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🔒 Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 25, 2026 • Version 1.1

SunSpot ("we", "our", or "the app") was built with a fundamental commitment to user privacy. We do not collect, track, share, or sell any of your personal data. SunSpot operates on an on-device first architecture.

1. On-Device Processing & Device Sensors

  • LOCATIONCompass & Solar Tracking: SunSpot uses your device's location strictly on-device to calculate astronomical solar positions, azimuth angles, and sunrise/sunset times using NOAA formulas. Your GPS coordinates are never transmitted to our servers or stored externally. (A non-identifiable latitude and longitude query is securely sent to Open-Meteo solely to fetch real-time cloud cover conditions).
  • CAMERAAmbient Light Meter: The camera sensor estimates ambient light levels (lux) in real time and allows you to attach photos to your custom spots and plants. No camera streams, video feeds, or photos are ever uploaded or transmitted outside your device.
  • PHOTOSPhoto Library: Access is used only when you manually choose a plant photo or save an exported care schedule calendar to your photo library.

2. AI Botanical Recognition & Cloud Processing

When you use the AI Plant Identification feature, plant photos you capture or select are transmitted securely to our cloud AI infrastructure (hosted on Google Cloud Platform) for real-time botanical classification. Images are processed ephemerally in real time and are not stored permanently, not sold to third parties, and not used to train public artificial intelligence models.

3. Apple iCloud Synchronization

Your saved spots, folders, and plant care records sync seamlessly between your personal devices using Apple's secure CoreData & CloudKit infrastructure. Your data is stored directly in your private Apple iCloud container and encrypted by Apple. We have zero access to your iCloud data.

4. In-App Purchases & Subscriptions

All in-app purchases, subscriptions, and free trials are processed directly by Apple StoreKit. We never see, process, or store your credit card, billing address, or payment details.

5. Zero Third-Party Tracking

SunSpot contains zero third-party tracking SDKs, zero advertising frameworks, and zero analytics trackers.

6. Data Rights & Inquiries

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any applicable data privacy rights, please contact our data privacy officer at:

Privacy Contact: [email protected]

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