FormWright 3D Privacy Policy
Updated October 12, 2026
Your creative work is processed on your devices. You choose when to share projects, media or Watch previews. No FormWright account is required.
About this policy
FormWright 3D is a 3D creation app by Don Allen Stevenson III. This policy covers the app and its companion and pre-release builds on supported devices. Features vary by installed version and hardware; describing a feature here does not mean it is available in every App Store or TestFlight build.
Creation happens on your device
FormWright does not require a FormWright account or upload your creative work to a developer-operated service. Modeling, Solid/CAD operations, sculpting, retopology, procedural materials, painting, lighting, rigging, animation and rendering are processed locally. Imported photos used for reference overlays, textures or environment lighting are processed on the device. Reference images chosen from Photos or Files are stored as local project media; their visibility, opacity and selection lock are editing controls. The app has no advertising, tracking or third-party analytics SDKs. Your projects and media are not sent to an external AI service for processing or model training.
Projects, imported files and local storage
The app stores projects, geometry, editable Solid data, textures, environment images, animation, imported media, thumbnails, preferences, caches and diagnostic logs locally. Project data can include names you enter and information about imported assets. Local diagnostics may include project names, device or build information, and app operations. Files chosen from Photos, iCloud Drive or another provider may first be downloaded by that service. FormWright reads the files you choose and may make local working copies.
Camera, room scanning and AR
Optional handheld camera, mixed reality, motion capture, room scanning and AR viewing use camera and motion capabilities supported by your device. Camera analysis happens locally. Saving a camera video retains footage locally for camera-only or mixed-reality playback and exports. Room scans and camera movement can become saved project data. View in AR passes an exported model to Apple’s AR Quick Look. Ordinary touch or Pencil modeling does not require camera access.
Imported footage and camera tracking
When you import a movie for footage tracking, FormWright estimates a surface and camera movement on the device. It creates a working copy of the selected movie range. Keeping the take saves a processed movie, which can retain source audio, together with the derived camera animation and tracking information. These assets can be included in project sharing and rendered videos. The app does not upload the movie to a tracking service. This differs from importing a movie solely for body-motion capture, which produces animation without adding the source movie to the project.
Body, hand and face motion capture
Optional MoCap uses Apple’s on-device tracking to produce animated controllers. Face tracking uses head and eye movement and expression measurements, such as jaw opening or smiling, to animate your work. It is not used to identify people. Live capture frames and raw expression measurements are transient; they are not retained as face photographs or raw expression records by FormWright. Kept captures retain derived controller or joint animation in the project, and that animation may be included in exports you choose to share. Body/hand/face MoCap does not itself record microphone audio. Separately saved camera footage and imported tracking movies follow the video sections above.
Voice and other audio
Enabling Record voice requests microphone access to record dialogue or notes. Voice clips and imported audio are stored locally and can be included in video exports when sound is enabled. You can mute or remove timeline clips. FormWright does not upload recordings to the developer or a transcription service.
Apple Watch model previews and motion
The optional Watch companion exchanges data with its paired iPhone through Apple’s WatchConnectivity. Sending models transfers lightweight geometry previews, colors, project names and identifiers to the Watch, where recent previews are stored locally. Starting motion control sends wrist-orientation samples, timing and control messages to the connected editor. Kept takes save derived object animation in the project. The app does not read HealthKit records, heart rate or fitness history. Removing a project on one device does not automatically erase a preview already copied to the Watch; remove the Watch app to remove its local app data.
Nearby connections in development builds
Some local development builds offer optional direct nearby-device pairing in addition to the paired-iPhone connection. If that feature is present and enabled, it uses the local network to discover or connect to the selected device and exchange pairing information, control state, motion samples or a requested model preview. Pairing names and connection information may be visible to nearby devices during discovery. This is not a developer-hosted cloud service. Availability in a local development build does not imply availability in a public beta.
Sharing projects, exports and backups
Sharing a .da3 project sends editable project data and its referenced assets, which may include textures, environment images, audio, camera footage and tracked-movie copies. It can disclose more than a screenshot or exported mesh. Check the project’s content before choosing a recipient. Files, AirDrop, Photos, email, messaging apps and other destinations handle the selected content under their own policies. Device backups, iCloud and other file providers may retain copies according to your settings. FormWright does not operate a cloud project account or automatically synchronize your full project library between devices.
Permissions, deletion and your choices
Use device Settings to manage camera, microphone, Photos and local-network permissions where offered. Stop capture to stop active camera or motion use. Delete projects in the gallery and manage exported files in Files or Photos. Deleting a project may leave shared media, textures, caches or recovery copies in local app storage. Deleting the app removes its local app data, while exports, backups, cloud-provider copies and content already shared with others must be managed separately. A copy on another device is independent.
Apple purchases, diagnostics and TestFlight
Apple handles App Store purchases; FormWright does not receive your payment-card details. Apple may provide the developer with sales reports, app diagnostics and usage information through its services and your applicable settings. TestFlight handles beta invitations, installation and session information, crashes, and feedback, which can include screenshots or attachments you submit. These Apple services are separate from the app’s local processing and do not mean your project library is uploaded to the developer.
Support and feedback
If you contact Don Allen Stevenson III, the developer receives your contact details, message and any diagnostics, screenshots or files you choose to send, and uses them to respond and investigate issues. Messages and attachments are handled through the email, Apple feedback or other communication service you use. Include only material you intend to share. For privacy questions or a request concerning support information you have sent, contact donallenthethird@gmail.com.
Children’s privacy
The app does not require an account or ask children to submit personal details to use its creation tools. There are no in-app ads or public chat. Sharing, support and external services can involve personal information as described above; parents and guardians can manage device permissions and sharing choices.
This website and external services
This page’s statements about local processing describe the FormWright app. Loading a website also sends ordinary request information, such as an IP address, browser information and the requested page, to its hosting provider. This policy page is hosted by Netlify. Following App Store, support, form or other external links involves those services and their privacy policies. The policy page itself does not use analytics scripts or advertising cookies.
Changes and contact
Updated October 12, 2026. This policy will be revised when FormWright’s data handling changes. The latest published copy is at donalleniii.me/formwright-privacy. Older installed app versions may contain an earlier offline copy. Contact: donallenthethird@gmail.com.
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