Privacy Policy
In short
- You can use the app without an account. Your shows, templates and settings stay on your computer.
- We collect anonymous usage statistics (no names, no IP addresses, no pictures or sound). You can switch them off in Settings → GENERAL.
- Video and sound of calls go directly between the devices. Our server only passes short connection messages and deletes them within hours.
- If you create an account or use a beta key, we keep your email address and how you use the key. You can ask us to see, correct or delete your data at any time.
- We never sell your personal data. We follow the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012.
- Under 18? Read the part for students and young users.
- Who we are
- What we collect and why
- Accounts and beta keys
- Who receives data
- How long we keep it
- How we protect it
- Your rights
- Students and young users
- If something goes wrong
- Cookies and browser storage
- Users outside the Philippines
- Changes to this policy
1. Who we are
The personal information controller is Antz Solutions by Anton (business registration pending; DTI/SEC no.: to follow), Dubai, United Arab Emirates | San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines.
Privacy contact: privacy@antzsolutions.com. Write to us for any question or request about your personal data. The name of the person accountable for privacy at Antz Solutions is given on request.
This policy follows the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173), its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and the circulars and advisories of the National Privacy Commission (NPC).
2. What we collect and why
We collect only what we need for each purpose. The table shows each use, the data, the reason, and the legal basis under Section 12 of the Data Privacy Act.
| When | What we receive | Why | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| You visit our websites | Your IP address, date and time, the page asked for, and your browser type – in the web server log. | To deliver the pages, keep the service secure and find errors. | Legitimate interest (Sec. 12 f) |
| You use the app (no account) | Nothing about your show. Your inputs, templates, pictures, sound and settings stay in your browser and on your computer. | – | – |
| Anonymous usage statistics (on by default, can be switched off) | A random number made by your browser (not linked to your name), the app version, browser and system name (e.g. "Chrome 141 / Windows"), which outputs are on (Stream, Cam, NDI, Rec, phone camera, Zoom), the relay version, the number of inputs, the time, and – only when you arrive from a link on another website – the name of that website (e.g. antzsolutions.com), never the full link. | To know how many people use the app, which features work and how people find us, so we can improve it. | Legitimate interest (Sec. 12 f). You can object at any time with the switch in Settings → GENERAL. |
| Studio Call and Phone camera | Short connection messages between your devices, including their network addresses. The video and sound go directly between the devices, not through our server. | To connect the devices. | Contract – you asked us to connect them (Sec. 12 b) |
| Zoom call input | The meeting number, to make a signed ticket. We do not store it. The meeting itself runs between your computer and Zoom. | So the app can join the meeting. | Contract (Sec. 12 b) |
| AntzMix Service Relay (Windows helper) | The relay runs on your computer. Its logs and recordings stay there. It downloads updates and add-ons from our server (normal web server log). | To provide the advanced features and updates. | Contract (Sec. 12 b) |
| You contact us (support, bug report, feature request) | Your name, email address and what you send us (for example screenshots or logs). | To answer you and fix problems. | Contract / legitimate interest |
| Account and beta key | See section 3. | See section 3. | See section 3. |
| Paid packages (later) | Your name, email, the package and the payment record. The payment provider handles card or e-wallet details; we do not see them. | To deliver what you paid for, issue receipts and meet tax rules. | Contract and legal obligation (Sec. 12 b, c) |
Things you choose to connect. Some features reach other services directly from your computer when you use them: a Google Sheet or Google Drive picture in a title, Google Fonts for title fonts, a website you add as an input, a streaming platform such as YouTube or Facebook, Zoom, and the public "STUN" servers of Google and Cloudflare that help two devices find each other (they see your IP address). These services have their own privacy policies.
People in your show. When you film, record, stream or bring people into a call or a Zoom meeting, you decide what is captured and shared. Please tell the people involved and get their agreement when it is needed. AntzMix processes their pictures and sound only on your computer.
3. Accounts and beta keys
Your Antz Solutions account (account.antzsolutions.com) is one account for all Antz apps:
- Account: your email address, the name you give, and your password (stored only in a scrambled, one-way form). Reason: to sign you in and give you your package. Basis: contract (Sec. 12 b).
- Sign in with Google: if you choose it, Google gives us only your name, email address, whether Google has confirmed that email, and your Google account number (a fixed ID). We use them only to create your account and sign you in. We do not receive your Google password, contacts, files or anything else, we do not post anything for you, and we never sell or share this information. Our use of information received from Google follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. You can remove the link at any time in your Google Account (Security → Third-party apps) or by asking us to delete your account.
- Beta key: the key you used, the date and time, and your account email. A key may belong to a group, such as a school. Because information about a person's education is "sensitive personal information" under Section 3(l) of the Data Privacy Act, we ask for your specific consent before we link your account to a school group, and we use it only to run the beta program for that group.
- Device name: if you share statistics, you may give your computer a name you choose (for example "Studio PC 2"). We do not read your Windows computer name, because it often contains a real name.
- Free beta keys and statistics. A free beta key is part of our beta testing program: you get extra features free, and in return your use of the app helps us test it. So while you use a free beta key, usage statistics must stay on. This is stated before you redeem the key. If you switch statistics off, the extra beta features pause, and you can keep using the free Guest features or a paid package. You can leave the program at any time. (This follows NPC Circular No. 2023-04, Sections 7 A and 8 A: the processing is part of the service and is explained up front.)
4. Who receives data
- Our hosting provider – our servers are in a data center in the Netherlands. They store the data for us and may not use it for anything else.
- Google (Gmail) – our email provider, for support emails and account messages.
- Payment provider – none yet; we will name it here before paid packages start.
- Zoom – only when you use the Zoom call input.
- Government authorities – only when the law requires it, for example a court order.
We do not sell personal data and we do not share it for advertising. When data is stored or processed outside the Philippines, we stay accountable for it under Section 21 of the Data Privacy Act and use contracts that require the same level of protection.
5. How long we keep it
| Data | How long |
|---|---|
| Web server logs | Up to 30 days, then deleted. |
| Studio Call connection messages | Deleted when the call ends, at the latest after 6 hours. |
| Phone camera connection messages | Deleted when the connection ends, at the latest after 3 hours. |
| Anonymous usage statistics | Up to 2 years, to see trends. |
| Account and beta key records | While your account exists; deleted within 30 days after you close it, unless the law requires us to keep something longer. |
| Support messages | Up to 2 years after the issue is closed. |
| Payment records and receipts | As long as Philippine tax law requires. |
5a. How we protect it
- All our websites use encrypted connections (HTTPS).
- Servers are reachable for administration only with personal security keys, not passwords.
- Secret keys are kept outside the public website folders.
- Only the people who run AntzSolutions can see personal data, and they keep it confidential.
- We keep the software up to date and review our security regularly.
6. Your rights
Under the Data Privacy Act (Sections 16 to 18) you have the right to:
- Be informed about how your data is used (this policy);
- Access your data and get a copy;
- Object to processing, including the usage statistics;
- Correct wrong or incomplete data;
- Erase or block your data;
- Data portability – get your data in a common electronic format;
- Withdraw consent at any time, as easily as you gave it;
- Damages if you are harmed by wrong or unlawful use of your data;
- File a complaint with the National Privacy Commission.
To use these rights, write to privacy@antzsolutions.com. We answer within 15 working days. We may ask you to confirm who you are. Using your rights is free.
7. Students and young users (under 18)
AntzMix can be used as a learning tool in schools, for example by broadcasting students. Philippine law does not set a fixed "minimum age" for apps, but children (under 18) get extra protection. This is how we handle it:
- A user under 18 may use a beta key or an account only when referred by an adult: a parent or guardian, or a teacher or professor who uses AntzMix in a school program. The school or the referring adult arranges any consent needed from parents or guardians.
- For young users, privacy settings start at the most private level. Their usage statistics are counted for the school group only and are not linked to the student's own account.
- We do not use young users' data for advertising or profiling.
- If a data breach ever affects a young user, we inform both the young user and their parent or guardian.
For students – the simple version
- AntzMix is a tool to make live videos. What you make stays on your computer.
- The app tells us how it is used (for example "the Stream button was on"), but not who you are. With a school beta key, this is counted for your school group, not for you.
- If your teacher gives you a beta key, we know your email and that you used the key. Nothing more.
- You can ask us to show you or delete your data. Ask your teacher or parent to help you write to us.
- When you film other people, ask them first.
8. If something goes wrong
If a security breach puts personal data at real risk of serious harm, we will inform the National Privacy Commission and the people affected within 72 hours of learning about it, as the Data Privacy Act (Section 20 f) and NPC rules require, and tell them what we are doing about it.
9. Cookies and browser storage
We use no advertising or tracking cookies. The app saves your settings and recent templates in your own browser storage, so they are there next time; this data never leaves your computer. You can delete it in your browser settings at any time.
10. Users outside the Philippines
The Data Privacy Act also covers data about Philippine citizens and residents processed abroad. If you are in another country, your local law may give you extra rights:
- European Union, EEA and United Kingdom (GDPR): you have the rights listed above, plus the right to restrict processing and to complain to your local data protection authority. Our legal bases are the same as in section 2 (contract, legitimate interests, consent).
- Other countries: write to privacy@antzsolutions.com and we will help you use the rights your law gives you.
11. Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we put the new version here with a new date. If a change affects what we do with your data in an important way, we tell you in the app or by email first, and ask for your consent again where needed.