Illyria doesn’t collect any data. It has no accounts, no sign-in, no analytics, no ads and no third-party tracking. Nothing you read, save, record or write in Illyria is sent to the developer.
What stays on your device
Your reading progress, typed and handwritten notes, highlights and their colour names, bookmarks, folders, custom motifs, reading plans, flashcard progress and the dates you start each read of a work are stored on your device. So are your preferences, such as theme, typeface, text size and sort order.
Your saved lines and notes are added to Spotlight, so you can find them from Search. Spotlight keeps this index on your device.
If you add Illyria widgets, the app shares what they show, such as your place in a play, the line of the day or your flashcards, with the widgets on your device. Widgets on the Lock Screen can be seen by anyone holding your device.
Camera
Find This Line, part of Illyria Pro, uses the camera to read a printed line so it can find it in the plays. The text is read on your device by Apple’s VisionKit. No image is kept or sent anywhere. The camera is used only while the scanner is open, and you can type or paste the line instead. You can turn camera access off in the Settings app at any time.
Microphone
Rehearse, part of Illyria Pro, can record you saying your lines so you can play them back. Recordings are saved only on your device. They aren’t synced or included in iCloud Backup. They’re removed when you delete your saved reader data or delete the app, and iOS may also remove them sooner to free up space. You can turn microphone access off in the Settings app at any time.
Reminders
Reading plan and flashcard reminders, and the notice that a recording has finished downloading, are scheduled on your device. You can turn them off in the app or in the Settings app.
Siri and Shortcuts
You can ask Siri or Shortcuts to open a play, bookmark your place or carry on listening. Apple processes Siri requests under its own privacy terms. Illyria receives only the action, such as which play to open.
Files you make
Export, Back Up, Print and Share as Quote Card create files or images on your device. They go only where you choose to send them, and that place handles them under its own terms. Illyria doesn’t receive a copy.
With Illyria Pro, you can keep a Markdown copy of your saved lines and notes in a folder you choose, such as an Obsidian vault in iCloud Drive. Illyria updates those files whenever you save, change or remove a line. They’re handled by whatever service holds that folder, and they stay there until you delete them.
Backups
If you back up your iPhone or iPad to iCloud, your saved reader data and preferences are included in that backup. Apple stores iCloud backups under its own privacy terms, and the developer can’t access them. You can choose which apps are included in iCloud Backup in your device’s settings. See Apple’s iCloud privacy information.
Sync
Without Illyria Pro, your reading library stays on your device only. With an active Illyria Pro subscription, your reading progress, bookmarks, highlights, typed and handwritten notes, folders, colour names, custom motifs, reading plans and flashcard progress sync between your iPhone and iPad through your private iCloud (CloudKit) database. Apple stores this data under your Apple Account, and the developer can’t access it. If your subscription ends, sync stops, and a complete copy of your library stays on your device.
Purchases and ratings
Illyria Pro is sold through the App Store. Apple handles the payment, and the developer never receives your card details, Apple Account or billing information. Illyria asks the App Store whether you have an active subscription and remembers the answer on your device, so Pro keeps working offline. Now and then Illyria may show Apple’s standard prompt to rate the app; any rating goes to Apple. See Apple’s privacy policy.
Downloading recordings
When you download a LibriVox recording of a play, it comes from the Internet Archive. Like any website, it receives standard connection information, such as your IP address. Nothing about your reading is sent with it. Downloaded recordings stay on your device, aren’t included in iCloud Backup, and can be deleted in Settings under Downloaded Audio.
Links to other websites
Illyria links to outside websites, such as LibriVox, the MIT Shakespeare corpus and the source and license pages for the artwork. These open in your browser, and each site has its own privacy policy.
Deleting your data
To delete your saved reader data, open Reading settings, choose Delete All Saved Reader Data, and confirm. This removes your reading progress, notes, highlights and their colour names, bookmarks, folders, custom motifs, reading plans, flashcard progress, read-through dates and Rehearse recordings, and clears them from Spotlight and your widgets. With Illyria Pro, the deletion also reaches your private iCloud and your other devices. An iCloud backup keeps a copy until your device backs up again.
Preferences stay until you restore the default settings or delete the app. Downloaded recordings can be deleted in Settings under Downloaded Audio. Deleting the app removes everything Illyria keeps on your device.
Children
Illyria doesn’t collect personal information from anyone, including children.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new date.
Contact
For privacy questions, email hi@illyria.app. For help with the app, visit Illyria Support.