Valu-Present for iPad — Privacy Policy

Effective October 23, 2026

Who this covers

This policy covers the Valu-Present for iPad app (“the app”), made by Daniel Holmstock (“I”, “me”). Valu-Present for Mac and Windows is a separate product.

What the app stores, and where

Everything you put in the app — cases, exhibits, depositions, transcripts, marks, stickers, notes and settings — is stored on your iPad, inside the app. I have no server that receives your case files, and I can’t see them.

Sync (optional)

If you turn on sync for a case, the app copies that case to the place you choose in Settings ▸ Sync:

• Your own iCloud Drive — held by Apple under your Apple ID and Apple’s privacy policy.
• A shared folder you pick in the Files app (for example Box, Dropbox, OneDrive / SharePoint, Google Drive or your firm’s server) — held by that service under your or your firm’s account and its privacy terms. Who can see a case is decided by who that folder is shared with.

I have no access to either. Changes are signed with the name you type in Settings so people sharing a case can see who made them. You can stop syncing a case, or turn sync off for the whole iPad, at any time.

Showing the Display

• HDMI and AirPlay send the Display straight to the screen you connect.
• Wi-Fi Display serves pictures of the Display from your iPad to browsers on your own local network that open the link (it contains a room key). Your case files are not served; only a clip that is playing is sent so it can play there with sound.
• Share the Display (over the internet) lets the people you invite watch in a web browser. Messages are sealed with a key made from the room code and passcode (AES-256-GCM) before they leave your iPad, and pass through public meeting-point (MQTT) servers that can carry but cannot read them. Pictures of the Display then go device-to-device over encrypted WebRTC, using public STUN servers (Google, Cloudflare) only to find a route. Viewers type a name so you can see who is watching; that name is shown to you and kept only for the session.

Permissions the app asks for

• Camera — only to scan paper exhibits into PDFs when you choose Scan.
• Speech recognition — only to line a transcript up with its video when you choose to sync a deposition. This is done on the iPad.
• Local network — only for Wi-Fi Display and same-room sharing.
• Files and Photos — only the files and photos you pick to import or export.

Purchases

Subscriptions and free trials are handled by Apple through the App Store. I receive no payment card details. Apple’s privacy policy applies to purchases.

Analytics, ads and tracking

The app contains no advertising, no third-party analytics and no tracking, and does not use your data to track you across apps or websites. Crash reports are only shared with me if you choose to share them with developers in your iPad’s settings, and they come through Apple without identifying you.

Children

The app is a professional tool for legal work and is not directed to children.

Deleting your data

Delete a case in the app, or delete the app, to remove its data from the iPad. Synced cases can be removed from iCloud in the app (Stop syncing), or deleted from iCloud Drive or the shared folder in the Files app.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions about privacy: holmstockd@gmail.com · Daniel Holmstock, Culpeper, Virginia.