AA-AuralListen Podcatcher

Privacy Policy

Deutsche Fassung · This is a translation; in case of doubt, the German version prevails.

App: AA-AuralListen Podcatcher (Android, package name io.github.rainerwingel.aurallisten) Developer: Artem A. · Contact: via the issues of the GitHub project Last updated: October 3, 2026

In short

The app collects no personal data. There is no user account, no advertising, no tracking, no analytics or crash reports and no server of the developer. Everything you create in the app stays on your device.

What the app stores on your device

• Subscribed podcasts, episode lists, listening positions, playlists, bookmarks, the playback history (the last 100 episodes played to the end, can be cleared in the options) and settings – in a database in the app’s private storage.
• Downloaded episodes and cached cover images – also in the app’s private storage.

This data only leaves the device when you trigger it: when you create a backup or an OPML export, you save the file to a place of your choice (e.g. the Downloads folder or a cloud storage). Uninstalling the app or “Clear data” in the Android settings removes everything.

Which internet connections the app makes

The app connects directly to the following – never through a server of the developer:

• Servers of the podcast providers, to load feeds, episodes, cover images and chapters. Which servers these are is determined by your subscriptions.
• Apple iTunes Search API and fyyd.de, when you search for podcasts. Your search term is transmitted.
• Apple (chart of popular podcasts, rss.applemarketingtools.com and the iTunes lookup) and fyyd.de (newly added podcasts), when you tap “Popular” or “New” in the search. No search term and nothing about you is transmitted, only the request for the list.

As with any request on the internet, these servers see technically necessary information, in particular your IP address, the time and the app’s identifier (user agent “AA-AuralListen/version”). The respective operators are responsible for the processing there; their privacy policies apply, e.g. Apple and fyyd.

The links on the app’s info page (privacy policy, source code on GitHub) only open your browser; the app itself transmits nothing. GitHub’s privacy statement applies on GitHub.

Some podcast providers still deliver files over unencrypted http://. The app loads them anyway so that these podcasts work; such transfers are then not encrypted.

The app color “Match wallpaper” reads the colors of your wallpaper from the Android system. This happens only on the device; nothing is transmitted.

Permissions

• Internet / network state – load feeds and episodes; check “Wi-Fi only” for downloads.
• Foreground service for media playback, wake lock – playback in the background and with the screen off.
• Start after reboot – continue unfinished downloads after the device restarts.

The app does not read contacts, location, photos or any other files. Files (backup, OPML) are only opened or saved when you select them yourself in the Android file dialog.

Children

The app is not specifically aimed at children and does not collect data from them either.

Your rights

Since the developer does not receive, store or process any personal data from you, there is nothing to disclose, correct or delete on the developer’s side. Your rights under the GDPR towards the operators named above (podcast providers, Apple, fyyd) are governed by their privacy policies.

Changes

If the app’s behavior regarding privacy changes, this page will be updated; the date at the top shows the current version.

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