Privacy Policy

Overview

Spectivox is an iPhone app that sends you push notifications when your Tesla's Sentry Mode reports activity (Aware or Panic). This Privacy Policy explains how the Spectivox app, spectivox.com, and the services that deliver alerts handle information.

Spectivox is a personal tool for one selected car and one user. We do not operate a Spectivox account system or social network.

The data controller for Spectivox is Ofir Patish, the individual developer who publishes the app and this site from Israel. Contact Ofir through the monitored form at spectivox.com/contact; messages are delivered to a private receiving inbox.

Information stored on your iPhone

The Spectivox app keeps the following on your device:

• Recent Sentry alerts in Activity (by day, with Active now when alerts are fresh), including vehicle coordinates when you enabled Car location and the car reported them
• App preferences (appearance, alert toggles, quiet hours, push message presets, and similar settings)
• Whether you completed the welcome setup flow
• A timestamp when you connected after seeing the data-use notice
• Tesla sign-in tokens and a Spectivox device session secret in Apple's secure on-device storage (Keychain)
• Your push notification token until you reinstall the app or turn off notifications

Information processed online

Spectivox uses online services so Tesla sign-in, alert delivery, and contact forms in the app and on the website can work. Depending on how you use Spectivox, this can include:

• Website (spectivox.com on Vercel) — Tesla sign-in, the contact form, hosting logs, and first-party Vercel Analytics / Speed Insights (page performance and traffic, not advertising profiles)
• Alert delivery (hosted virtual private server) — services that receive Sentry status from your vehicle and send push notifications, including your push token, VIN, push preferences, and recent event history so alerts can run while the app is closed
• Tesla refresh token — while your car is connected, our alert server stores an encrypted Tesla refresh token so push notifications can work without keeping the app open. Planned schedules and automatic actions are locked and not purchasable in build 22; if those features are offered and you enable them later, they may use the same secured connection
• Contact forms in the app and on the website — the name, email, topic, and message you choose to send us (delivered by email and stored on the alert server for support replies)

These services may process your vehicle identification number (VIN), Sentry state changes, push token, preferences synced for quiet hours and push presets, and the encrypted Tesla refresh token described above. Vehicle coordinates are stored with events when you enable Car location (optional in Welcome or Settings → Permissions). They do not receive camera footage or dashcam clips.

Records used for alerts are associated with your VIN and device push token so the right phone gets the right car's alerts. We do not use this information to build advertising profiles or sell personal data.

The developer may review contact messages and limited operational status needed for support (for example whether alert delivery looks healthy) in a private, password-protected operator tool on spectivox.com. That tool is not a public account and is not linked from the marketing site.

Information we do not collect

• No Spectivox-operated social network or advertising profile
• No sale or sharing of personal data with advertisers or data brokers
• No advertising SDK in the app (as of the date above)
• No access to Tesla live camera streams, Sentry clips, or dashcam footage through Spectivox

Tesla connection

Spectivox uses Tesla's sign-in service during setup and in Settings. That signs you into your Tesla account, not a Spectivox account. There is no separate Spectivox login.

Before you connect, the app shows that by continuing you agree to Spectivox’s Privacy Policy and Terms and acknowledge Tesla’s Privacy Notice. Tapping Connect records that acknowledgment on your iPhone.

After you connect, a copy of your Tesla refresh token is stored encrypted at rest on the Spectivox alert server for as long as that car stays connected. The phone also keeps tokens in Keychain and can pull an updated copy from the server when needed. This lets Sentry push run while Spectivox is closed. Planned schedules and automatic actions are locked and not purchasable in build 22.

With your permission, Spectivox connects to your vehicle so alerts and setup can work. Tesla processes your sign-in and vehicle data under Tesla's own privacy policy and terms. Spectivox is not affiliated with Tesla, Inc.

You can disconnect Tesla in Settings at any time. That stops Spectivox watching that car, clears that car's alert data on the server and on your iPhone, signs you out of Tesla in the app, and returns you to Welcome to connect again when you want.

Regional availability

Build 22 is offered in 38 selected App Store storefronts in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and uses Tesla's Fleet API endpoint for that region.

Tesla accounts routed to Tesla's North America / Asia-Pacific or China Fleet API regions are not supported by this build. The free feature set does not otherwise vary among the supported storefronts.

Location

Spectivox does not require iPhone location permission and does not use your phone's GPS for alerts or scheduling.

When you enable Car location (optional during Welcome or later in Settings → Permissions), and your vehicle reports where it was with a Sentry event, Spectivox may store those vehicle latitude and longitude values with the alert on the server and on your iPhone. Alert detail can use Apple Maps / MapKit on your device to show a map and reverse-geocode a short place name. You can turn this off in Settings → Permissions (Spectivox then drops stored coordinates from Activity), disconnect Tesla, or clear alert history.

If Car location is off or you skipped it in Welcome, Spectivox still delivers alerts but does not attach, keep, or show vehicle coordinates with those events.

Motion

When Home owl motion is on, Spectivox reads device-motion data while the app is active so the decorative Home owl can lean with the phone and react to a shake. The motion samples are not stored, linked to your vehicle, or sent off the iPhone.

You can turn Home owl motion off in Settings → Appearance. The iOS Reduce Motion setting also disables this sampling.

Notifications

Spectivox sends push notifications when Sentry activity is reported for your vehicle. The title shown on the Lock Screen is your vehicle name when known. Notification bodies use short Aware/Panic presets you choose in Settings, with an optional time.

Quiet hours can suppress Aware alerts during a window you set. Panic alerts still notify. You can turn off notifications for Spectivox in iOS Settings at any time. Delivery also depends on your car having connectivity when the event happens.

Legal bases (EEA, UK, and similar laws)

Where GDPR or similar laws apply, we rely on:

• Performance of a service you request — connecting Tesla, delivering alerts, and storing recent events on your device
• Consent — optional push notifications, Tesla sign-in after the in-app notice, and optional Car location
• Legitimate interests — operating the app and website securely and responding to support requests, balanced against your rights

Service providers

We use companies that help us run Spectivox. They process data only to provide their service to us:

• Apple — app distribution, on-device storage, push notification delivery, Apple Maps / MapKit, and (if offered later) In-App Purchase billing
• Tesla — vehicle sign-in and vehicle status needed for Sentry alerts
• Vercel — website hosting, related website functions, Analytics, and Speed Insights
• DigitalOcean — virtual private server hosting for alert delivery services we operate
• Resend — email delivery for contact form messages
• Discord (optional) — if you follow a Discord invite from this site, Discord processes your community activity under Discord's own policy

International transfers

If you use Spectivox outside the country where our services run, limited data (such as sign-in requests, alert data, push tokens, and website logs) may be processed in the United States or other regions where our providers operate.

Tesla may process data under its own global infrastructure. Review Tesla's documentation for details.

Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to certain processing, and to data portability or withdrawal of consent.

Because recent alerts and preferences are stored on your iPhone, you can clear alert history in Settings → Alerts → History (this also clears Spectivox sync history for your car), disconnect Tesla, revoke iOS permissions, or uninstall the app to remove local data (subject to iOS and backup behavior).

For online data tied to alert delivery (such as push tokens), contact us using the details in the Contact section. We will respond within a reasonable time as required by applicable law, and aim to complete deletion requests within 30 days where required.

EEA/UK users may lodge a complaint with their local supervisory authority.

California (CCPA/CPRA)

We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Categories we process may include identifiers (device token, VIN), vehicle status related to Sentry, precise vehicle location when you enable Car location, and contact information you submit.

California residents may request access to or deletion of personal information we hold about them. Contact us through the form on this site.

Israel (if applicable)

If you use Spectivox from Israel, Israel's Privacy Protection Law, 5741-1981, and related regulations may give you additional rights.

Israeli users may contact the Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) regarding applicable matters. This policy is published in English only.

This website

This site is informational. It does not use sign-in or third-party advertising networks.

Vercel Analytics and Speed Insights may collect aggregated page views and performance metrics for the site.

If you submit the contact form, we receive the information you enter and use it only to respond.

Standard website logs (such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited) may be kept for hosting and security.

Security incidents

We aim to protect Personal Data with encryption in transit and at rest for Tesla refresh tokens, access controls on the alert server (including a private operator password for support tools on the website), and least-privilege secrets.

If we become aware of unauthorized access involving Tesla credentials or Tesla Personal Data, we will contain the issue, notify Tesla as required under the Fleet API Agreement (including within 48 hours for unauthorized credential or API use), and notify affected users and regulators when the law requires it.

Data retention and deletion

Recent alerts and preferences stay on your iPhone until you disconnect Tesla, clear alert history, uninstall the app, or remove app data through iOS.

Online data used for alert delivery (including the encrypted Tesla refresh token, push token, push preferences, event history for sync, and related telemetry configuration) is kept only as long as needed to operate the service. Future automation configuration would be kept only if those features are offered and enabled. Disconnect Tesla removes that car's data from the alert server, including alert event history, and clears Activity history on your iPhone. If teardown cannot reach the server, Spectivox keeps you connected so you can try Disconnect again when online. If you uninstall without disconnecting, the server drops the push token when Apple reports it invalid, or after a period with no re-register (about 30 days), then clears the same server data.

Contact form messages are emailed to the developer for notification and also stored on the alert server so support replies can be sent from Spectivox. They are kept only as long as needed to respond and maintain ordinary records.

Children

Spectivox is not directed at children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the latest revision. Material changes will be posted here before or when they take effect where practicable.

Contact

Privacy questions and data-rights requests: use the contact form at spectivox.com/contact.

For accessibility feedback, see the Accessibility page.