’s privacy practices, contact the developer at:
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