Your notes. Your choice.
PlayNotes privacy information · Updated September 12, 2026
PlayNotes is an iPhone beta from Striking Ventures LLC. This page explains the information used by the app and the beta invitation website.
Your library stays on your iPhone
Notes you import, original recordings, generated audio, tapes, bookmarks, and listening position are stored in the app’s local container. The share extension passes selected notes through the app’s shared local container. PlayNotes does not automatically read or synchronize your Apple Notes, Notion, or ChatGPT accounts. Imports are copies.
Device backups may include app data according to your iPhone settings. PlayNotes does not provide its own cloud library backup or synchronization.
Making audio is your choice
Apple narration uses installed iPhone voices. If you select ElevenLabs and allow cloud narration, the note you choose is sent over HTTPS through the PlayNotes service, hosted on Supabase, to ElevenLabs. The returned audio is saved on your iPhone. You can turn cloud narration off in Voices & delivery.
The PlayNotes service does not intentionally save note text or generated audio in its database. Hosting and voice providers process requests under their own terms and may retain service logs or request data. We do not promise zero retention. Read the ElevenLabs privacy policy and Supabase privacy policy.
Beta access and usage
Starter narration uses a random device token stored in iPhone Keychain. Optional private beta codes are also stored there. The service keeps hashed access identifiers, a salted network identifier for starter requests, request identifiers, character counts, and timestamps to enforce allowances and avoid duplicate provider work. Starter access is anonymous and subject to per-device, network, and shared service limits. Usage records older than 62 days are pruned when new render reservations are made. Provider API keys stay on the server.
Learning with your AI app
Learn with AI copies a prompt you request and opens ChatGPT or Claude. You choose whether to paste and submit it there, under that provider’s account settings and terms. PlayNotes does not sign into those accounts or retrieve private conversations. You choose which answer to copy back and review before saving it.
Invitations and support
If you request a beta invitation, Striking Ventures stores your email address, consent, and request time to manage access and contact you about PlayNotes. A salted network identifier is used to limit spam; rate-limit records older than seven days are pruned when new invitation requests are handled. Invitation records remain until handled or removed on request. We do not sell your email or add it to unrelated marketing lists.
If you send support or TestFlight feedback, we use the information you choose to provide to investigate problems and improve the app. Avoid including private note contents unless needed. Apple handles TestFlight installation, diagnostic, and feedback information under its own privacy terms.
Permissions, deletion, and exports
Microphone access is requested when you choose to record. File access is limited to files you select. Original recordings are saved locally and are not automatically transcribed or uploaded.
You can delete individual notes and tapes or use Settings → Delete all notes and audio. Full library deletion also removes local drafts and pending shared notes. Exports are separate copies you control; deleting an item in PlayNotes does not delete an export or a device backup. Contact us to request removal of your invitation information or revocation of a beta code.
No advertising or tracking SDK
The app contains no advertising or third-party analytics SDK. The website does not use advertising trackers. Hosting infrastructure still processes the technical information needed to deliver and protect the service.
Questions or requests
Contact Striking Ventures at micky@strikingventures.com about PlayNotes privacy, beta access, or deletion requests. We will update this page when the beta’s data practices change.