Beta Tester Privacy Policy

Why Beta Testing Is Different

Beta software is distributed so that developers can find bugs, crashes, performance problems, usability problems, and unexpected behavior before software is released broadly.

Testing systems therefore provide developers with more diagnostic and usage information than a finished app may ordinarily provide directly.

TestFlight

Recovrr normally uses Apple’s TestFlight service to distribute prerelease iPhone and iPad software.

TestFlight is operated by Apple.

Apple, not Recovrr, controls the TestFlight service and Apple’s own handling of information within that service.

When you participate in a Recovrr TestFlight beta, Apple may make testing information available to Recovrr through App Store Connect and related Apple developer tools.

Tester Identity

How much identifying information Recovrr receives from TestFlight depends in part on how you join a test.

If you are invited using an email address, Apple can show Recovrr the tester name and email address associated with that invitation.

If you join through a public TestFlight link, Apple generally presents you to the developer as anonymous rather than providing your name and email address.

A public-link tester can still identify themselves by deliberately supplying identifying information in feedback.

Test Participation and Installation Information

Apple can provide Recovrr with information about your participation in a TestFlight test.

This can include information such as:

• whether an invitation was sent;
• whether an invitation was accepted;
• whether a beta build was installed;
• the tester group;
• the app version and build;
• device model;
• operating-system version; and
• device platform.

Sessions and Crashes

TestFlight provides developer metrics about beta use.

This can include:

• the number of sessions;
• crashes; and
• feedback activity.

TestFlight beta testers automatically share crash logs with the developer through Apple’s testing system.

Crash information is used to diagnose and fix problems in prerelease Recovrr software.

Feedback You Submit

TestFlight allows testers to submit feedback.

Depending on what you submit, feedback can include:

• written comments;
• screenshots;
• crash-related comments; and
• technical information supplied by TestFlight.

If you send a screenshot, look at it before submitting it.

A screenshot can accidentally contain personal information that has nothing to do with Recovrr.

Technical Information Associated With Feedback

Apple can make technical context available with detailed TestFlight feedback.

Depending on the device and feedback, that information can include items such as:

• app version and build;
• app uptime;
• device model;
• iOS or iPadOS version;
• battery level;
• wireless carrier;
• device time zone;
• CPU architecture;
• connection type;
• free disk space;
• screen resolution; and
• information about a paired Apple Watch when relevant.

This information is supplied through Apple’s beta-testing system to help developers reproduce and diagnose problems.

Recovrr does not use it to advertise to you or build a commercial profile about you.

Direct Feedback to Recovrr

You may also send feedback directly to Recovrr using email, a website contact form, an in-app feedback feature, or another testing channel we provide.

When you do that, Recovrr receives whatever information you choose to include.

If you want a reply, we need enough contact information to know how to reach you.

If a feedback mechanism allows anonymous feedback and you choose that option, Recovrr may be unable to respond personally.

Use of Beta-Testing Information

We use beta-testing information for purposes related to developing and operating Recovrr software.

That can include:

• reproducing bugs;
• diagnosing crashes;
• evaluating performance;
• understanding whether a beta build is being used successfully;
• improving usability;
• testing compatibility;
• investigating security or reliability problems;
• communicating with a tester about a reported problem; and
• deciding whether software is ready for release.

We do not sell beta-testing information.

We do not use beta-testing information for advertising.

We do not provide TestFlight tester information to data brokers.

Apple’s TestFlight terms also restrict developers’ use of TestFlight information to purposes connected with improving their applications and related products.

Test Accounts and Test Servers

A Recovrr beta may use a test server rather than the production Recovrr server.

Test environments can contain test accounts and development data.

A tester should nevertheless treat information entered into a beta account as real information unless the test instructions clearly say otherwise.

Do not put sensitive information into a test account merely because the build is described as a beta.

If the beta uses the normal Recovrr account service, the Recovrr App Privacy Policy applies to that account information in the same way it applies to production use.

Retention of TestFlight Information

Some TestFlight information is retained and controlled by Apple according to Apple’s systems and policies.

For example, Apple currently makes TestFlight crash reports available for download for a limited period.

Recovrr may retain downloaded feedback, bug reports, screenshots, crash information, test notes, or related correspondence when they remain useful as development records.

A bug report can remain relevant after the particular beta build has expired because developers may need to know how and when a defect was discovered and fixed.

Where practical, we avoid retaining tester-identifying information that is no longer useful for the testing or development purpose for which it was obtained.

Test Invitations and Future Testing

If you gave Recovrr your email address specifically so that we could invite you to a beta test, we use it for testing-related communication rather than treating it as permission for unrelated marketing.

If you ask us to stop contacting you about testing, we will honor that request.

Leaving a Test

You can stop participating in a TestFlight test using Apple’s TestFlight controls.

Beta builds also expire after the period set by Apple.

Leaving a test does not automatically erase development records that Recovrr has already received and reasonably retains, such as a bug report or correspondence about a defect.

Security

Beta software can contain defects that have not yet been found.

For that reason, beta software should not be treated as having the same stability expectations as a production release.

Recovrr still takes reasonable measures to protect account and testing information used during a beta.

Questions

If you have questions about information Recovrr receives or keeps as part of beta testing, please contact Recovrr.org Inc. through the Recovrr.org website.

For information about data handled directly by TestFlight, App Store Connect, or other Apple services, please consult Apple’s privacy and TestFlight information.

Last updated: August 20, 2026