Stagehand is a show-day tool for live-audio engineers and stage techs, made by Dan Hawes
(AudioHawes). This policy explains what the app does with your information.
The short version
Your show data is kept on your own devices. Stagehand has no online service of ours, no
accounts, and no tracking. Data only leaves your device when you use a feature that needs it.
Those features are listed below.
What Stagehand stores
Everything you build — input lists and patches, stage plots, wireless plans, running orders,
counts, and any show files you import — is stored locally on your device (and in
your own iCloud or Files storage if you keep it there). We never receive a copy.
What we collect
Nothing. Stagehand has no analytics, no advertising, no trackers, no sign-in,
and no user accounts. There is no server of ours that receives your data.
When data leaves your device — only when you choose
- Local sync. Stagehand can sync a show between your own devices over
your local Wi-Fi network. This is device-to-device and does not pass through any server of ours. Sync is encrypted, using a code you scan once to pair your devices.
- Other local network features. On the local network, Stagehand can connect to
wireless receivers to read their status and set frequencies. On the Mac, the day-sheet QR code and
Stage View can show a sheet or board in a browser on the same network. Each uses an unguessable link, which others on the same network could see,
and only runs while you use that feature (the QR code stops after a few minutes).
- Google Drive live sheet (optional, Mac). If you turn this on, Stagehand writes
a spreadsheet of the production to your Google Drive folder. Google Drive then stores it under your
own Google account and Google’s
privacy policy.
- Sharing. When you export an advance pack, or share a show as a PDF or a single
web page, that file goes wherever you send it. You choose who receives it. A shared page or pack can include the contact details and notes
in that show. The web page loads its
fonts from Google Fonts, so the browser of the person who opens it connects to Google.
- Printing. Labels print directly to a connected Brother P-touch printer over
USB or Bluetooth.
- Reading a document (Mac). Stagehand can read a rider, input list, stage plot,
schedule or hire quote and fill in your show. By default this uses Apple’s on-device model, and
nothing leaves your Mac. If you choose to turn on the Claude reader in Settings and add
your own Anthropic API key, the document you pick is sent to Anthropic
(
api.anthropic.com), billed to your own Anthropic account and handled under
Anthropic’s
privacy policy. Only that document is sent.
Documents you import
When you import a rider, plot or show file, Stagehand reads it to fill in your show and keeps the
file on your device. An imported document is only sent anywhere if you share it, for example in an
advance pack or web page, or if you have turned on the Claude reader described above.
Children
Stagehand is a professional tool and is not directed at children.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we will update this page and the “last updated” date above.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email Dan Hawes at
dan@audiohawes.com.au.