Privacy Policy
Shebang for iOS · Last updated 20 October 2026
Shebang does not collect any data. There are no accounts, no analytics, no advertising, no tracking, and no servers operated by the developer. Nothing you do in the app is reported anywhere.
What the app stores, and where
Everything the app saves stays on your device:
- Connection details (name, hostname, port, username) are stored locally on your device.
- Passwords, if you choose to save them, go into the iOS Keychain. They are encrypted by the system, marked as accessible only on this device while unlocked, and are never written anywhere else.
- Server host keys are pinned locally so the app can warn you if a server's identity changes. Host keys are public values.
- Command history and your theme and font choices are stored locally.
None of this is transmitted to the developer, and none of it is shared with anyone. Deleting the app removes it.
Connections to your servers
When you connect to a server, the app opens an SSH connection directly from your device to the address you entered. There is no relay, proxy, or intermediary service. What you type and what your server returns travel over that encrypted connection and are visible only to you and to the server you chose to contact.
AI features
The command suggestion, fix, explain, and summarize features run entirely on your device using Apple's on-device foundation models. Your prompts, your commands, your terminal output, and your server names are not sent off the device and are not seen by the developer, by Apple, or by anyone else.
Dictation
Dictation is optional and only runs while you hold the dictate control. The app asks for microphone and speech recognition permission the first time you use it.
Where your device supports on-device speech recognition, the app requires it, and your audio never leaves the device. On devices or languages where on-device recognition is unavailable, iOS falls back to Apple's speech recognition service, which means the audio is processed by Apple under Apple's privacy policy. The developer never receives it in either case. If you would rather this never happen, simply do not use the dictate button, or deny the speech recognition permission; the rest of the app is unaffected.
Children
The app is not directed at children and collects no personal information from anyone, including children.
Changes
If this policy ever changes, the updated version will be posted at this address with a new date at the top.
Contact
Questions about privacy or about the app: kxayasan@gmail.com