GG Studio Privacy Policy

Effective: 2026-05-31

GG Studio is a live-streaming and broadcast app for iPad, made by an independent developer. This policy explains what the app does with your data, where that data lives, and what GG Studio does not do.

Summary

GG Studio does not operate backend servers for user accounts, analytics, advertising, or storage.

The app processes certain data locally on your device and may transmit data directly to services you choose to connect, such as YouTube, Twitch, Streamlabs, or a custom RTMP destination.

GG Studio can also record your broadcast locally and save it to your device's photo library, and offers an optional subscription that is purchased and processed by Apple.

GG Studio does not sell your data, does not track you across apps or websites, and does not use advertising SDKs.

What GG Studio stores on your device

GG Studio stores the following data locally on your device:

Streamlabs Socket API token — saved in the iOS Keychain so GG Studio can receive and render Streamlabs alerts during your stream.
RTMP stream URL and stream key — saved securely so you can stream to your chosen RTMP destination.
YouTube account session — handled through Google Sign-In and Apple's secure storage on your device.
Scene layouts — saved locally so your canvas, sources, overlays, and layout settings remain available.
Audio settings — such as microphone gain, app/game audio gain, mute state, and related preferences.
Overlay images, videos, and assets — saved locally when you import them into your scenes.
App preferences — such as quality presets, stream settings, recording quality, and interface options.

GG Studio does not upload this locally stored data to GG Studio-owned servers.

What GG Studio sends to third-party services you choose

GG Studio only sends data to third-party services when you choose to use those integrations.

Live video, audio, and screen broadcast data

When you start a broadcast, GG Studio may process camera video, microphone audio, screen capture, and app audio through Apple's iOS broadcast system.

This data is encoded on your device and sent directly to the streaming destination you choose, such as:

YouTube
Twitch
A custom RTMP server

GG Studio does not store your broadcast on GG Studio-owned servers and does not proxy your stream through GG Studio-owned servers.

How GG Studio handles your Google user data

When you choose to sign in with Google to use the YouTube Live features, GG Studio accesses a limited set of Google/YouTube data through Google Sign-In and the YouTube Data API (the https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube scope). This section describes exactly what is accessed and how it is handled.

Data accessed. GG Studio accesses the following Google user data, only on the account you sign in with:

Basic Google profile information from Google Sign-In (your name, email address, and profile picture), used to show you which account is connected.
Your YouTube channel information needed to set up a broadcast.
Your YouTube live broadcasts and live streams — to create and manage a broadcast you start in the app.
Your YouTube stream's RTMP ingestion address and stream key — to send your live video to YouTube.
Your YouTube live chat messages — to display them in the app and optionally read them aloud (text-to-speech).
Your YouTube live-stream statistics (such as viewer count and stream health) — to display live stats in the app.

Data usage. GG Studio uses this Google user data solely to provide the YouTube live-streaming features you explicitly request, and only on your own account: signing you in; creating and managing your live broadcast; creating and binding a live stream and retrieving its RTMP address and key so the app can broadcast; setting a broadcast thumbnail you choose; transitioning your broadcast live and completing it; reading your live chat for in-app display and optional text-to-speech; and reading live-stream statistics for the in-app live stats panel. Every action is user-initiated. GG Studio does not use Google user data for advertising, analytics, profiling, or training AI/ML models.

Data sharing. GG Studio does not sell, rent, or share your Google user data with any third party. All communication happens directly between your device and Google/YouTube over secure connections; GG Studio operates no backend servers and does not route, proxy, or copy your Google data to any GG Studio-owned server or any other party. GG Studio's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Data storage and protection. The only Google data GG Studio stores is your Google/YouTube sign-in session token, kept locally on your device in the operating system's secure, app-scoped credential store (the iOS Keychain) — never on any GG Studio server (there are none). All communication with Google/YouTube uses encrypted HTTPS connections. Access tokens and stream keys are never written to logs or shared.

Data retention and deletion. GG Studio retains your Google sign-in session locally only for as long as you stay signed in. You can remove it at any time: use Sign out inside GG Studio to clear the session immediately, or use Delete Account & App Data / delete the app to remove all local data. Because GG Studio operates no backend, there is no server-side copy of your Google data to retain or delete. To review or revoke GG Studio's access to your Google account at any time, visit myaccount.google.com/permissions. Data held on your YouTube account (such as broadcasts you created) is managed through your own YouTube/Google account controls. Google's handling of data it processes is governed by Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Streamlabs data

If you provide a Streamlabs Socket API token, GG Studio may open a direct connection from your device to Streamlabs to receive live alert events, such as:

Donations
Follows
Subscriptions
Other supported Streamlabs alert events

GG Studio uses this event data only to display alerts during your broadcast. GG Studio does not aggregate, sell, or relay Streamlabs event data to GG Studio-owned servers.

Streamlabs' privacy policy applies to data processed by Streamlabs: https://streamlabs.com/privacy

Twitch data

If you stream to Twitch or connect Twitch-related stream settings, your broadcast data and related stream information are sent directly to Twitch or the Twitch ingest destination you use.

Twitch's privacy policy applies to data processed by Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/privacy-notice/

Custom RTMP destinations

If you enter a custom RTMP URL and stream key, GG Studio sends your broadcast directly to that destination. You are responsible for understanding the privacy practices of any custom RTMP service or server you choose to use.

Local recordings

GG Studio can record your broadcast canvas — including gameplay/screen capture, webcam, overlays, and your mixed microphone and app/game audio — to a video file (MP4) on your device.

Recordings are composited and encoded entirely on your device. When a recording finishes, GG Studio saves it directly to your device's Photo Library, with your permission.

GG Studio does not upload your recordings to GG Studio-owned servers, does not proxy them through GG Studio-owned servers, and does not send them to any third party. Your recordings remain in your Photo Library under your control, and you can delete them at any time from the Photos app.

Subscriptions (GG Studio Pro)

GG Studio offers an optional auto-renewable subscription, GG Studio Pro, which removes the GG Studio watermark from your live streams and local recordings. All other features remain available without a subscription.

Subscriptions are purchased and processed by Apple through the App Store. GG Studio does not receive or store your payment or card details. GG Studio receives only your subscription status (for example, active or expired) from Apple's StoreKit so it can unlock the corresponding features on your device.

Apple's handling of your purchase is governed by Apple's privacy policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/

What GG Studio does not do

GG Studio does not:

Run analytics SDKs
Use advertising SDKs
Track you across apps or websites
Sell your personal data
Share your personal data for advertising
Maintain GG Studio user accounts
Operate a GG Studio login system
Store your broadcasts on GG Studio-owned servers
Store your recordings on GG Studio-owned servers
Proxy your live stream through GG Studio-owned servers
Receive or store your payment or card details
Use Google user data for advertising, analytics, or AI model training

The app's PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy privacy manifest declares NSPrivacyTracking = false and does not list tracking domains.

Permissions requested

GG Studio may request the following iOS permissions. Each permission is used only for the purpose stated and only when you use the related feature.

Camera: Adding a live webcam overlay, device camera, or USB-C camera source to your stream.
Microphone: Mixing your voice into the broadcast audio.
Screen Broadcast / ReplayKit: Capturing your iPad screen and app audio while a broadcast or recording is active.
Photo Library: Importing images, videos, and other media into your scene overlays, and saving your screen recordings to your photo library.
Local Network: Allowing the main app and broadcast extension to communicate locally on your device, such as through localhost loopback. GG Studio does not use this to send Wi-Fi network traffic to GG Studio-owned servers.
Notifications: Showing local reminders or alerts when an active broadcast needs your attention.

You can revoke permissions at any time in iOS Settings.

Data retention and deletion

Because GG Studio does not operate backend user accounts or GG Studio-owned storage servers, most data is controlled directly on your device. You can delete or clear data in the following ways:

Sign out of YouTube — use the sign-out option inside GG Studio to clear your YouTube session from the app.
Clear your Streamlabs token — open GG Studio settings, clear the Streamlabs token field, and save.
Clear RTMP credentials — open GG Studio settings, clear the RTMP URL and stream key fields, and save.
Delete imported overlays and assets — remove images, videos, or other assets from your GG Studio scenes.
Delete saved recordings — remove any GG Studio recordings from the Photos app on your device.
Delete the app from iOS — removes app storage such as scenes, overlays, preferences, cached files, and other local app data. Credentials stored in Keychain are scoped to GG Studio and can also be cleared from inside the app before deletion.

There is no GG Studio account deletion form because GG Studio does not operate its own user account system or backend user database.

Your GG Studio Pro subscription is managed through your Apple ID. You can view or cancel it at any time in your device's Settings, under your name → Subscriptions.

For data held by third-party services such as Google/YouTube, Twitch, or Streamlabs, you should use that service's own privacy controls and account settings.

UK and EU privacy rights

Where applicable, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data. Because GG Studio does not operate backend servers or maintain GG Studio user accounts, most data can be controlled directly on your device by clearing settings, signing out, or deleting the app.

For questions about GG Studio's privacy practices, contact: cwayibgaming@gmail.com

If you are in the UK and have concerns about how your data is handled, you may also contact the UK Information Commissioner's Office.

Children

GG Studio is not directed to children under 13.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal information to a third-party service through GG Studio, please contact us. Because GG Studio does not operate its own user accounts or backend storage, the relevant data may be held by the third-party service used, such as Google/YouTube, Twitch, Streamlabs, or a custom RTMP destination.

Changes to this policy

If GG Studio's data handling changes, this privacy policy will be updated with a new effective date. Material changes may also be communicated inside the app through an updated privacy policy view or notice.

Contact

For privacy questions about GG Studio, contact: cwayibgaming@gmail.com

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