Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2026

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how Electric Pants (“the App”, “we”, “our”, “us”) handles information when you use our iOS and iPadOS applications.

The Short Version

We don’t collect your data. Electric Pants is designed to be completely private:

  • No account required
  • No personal data collection
  • No tracking or analytics
  • No ads
  • All data stored locally on your device

Information We Collect

None. Electric Pants does not collect, transmit, or store any personal information on our servers. We don’t have servers for user data — there’s nothing to collect.

Information Stored on Your Device

The following information is stored locally on your device only:

  • Feed subscriptions: The URLs of RSS, Atom, and Reddit feeds you subscribe to
  • Feed content: Articles, images, and media fetched from your subscribed feeds
  • Folders: Any folders you create to organize your feeds
  • Read status: Which articles you’ve read
  • App preferences: Your settings and customizations

This data never leaves your device unless you explicitly export it (e.g., via OPML export).

Network Requests

Electric Pants makes network requests only to:

  1. Fetch feed content from the RSS/Atom/Reddit sources you subscribe to
  2. Load images and media embedded in articles

These requests go directly to the feed sources you’ve chosen — not through our servers. We have no visibility into what feeds you subscribe to or what articles you read.

Third-Party Services

Electric Pants does not integrate with any third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking services.

Data Storage & Security

  • All data is stored locally on your device using Apple’s secure storage frameworks
  • If you enable iCloud backup, your device backup may include app data (per Apple’s standard backup policies)
  • We do not have access to your backups or any device data

OPML Import/Export

Electric Pants supports OPML import and export for feed portability. When you export your feeds:

  • The OPML file is created locally on your device
  • You control where it goes (save to Files, share via AirDrop, etc.)
  • We never see or store your exported data

Children’s Privacy

Electric Pants does not collect personal information from anyone, including children. The app contains no account system, no social features, and no data collection of any kind.

Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected in the App or on our website with a new “Last updated” date. Since we don’t collect any data, changes are typically clarifications rather than material changes to our practices.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at: hello@electricpants.com

Electric Pants is built on a simple principle: your reading habits are your business, not ours.