Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 27, 2026

Overview

Vidi ("we", "our", or "the app") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how Vidi handles your information when you use our iOS and iPadOS application.

Data Collection and Storage

Vidi does not collect or store any personally identifiable information. Your media files, file names, folder names, and connection details are never transmitted to our servers. The app does generate one random ID for its own usage statistics, described under Usage Analytics below; it is not your name, your account, or anything about your device.

Information Stored Locally

Everything Vidi knows about your media stays on your device:

• SMB Server Credentials: Server addresses, usernames, passwords, and domain information for your network connections, stored in the iOS Keychain
• Connection Settings: Saved connection names and share settings
• Your Library Index: The names, folders, sizes, and dates of the media files on your shares, plus artwork and descriptions fetched for recognized movies and shows
• Caches and Downloads: Thumbnails, recently viewed images, portions of recently played videos held for instant seeking, and any files you download for offline playback
• Playback State: Resume positions and watched marks, kept on this device only

Vidi does not sync any of this to any cloud service, and none of it is sent to us. Removing a connection deletes its credentials and library data; deleting the app removes everything.

Usage Analytics

To understand how Vidi is used and where it breaks, the app reports usage events to an analytics service that we host ourselves. There is no third-party analytics or advertising SDK in the app.

Note: the install ID described below is introduced in Vidi 4.2. Versions up to and including 4.1.1 send no identifier at all, and their usage events cannot be tied to an install or traced back to a person — so there is nothing in them for us to find or delete.

What we collect:

• An install ID. The app generates one random ID the first time you open it, and sends it with its usage events. We use it to count installs rather than events, and to see one install's events as a sequence — so we can tell a hundred sessions from one enthusiast, and see what led up to a crash. It is random: it is not your name or email, not your Apple Account, and not derived from your device, its hardware, or any advertising identifier. On its own it says nothing about who you are; we hold nothing that could connect it to you.
  The ID is not kept in your device backups, so deleting Vidi discards it for good: a reinstall, or the same app on a new phone, starts a new one. You can see your current install ID under Settings › About in the app, and copy it.
• Coarse app events (for example: "a video was played", "a folder was opened", "a connection failed") with only category-level detail, never any content or file information
• App version, iOS version, device model class, and interface language
• An approximate location — country, region, and city — that our analytics server derives from your IP address when the event arrives. The app itself never reads or sends your location, and the IP address is not stored.

What we do NOT collect:

• Your name, email address, Apple Account, or any contact details — Vidi has no accounts and never asks for them
• Any identifier that belongs to your device or follows you between apps — no advertising identifier (IDFA), no hardware or vendor ID. The install ID above is generated by Vidi itself and is unique to your installation of Vidi; no other app can see it or has one like it. (Apple's privacy labels file an app-generated ID of this kind under "Device ID", which is why you will see that category on our App Store listing.)
• File, folder, server, or share names, paths, or search terms
• Server addresses, usernames, or passwords
• Your precise location, and no location data from the device itself — only the approximate, city-level estimate described above.

We never combine any of this with data from other companies' apps or websites, and we never sell or share it. Usage events are deleted 24 months after they arrive.

Because events carry the install ID, they count as pseudonymous personal data under the GDPR —  so you can ask us to delete them, and we can actually find them. See Data Deletion.

Data Security

All sensitive information (passwords and credentials) is stored in the iOS Keychain, which is encrypted and protected by iOS. Credentials are cleared from memory when the app goes to the background.

Network Communication

Vidi communicates directly with your SMB servers. Your media, and the names of your files and folders, never pass through our servers or any cloud service. All streaming happens directly between your device and your configured SMB servers.

To show posters, artwork, and descriptions for movies and TV shows, the app looks up the title (and year, where present) of recognized items with The Movie Database (TMDB). Only the title as recognized from the file name is sent — never file paths, server details, or anything about you. Photos and home videos are never looked up anywhere.

Third-Party Services

Vidi does not use any third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking services. The app communicates with:

• SMB servers you explicitly configure
• The Movie Database (TMDB) for movie and TV show artwork and descriptions, as described above. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
• Our configuration server (api.vidi.club) to fetch remote app settings; this request carries no information about you
• Our self-hosted analytics service for the usage events described above

Permissions

Vidi requests the following iOS permissions:

• Local Network Access: Required to discover and connect to your SMB servers
• Local Storage: Used for your library index, thumbnails, playback caches, and downloads

Data Deletion

You can delete all data stored on your device at any time by:

• Deleting individual connections in the app, which removes their credentials and library data
• Uninstalling the app, which removes all data from your device — including the install ID, which is left out of backups so that it cannot come back

To have the usage events we hold deleted, open Settings › About in the app, copy your install ID, and email it to hello@vidi.club. We will delete every event stored under that ID. The ID is the only way to identify your data — we hold nothing else that points to you — so please send it from the device in question before deleting the app. If you have already deleted the app and did not keep the ID, we have no way to find your events; they expire on their own 24 months after they arrived.

Children's Privacy

Vidi does not knowingly collect any information from children. The app is designed for general audiences and does not collect personal information from any users.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hello@vidi.club.

Summary

In short: Vidi is a privacy-focused app with no accounts and no cloud. Your media streams directly from your SMB servers to your device; only movie and show titles are looked up (with TMDB) for artwork; and the only thing we receive is coarse usage statistics, labelled with a random install ID that you can read in the app and ask us to erase. Your content stays private and secure.