romm5

Privacy policy

Last updated July 21, 2026

romm5 is built for people who self-host precisely because they care where their data lives. The short version: the app has no accounts, shows no ads, and never sends anything about you or your library. The only thing it shares is anonymous, non-identifying usage — which emulator cores run and your Apple TV's OS version — to help decide what to support next, and you can turn even that off.

The romm5 app

  • romm5 talks to exactly one place: your own RomM server, at the address you configure or that it discovers on your network.
  • Your server address is stored on the device. The pairing token RomM issues is stored in the device's Keychain. Neither ever leaves the device, and both are deleted when you forget the server or disconnect the device.
  • Your RomM password is never entered into, seen by, or stored in romm5 — pairing is approved on another device that is already signed in to RomM.
  • The contents of your library — game names, files, artwork, save data, save screenshots, play sessions, and the game-status choices you make — move only between the device and your server. romm5 never inspects, indexes, or uploads your library anywhere else.
  • To decide which systems to support, the Apple TV app shares anonymous, non-identifying usage through Aptabase, a privacy-first analytics service. It reports only which bundled emulator core or platform you launch, whether launches, discovery, and pairing succeed or fail, and your Apple TV's OS and app version. It uses no cookies, no advertising identifier, and no persistent device identifier, and cannot follow you across apps or sites.
  • That usage sharing never includes your library, game titles, save data, server address, RomM account, or any identifier — the app has no code path to send them. It is on by default and can be turned off any time in the app under Settings → Privacy → "Share anonymous usage"; when off, nothing is sent.
  • romm5 contains no advertising networks and no cross-app tracking SDKs.

This website (romm.games)

  • We use Aptabase, a privacy-first analytics service, to count anonymous page views and link clicks. It uses no cookies, stores no personal identifiers, and cannot follow you across sites.
  • Our host, Cloudflare, may collect standard operational logs and aggregate performance analytics for the site.
  • There are no ad networks, social embeds, or third-party scripts.

Email

If you email hello@romm.games, we keep the correspondence only as long as needed to help you, and never share it or add you to any list without asking.

Changes

If this policy changes materially — for example, if a future release adds opt-in diagnostics — the change will be described here with a new date before it takes effect.