Effective 20 October 2026
Night Watch is an iPhone app made by YIP Media (Centurion, South Africa). It wakes you when your EZVIZ cameras detect someone. This policy explains what information the app uses and where it goes.
The short version
- Night Watch has no servers of its own, no accounts with us, no advertising and no analytics.
- YIP Media never receives your EZVIZ login, your camera pictures or your video.
- Your information stays on your iPhone, and is sent only to the services needed to make the app work: EZVIZ and, if you choose to use it, Pushover.
Your EZVIZ account
To see your cameras, Night Watch signs in to your EZVIZ account. Your EZVIZ email or phone number and password are stored only in your iPhone’s secure Keychain. They are sent only to EZVIZ, over an encrypted connection, to sign you in. Signing out in Night Watch removes your login from the phone.
Night Watch is not made by or affiliated with EZVIZ. Your use of your EZVIZ account is also covered by EZVIZ’s own privacy policy and terms.
Camera events, pictures and video
Night Watch fetches your cameras’ alarm events, event photos and snapshots from EZVIZ and shows them on your phone. Live video is played directly from your camera over your home Wi-Fi. Pictures are kept in the app’s memory while you use it. They are not uploaded anywhere else and are not saved to your photo library unless you choose to share or save one.
Each camera’s verification code, which is needed to unlock encrypted pictures and live video, is stored only in your iPhone’s Keychain.
Alerting a backup person (optional)
If you turn on “Wake someone else”, Night Watch uses the Pushover service (pushover.net) to alert the person you choose when an alarm isn’t answered. The alert contains the camera name, the time, and the event photo or a snapshot. It is sent to Pushover only at that moment. The Pushover keys you enter are stored in your iPhone’s Keychain. Pushover’s own privacy policy applies to messages it delivers.
Settings and history
Your settings, such as alert hours, camera names, armed response number and the last night’s summary, are stored only on your iPhone.
Phone calls
The emergency call buttons simply open your iPhone’s phone dialler. Night Watch does not record or receive any call information.
Permissions the app asks for
- Notifications: to alert you, and to warn you if Night Watch stops or loses contact with your cameras.
- Local network: to play live video directly from your cameras on your home Wi-Fi.
- Add to Photos: only when you choose to save an event photo.
Beta testing through TestFlight
Night Watch is currently distributed through Apple’s TestFlight. Apple shares some information with us as part of TestFlight, such as the name and email address you joined with, when you installed the app, crash reports, and any feedback or screenshots you choose to send. We use this only to support you and improve the app. Apple’s privacy policy applies to TestFlight.
Children
Night Watch is intended for adults responsible for a home’s security and is not directed at children.
Your rights and contact
Because we do not hold your camera data or login, you can remove everything Night Watch stores by signing out and deleting the app. If you have any questions about privacy, or wish to exercise your rights under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), contact us at info@yipmedia.co.za.
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update this page and the effective date above.