AS STATED ON THE ETE APP:
ETE TAKES ITS POLICY ON YOUR PRIVACY VERY SERIOUSLY. WE WANT OUR AUDIENCE TO KNOW THAT WE DO NOT COLLECT ANY PERSONAL DATA. WE DO NOT SELL YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION TO ANYONE. WE DO NOT CAPTURE YOUR LOCATION AND WE DISPLAY ZERO 3RD-PARTY ADS IN OUR APP.
WE CANNOT SPEAK FOR THE DEVELOPER OF YOUR SMARTPHONE OR APP STORE FROM WHICH YOU DOWNLOADED OUR APP, BUT IF THERE WAS A STEP TO OPT OUT OF DATA COLLECTION OR ADVERTISER PRESENTATION WHILE BEING CERTIFIED WITH SAID APP STORE, REST ASSURRED WE TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE OF OPTING OUT.
PLEASE TAKE OUR WORD FOR THIS: THE REASON WE DEVELOPED THIS APP IS TO MIGRATE AWAY FROM THE DISTRACTIONS OF STREAMING SERVICES SUCH AS YOUTUBE OR SOCIAL MEDIA LIKE FACEBOOK. THESE PLATFORMS HAVE BECOME REPLETE WITH ADS CLAMORING FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND, FRANKLY, WE'RE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING PART OF THAT. ETE IS INDEPENDENT, AND TO US THAT MEANS MAKING FILMS ON OUR OWN, IN OUR OWN WAY AND APPROACHING AUDIENCES ON OUR OWN TERMS.
ONCE AGAIN, OUR PLEDGE TO YOU IS TO OFFER YOU THE CHANCE TO ENTER THE WORLD WE HAVE CREATED, THE CHARACTERS WE HAVE MINTED AND TAKE YOUR TIME TO ENJOY WHAT WE HAVE MADE WITHOUT THE THREAT OF BEING SCANNED, LOGGED, COLLATED AND SOLD OFF BEHIND THE CURTAINS. WE DO SINCERELY HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO KEEP IT COMING. IF YOU GET A CHANCE, KINDLY TELL A FRIEND FOR US!
FULL DISCLOSURE:
FOR SECURE LOGIN TO THE CREW SIDE OF OUR APP WE INCORPORATE FIREBASE, A GOOGLE PRODUCT AND SERVICE. BESIDES THE AUTHENTICATION SERVICE OF FIREBASE THAT SUITS OUR NEEDS, THAT PRODUCT DOES PERFORM VARIOUS LEVELS OF TRACKING OF THE ACCOUNT HOLDERS WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO LOGIN TO THE CREW SIDE. BECAUSE WE WISH TO PROTECT OUR PROPRIETARY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WE HAVE RESORTED TO FIREBASE AS AN ACCOUNT AUTHENTICATOR; AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THERE IS NO TRACKING OR LOGGING OF INFORMATION OF CASUAL, NON-ACCOUNT FAN USERS OF OUR APP. AS WE CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR APP WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON FIREBASE AND GOOGLE TO ENSURE THIS IS THE CASE AND, SHOULD WE DISCOVER ANALYTICS DO EXTEND BEYOND OUR FORMAL ACCOUNT HOLDERS, WE SHALL SEEK OTHER AUTHENTICAION PROVIDERS TO MAINTAIN OUR PLEDGE TO YOU THAT WE DO NOT TRACK OR CATPURE DATA ON YOUR USE OF OUR APP.