Fraime — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-05-01

Fraime is a companion app for personal e-ink art frames. It is built and maintained by a single person for personal use; it is offered free of charge on the App Store. This policy explains exactly what data the app touches.

What Fraime collects

Nothing on our servers. Fraime does not have a backend. We do not operate a service that receives any data from the app. There is no analytics SDK, no advertising SDK, no third-party tracker, and no telemetry of any kind.

What Fraime stores on your device

• Frame names and URLs — saved in UserDefaults so your paired frames persist between launches.
• Pairing codes — saved in the iOS Keychain (kSecAttrAccessibleAfterFirstUnlock) so only Fraime can read them and only on your unlocked device. They never leave your iPhone.
• Demo Mode preference — a simple boolean toggle saved in UserDefaults.

What Fraime sends, where, and to whom

When you use a real (non-Demo) frame, Fraime sends data only to the IP address you provided in the pairing form — typically a Raspberry Pi on your home Wi-Fi:

• Photos — when you tap "Send Photo," the chosen image is POSTed to your frame's /upload endpoint. It is never sent anywhere else.
• Voice transcripts — when you "Speak to Frame," your speech is transcribed locally on your iPhone using Apple's on-device Speech Recognition framework. Only the resulting text string is POSTed to your frame's /voice endpoint. The audio recording itself is never stored and never leaves your device.
• Messages — text you type in the Message screen is rendered to a PNG image on your iPhone, then POSTed to your frame's /upload endpoint.

All three requests carry a Bearer authorization header containing your frame's pairing code so the frame can verify the request came from you. The header is visible only in transit between your iPhone and your frame on your LAN.

Apple Speech Recognition (third-party processing)

The Speech Recognition framework Fraime uses is provided by Apple. On modern iOS devices speech recognition runs entirely on-device. Apple's privacy practices for this framework apply; you can read them in Apple's Privacy Policy.

Permissions Fraime requests

• Local Network — to talk to your frame on your home Wi-Fi.
• Microphone — to capture your voice for the "Speak to Frame" feature.
• Speech Recognition — to transcribe your voice locally.
• Photo Library — to let you pick a photo to send to your frame.

Fraime does not request location, contacts, calendar, health, or any other system data.

Children

Fraime does not collect any data from anyone, including children under 13. The app is rated 4+.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date at the top of the page will change too. Material changes will be reflected before the next App Store update.

Contact

Questions? Open an issue at github.com/shaniac/fraime or email the address listed on the App Store page.