Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 15, 2026
Atlas is a native iOS client for Piped, an open-source, privacy-friendly frontend for YouTube. It is free and open source, built by Chase Frazier. This policy explains, plainly, exactly what does and does not happen with your data.
- No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking.
- The app never sends anything to us. We run no servers and keep no database about you.
- There is no preset server. You add a Piped instance yourself, and we recommend hosting your own.
- Everything you do stays on your device.
- The only data we could ever receive is Apple’s opt-in crash reports, which you can turn off.
What We Collect
Nothing about you. Atlas has no sign-in and no accounts, and it includes no advertising or analytics code. We have no database and no way to identify you.
How Your Data Is Used
Because we collect nothing, there is nothing for us to use, sell, or share. The only data the app needs to work is created and used locally, on your device.
What Stays on Your Device
The Piped instance you add, your subscriptions, your watch history, and your settings are stored locally so the app can function. They never leave your device through us.
Piped Instances
Atlas does not ship with a default or preset Piped instance, and it does not connect to any server until you add one yourself. You decide which Piped instance Atlas talks to. To get started you can point Atlas at a public API such as api.piped.private.coffee, though for the most privacy we recommend running your own.
Whichever instance you choose receives your requests, including your IP address, when you search or play a video. For that reason we strongly recommend hosting your own Piped instance, so that no third party ever sees your activity. If you instead use a public instance run by someone else, your requests are handled by whoever operates it, under their own privacy policy. Atlas does not run any instance and has no control over, or visibility into, how a third-party instance handles your data.
Diagnostics
Atlas contains no third-party crash reporting or telemetry and never phones home to us. The only exception is Apple’s own system: if you have opted in to sharing app diagnostics with developers in your iOS settings, Apple may give us anonymized, aggregated crash and performance reports through the App Store. This is Apple’s mechanism, not ours, it contains no personal information, and you can turn it off any time in Settings → Privacy & Security → Analytics & Improvements.
Data Retention and Deletion
We keep nothing because we receive nothing. To erase everything Atlas stores, delete the app or clear its data from within the app’s settings.
Your Choices
You stay in control of everything: which Piped instance you connect to, whether to share diagnostics with Apple, and whether to keep the app at all. Since we hold no personal data, there is nothing for you to request from, or have deleted by, us.
Security
Because Atlas keeps everything on your own device and collects nothing, there is essentially nothing to take from us. Connections to the Piped instance you choose are made over HTTPS where that instance supports it. No method of transmission or storage is ever fully secure, so absolute security can never be guaranteed.
Children’s Privacy
Atlas collects no personal information from anyone, including children under the age of 13. Any content reached through a Piped instance comes from YouTube and is not filtered or moderated by Atlas.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. Please review it periodically.
Contact
Have a question or suggestion about this policy? We are happy to hear from you.
Email contact@cmf.sh.