Effective February 1, 2022
This Privacy Policy has three major sections-- (1) with respect to the DubScript app for Android, (2) for web and other online services available at dubscript.com, and (3) general notes applying to both. Note that a DubScript.com web site account is not required to use the DubScript app, and usage of the app is not required to create a web-site account.
1. THE DUBSCRIPT APP
Overview
The DubScript app (“the app”, “DubScript”) does not request nor collect nor retain uniquely identifiable personal information from its users (“The user”, “app users”, “you”, “your”) including first or last names, email addresses, financial information, home addresses, birth dates, etc.-- that is, any information that could be used to identify an individual. The app does not include usage tracking nor analytical tools such as Google Analytics.
Document files
Document files loaded into or originating from the app may potentially contain personally identifiable information such as a screenwriter's name and contact information. Such documents are not requested not collected not retained by the app developer nor transmitted by the app off-device without the user’s direction (such as when the user opts to save the document to a cloud service or to share via an email app). Such sharing or loading/saving off-device actions are handled via Android’s storage access framework (on recent versions of Android that include it) and Share functionality (on all supported Android versions). The DubScript app uses open-format, structured text-based document formats to support interoperability with other apps. To this end, on older versions of Android, the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission is used, and on newer versions of Android, the standard storage access framework is used to permit third-party apps access. DubScript users are advised to familiarize themselves with the terms of service and privacy policies of any third-party apps or services they employ for saving, sharing, accessing, and exchanging DubScript-related documents, and to not save or send private documents to or via any third-party service, app, device, or destination they do not trust.
Google Play
As with any app distributed via Google Play, the app developer may access non-personally identifiable and aggregated user information, such as users' region, app install times, as well as automated, non-personally identifiable bug-reports and crash data as relayed by the user to Google. App users who leave a review on the Play Store share their Google account name (in the actual review) and may share such metadata including device model, software build data, what version of Android they are using, etc. None of this meta-information is collected nor retained by DubScript's developer(s) Should you elect to use Google's Payment system to purchase an in-app subscription, personal payment-related data may be collected by Google Play-- but not by DubScript's developer(s). The app developer(s) can access only limited information about the purchase, such as the purchase ID, the general region of the customer, the purchase status, and a timestamp of the transaction. Please refer to the Google Play Terms of Service linked below for more information.
Admob
All ad requests in the app are fulfilled by Google's AdMob product. (https://admob.google.com). Links to the privacy policies of third-party service providers used by the DubScript app:
Google has indicated that apps using Admob include the following data disclosures, (whether or not the app is configured to only serve non-personal ads):
Google offers app developers a GDPR form interface to be added to apps that use AdMob. This has been incorporated into newer versions of DubScript and should appear for certain users at startup, when an ad is loaded, or if selected from the app Settings menu.
As mentioned above, none of the classes of data that Admob requires to be disclosed are collected or retained by the developer of DubScript.
Google Fonts
At the user's direction, DubScript may load fonts provided by Google via Android's "Downloadable Fonts" feature. Some user data, such as the IP Address and the request for the font, are sent to Google as part of the font request.
Google specifically asserts in the current (as of the 2023-04-12 UTC update) Google Fonts Privacy Policy the following:
For clarity, Google does not use any information collected by Google Fonts to create profiles of end users or for targeted advertising.
Please read Google's full Privacy Policy for additional details.
Security
A reminder that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable. Any app may contain bugs or flaws, and there is no guarantee of absolute security or privacy.
2. DUBSCRIPT.COM
When you sign up for a DubScript.com web site account, you may voluntarily provide a username, email address, optional avatar image, and other requested information. If you link your Google account or accounts to the site, additional account data may be accessible, which is explained to you by Google at the time your account is linked. This limited information you provide is used for establishment, verification, maintenance, and authorization of your web-site account and/or basic system administration.
Your email account is not used for purposes other than login validation, except in response to a user-initiated request for assistance, to send certain communications relating to DubScript.com if deemed necessary to alert you to important service announcements or administrative messages, to regulate system resource use and prevent abuses, in connection with a potential merger or transfer of organizational ownership, in connection with a critical outgoing notice, or at the direction of a judicial or prosecutory authority as required by law.
Web site visitor IP addresses, page request data, server errors, browser type, browser language, cookie information that may uniquely identify your browser, and other routine server logging useful for site operation, maintenance, security, and monitoring may be recorded and maintained. At this time, no third-party analytics or advertising is used on the web site.
While technical precautions to secure user information are in effect, no system is invulnerable to outside attack, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and the possibility always exists of a breach of security or privacy. For your privacy and data security, you are directed (and agree by use of the online services) to refrain from sending, mailing, emailing, faxing, couriering, posting, or in any other fashion or via any other method transferring UNSOLICITED COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL (including but not limited to story ideas, outlines, pitches, scripts, and/or screenplays) to The Production Company, its owner(s), employer(s) and employee(s), affiliate(s), information provider(s), licensor(s) and licensee(s), officer(s) and/or administrator(s) or DubScript developers via the website or any other means. Any such unsolicited material received will be immediately discarded when identified as such.
Google Fonts
As with the app, the web site may load fonts provided by Google. Some user data, such as the IP Address and the request for the font, are sent to Google as part of the font request.
Google specifically asserts in the current (as of the 2023-04-12 UTC update) Google Fonts Privacy Policy the following:
For clarity, Google does not use any information collected by Google Fonts to create profiles of end users or for targeted advertising.
Please read Google's full Privacy Policy for additional details.
3. Additional Notes
Links to Third-Party Sites
The DubScript app and web site may contain links to external sites, such as sites that provide additional formatting documentation. If you activate/click a third-party link, you may be directed to that site. Note that external sites are operated independently and the DubScript developer(s) has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, reliability, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Policy Changes
This Privacy Policy may change at any time without direct notification to you. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. These changes become effective when posted on this page. The latest version of the Privacy Policy can be found at https://www.dubscript.com/privacy
Questions and Suggestions
If you have any questions or suggestions about this Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to reach out on the forum at the web site.
Last Updated: July 21, 2023