Privacy Policy
Effective date: July 27, 2026. The MobileCommandISR tester-feedback section was updated August 13, 2026; the Release-Beta diagnostics section was updated September 4, 2026 for Build 143.
ISRForge builds practical macOS software. TelemetryISR processes user-selected photos and metadata locally unless the user chooses Gemini cloud analysis or optional Google Maps imagery. ISRForge does not operate a cloud-processing, advertising, analytics, or tracking backend for TelemetryISR. The ISRForge website separately collects information that a visitor voluntarily submits through the MobileCommandISR beta-interest and tester-feedback forms.
TelemetryISR may handle user-selected photos, downsampled image previews, filenames, relative folder context, local file paths, EXIF and GPS metadata, Lightroom-related metadata, user-entered prompts and context, keywords, captions, research text, and generated metadata results. This information is used to provide the app's visual grouping, metadata review, location review, and writeback workflows.
Visual similarity processing, workflow state, settings, and metadata review occur on the user's Mac. Gemini and Google Maps API keys are stored locally in the macOS Keychain. ISRForge does not receive or manage those keys. Users may remove configured keys in TelemetryISR Settings or with macOS Keychain Access. Local workflow data can be removed by deleting the app's container or using the supplied uninstall guidance.
If the user configures Gemini cloud analysis, TelemetryISR may send selected downsampled image previews, filenames and relative folder context, existing metadata, GPS or location context, prompts, and user-provided instructions directly to Google's Gemini API using the user's own API key. If the user explicitly uses Research Distiller, text extracted locally from a selected PDF, Markdown, or text file is sent to Gemini to create editable research notes.
TelemetryISR explains this transfer before cloud analysis is enabled. These requests go directly from the user's Mac to Google under the terms associated with the user's Google account, API project, and service tier. Users can stop future transfers by disabling cloud analysis or removing the Gemini key. ISRForge does not receive, store, or proxy Gemini traffic.
When an eligible user enables the paid grounded-location option, TelemetryISR may make one focused, text-only Gemini request for a proposed coordinate after image analysis identifies a subject. Google Search grounding may receive the selected subject identity and country context. The GPS review map displays the fixed grounded pin with a provenance explanation, the complete grounded result, its linked supporting sources, and Google's Search Suggestions. TelemetryISR keeps that grounding evidence only in the active app session, does not persist it in photo metadata, and excludes it from support logs. The coordinate becomes eligible for writeback only after the user confirms it.
Apple Maps is the default in-app map. If the user separately configures a Google Maps Platform key, TelemetryISR requests Google map imagery tiles and required attribution for the visible review map. The Google Maps key is not used to resolve or validate GPS coordinates. Apple and Google handle map requests under their respective terms and privacy policies.
ISRForge does not collect TelemetryISR photos, metadata, API keys, generated results, or app-usage analytics. If a user voluntarily emails ISRForge for support or sends an exported support log, ISRForge uses the supplied information only to diagnose and respond to that request. Users should remove private photos, API keys, and sensitive catalog details before sharing support materials.
If a visitor voluntarily submits the private MobileCommandISR beta-interest form, ISRForge collects the supplied name, email address, vehicle model and model year, optional vehicle generation and Bluetooth OBD-II adapter details, and optional notes. The form does not request a VIN and rejects VIN-shaped values in vehicle and testing free-text fields. ISRForge uses this information only to evaluate beta testing needs, select suitable vehicles and testers, and contact the visitor about MobileCommandISR testing.
Beta-interest responses are stored in a private, access-controlled file on the ISRForge website host. ISRForge does not sell this information or use it for unrelated advertising. Submitting the form records interest but does not guarantee selection for a beta build.
If a selected tester voluntarily submits the private MobileCommandISR tester-feedback form, ISRForge collects the supplied email address; vehicle model year, make, model, optional generation, engine or powertrain, and Bluetooth OBD-II adapter; iPhone or iPad type; optional operating-system and app-build details; and the tester's bug-report or feature-enhancement descriptions. A submission may contain a bug report, a feature enhancement, or both.
Bug reports may include a short title, app area, observed behavior, expected behavior, reproduction steps, frequency, impact, and recovery information. Feature-enhancement requests may include a short title, app area, requested capability, expected value, anticipated use frequency, and the tester's current workaround. The form does not request a VIN, license plate, home address, route, or exact location and instructs testers not to include them.
ISRForge uses tester feedback only to reproduce problems, evaluate requested improvements, improve MobileCommandISR, and contact the tester about relevant follow-up questions. Responses are stored in a private, access-controlled file on the ISRForge website host. ISRForge does not sell this information or use it for tracking, advertising, or unrelated analytics.
Build 143 requires a selected tester to enter an email address and acknowledge the current identity-and-privacy notice before beta testing begins. Test 01 checks adapter discovery and connection. Test 02 runs the approved bounded vehicle and adapter diagnostic. Each test sends its completed result automatically to ISRForge under that acknowledged beta-test notice; there is no separate Send Results button.
While the enrolled beta is in use, bounded operational telemetry may also be collected and sent automatically. A summary becomes eligible only after 30 minutes of new qualified connected telemetry, sends no more than once every 20 hours, and stops after seven accepted summaries or 14 days. It is limited to coarse app, device-platform, vehicle-profile, adapter, connection, command-timing, interruption, and metric-health summaries needed to evaluate beta reliability. It does not contain raw OBD frames or a raw live telemetry stream.
Test 01, Test 02, and operational telemetry include the tester email used for beta enrollment so ISRForge can associate results with the correct test plan during the short review window. They do not include a VIN, precise location, latitude or longitude, routes, trip or fill-up records, diagnostic trouble codes, device or account identifiers, Bluetooth peripheral UUIDs, IP addresses, cookies, or advertising identifiers. The receiver rejects fields and report versions outside its approved contracts, including VIN-shaped values.
ISRForge uses these results only to verify adapter setup, compare approved vehicle-input availability, and identify reliability, timing, and transport issues during the beta. ISRForge does not sell them or use them for tracking, advertising, or unrelated analytics. Sending requires no tester account or device identifier. The receiver uses the exact report bytes and their SHA-256 digest for acceptance, retry matching, and receipts.
Report payloads are stored privately outside the web root and are not web-readable. A byte-identical replay returns the same receipt without storing another payload. Nine days after ISRForge receives a report, the scheduled retention process removes the tester email from that report and retains only its de-identified diagnostic content. The tester may request earlier server deletion by sending the receipt through the contact method below.
De-identified diagnostic payloads, server-side index records, receipts, and deletion tombstones are scheduled for removal 90 days after ISRForge closes the campaign. Any protected export downloaded by ISRForge must be removed on the same schedule. The receiver application code does not intentionally read or persist a source IP address, forwarded address, cookie, or user-agent value.
ISRForge has no TelemetryISR cloud-processing account or backend record to delete. Local app data and Keychain items remain under the user's control on the Mac. Data sent through a user-configured provider is handled under the terms and controls associated with the user's own account, API project, and service tier. Support emails and voluntarily supplied diagnostic files are retained only as long as reasonably necessary to resolve the request or meet legal obligations; users may request deletion by contacting ISRForge. MobileCommandISR beta-interest records are retained while they remain useful for beta recruitment and testing, or until the person who submitted the information asks ISRForge to delete the record. MobileCommandISR tester-feedback records are retained while they remain useful for beta testing, problem diagnosis, and product improvement, or until the tester asks ISRForge to delete the record. MobileCommandISR Release-Beta tester emails are detached from Test 01, Test 02, and operational-telemetry reports nine days after receipt. The remaining de-identified records follow the campaign-close and server-deletion process described above.
TelemetryISR does not contain third-party advertising, cross-app tracking, or marketing analytics.
The ISRForge website uses the Google tag for Google Ads measurement. Google may receive information such as page visits, browser/device details, referral data, and advertising identifiers or cookies where available. This website tag does not send TelemetryISR photos, local file paths, metadata, prompts, API keys, or app workflow data to ISRForge or Google.
Google's use of this information is governed by Google's policies at policies.google.com/privacy.
Privacy questions can be sent to support@isrforge.com.