This policy covers the AppleDOS app for iPhone and iPad and this website, appledos.com. Sections 1 to 9 are about the app; section 10 is about the website. The same policy is in the app: type PRIVACY at the prompt.
1. What AppleDOS accesses, and why
Its own storage (drive C:)
AppleDOS is a command-line file manager. Drive C: is AppleDOS's own folder on your device, which you also see in the Files app under On My iPhone (or On My iPad) › AppleDOS. Files are read and changed only when you type a command that does so. Files you delete are moved to the AppleDOS Recycle Bin on the same drive until you empty it.
iCloud Drive (drive I:)
If iCloud Drive is on for AppleDOS, drive I: is the AppleDOS folder in your iCloud Drive. Apple stores and syncs it under your Apple Account; it never passes through InfoTilt. Apple's privacy policy applies: apple.com/legal/privacy.
Folders and drives you choose (MOUNT)
When you type MOUNT, iOS shows its own file picker. AppleDOS can use only the folder or drive you pick there (for example a USB drive, an SD card reader, a server or a folder of another storage app), and only until you let go of it with MOUNT /D. AppleDOS cannot see anything else on your device.
Photos (drive P:, optional)
If you type PHOTOS and allow access, AppleDOS shows your photo library as drive P: so you can list photos and copy them out. P: is read only: AppleDOS never changes or deletes your photos. You can choose to allow only selected photos, and change this at any time in Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos.
Network
AppleDOS connects to the internet only for commands you type that name a server, such as CURL, PING or PowerShell's Invoke-WebRequest. Those connections go directly to the server you name.
2. What AppleDOS stores on your device
AppleDOS keeps its settings (colors, font size, buffer size), your command history, DOSKEY macros, SUBST and MOUNT mappings, and the date you accepted the Terms of Use, in the app's private storage on your device. Deleting AppleDOS deletes them, together with drive C: (copy anything you want to keep first).
3. What InfoTilt collects through the app
Nothing. AppleDOS sends no personal information, device identifiers, usage statistics, crash reports or file contents to InfoTilt, Inc. or to any third party. If you have chosen to share analytics with app developers in your iPhone's settings, Apple may give InfoTilt aggregate, anonymous install and crash statistics under Apple's own terms.
4. Sharing
InfoTilt does not sell, rent or share personal information from the app, because it does not have any.
5. Children
AppleDOS is not directed to children under 13 and collects no information from anyone.
6. Security
Files are protected by iOS's own security and encryption, and iCloud Drive by Apple's.
7. Your choices
You can turn off photo access or iCloud Drive for AppleDOS in Settings, let go of any mounted drive with MOUNT /D, and delete all AppleDOS data by deleting the app.
8. Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be published at this address and in the app (type PRIVACY), with a new effective date.
9. Contact
InfoTilt, Inc.
New Jersey, USA
E-mail: support@appledos.com · contact form
10. This website (appledos.com)
The website is separate from the app. You don't need an account to get AppleDOS from the App Store. When you visit the website:
- Your account (optional). If you register, you give your name, email address and a password (stored only as a secure one-way hash). We keep when you registered and last signed in, whether you confirmed your email address, and the network (IP) address you registered from, to keep the account safe and stop abuse. An account opens the TestFlight beta while there is one.
- Update emails. If you tick "Email me", we use your name and email address to tell you when AppleDOS is on the App Store, when a beta opens and when a new version is out, and we record when you made that choice. Every update email has a link to stop them, and you can turn them off on your account page. We also send account emails you need (confirming your address, resetting your password).
- Server records. Like any website, our web server records your IP address, browser type, the page requested and the time, for security and to keep the site running. When you follow our link to the App Store or TestFlight we also record the time, which link, your IP address, browser and the page that sent you, to count visits and prevent abuse. These records are seen only by InfoTilt and are not sold or shared.
- Contact form. If you write to us, we keep your name, e-mail address, topic and message so we can answer you, and we e-mail them to our support mailbox. The form uses automated checks (and may use Cloudflare Turnstile) to block spam.
- Site statistics. If site statistics are turned on, the site uses Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages are read. Google's privacy policy applies to that information.
- We never sell, rent or share your name or email address, and the website shows no advertising.
You can delete your account at any time on your account page; that removes your name, email address and password (the count of visits to the App Store link stays, without your name). To ask about or delete anything else you sent us through the website, write to support@appledos.com.