Privacy Policy

The short version

Ballast collects no data. There is no Ballast account, no Ballast server, no analytics and no advertising. What you enter stays on your device, and Ballast connects only to the servers you add.

What stays on your device

• Servers you add: their names, addresses, ports, usernames and jump hosts.
• Passwords and SSH keys: stored in the iOS Keychain on your device, never in a file Ballast exports.
• Backup readings: the commands Ballast ran, their output, and the state of each backup, kept as a log on your device.
• Your settings, collections and restore drills.
• Widget status: a summary of backup names and states, shared only with Ballast's own widgets on your device.

Deleting the app deletes all of this. If you use Settings › Export, you choose where that file goes; it never contains passwords or keys.

Connections Ballast makes

Ballast connects over SSH to the servers you add, and nowhere else, to run read-only commands that list snapshots and read logs. Those servers are yours; what they log is up to you and their configuration.

Notifications

Notifications are scheduled locally on your device. Ballast does not use push notifications and has no server to send them from.

Purchases

The free trial and the unlock are handled by Apple through the App Store. Ballast only learns whether you have them; it never sees your payment details. Apple's privacy policy covers those purchases.

Children

Ballast is not directed at children and collects no information from anyone.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions about privacy: support@ballastbackup.app