Viewfinder Privacy Policy

For the Viewfinder: Wireless Remote app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, made by Shasta Technology Services LLC. Last updated November 9, 2026.

In short: Viewfinder doesn't collect anything about you. There are no accounts, no servers, no analytics, no ads, and no tracking. The app talks only to your camera, over Wi-Fi.

Your camera

Viewfinder connects to your camera over Wi-Fi (the camera's own network, or for a Canon camera, your home network) to show its live view, change its settings, take pictures, and read the pictures on its card. That traffic stays between your iPhone and your camera; it doesn't go to us or anyone else. This is why the app asks for Local Network access. The cameras you add (their names and network addresses) are remembered on your device only.

The camera's Wi-Fi name and password

If you join the camera's Wi-Fi from inside the app, Viewfinder keeps the network name and password in your device's Keychain so it can join again next time. They stay on your device.

The iPhone's camera

Viewfinder uses the iPhone's camera only to read the Wi-Fi QR code on your camera's screen, and only while the scanner is open. Nothing it sees is saved.

Location (optional, off by default)

If you turn on Add location, Viewfinder reads your location while the app is open and adds it to the pictures and videos it saves to your photo library. The location goes only into those files in your library. Turn the setting off at any time.

Photos

Viewfinder adds pictures and videos to your photo library only when you ask it to (or when you turn on Save each to Photos). It asks only for permission to add, not to read your library. The previews of a time-lapse's pictures are kept on your device, inside the app, so they can be made into a video; they are replaced by the next time-lapse, and you can delete them at any time.

Apple Watch, Siri and Shortcuts

The Apple Watch app talks to Viewfinder on your iPhone through Apple's watch connection: the camera's status and the last picture's preview go to your watch, and your presses come back. If you use Siri or Shortcuts to take a picture, Apple handles your request under Apple's privacy policy.

Crash reports

Viewfinder has no crash reporting of its own. If you chose to share analytics with app developers in your device's settings, Apple may send us anonymous crash reports, under Apple's privacy policy.

Children

Viewfinder is not directed at children, and it doesn't collect information from anyone.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new date. If Viewfinder ever starts collecting data, the app will ask you first.

Contact

Questions: viewfinder@shastatech.net