Polar Align

Privacy policy

Effective 20 October 2026

Information the app uses

• Location. Your latitude, longitude and elevation are used to work out where the celestial pole is in your sky and to correct for magnetic declination.
• Compass and motion sensors. Your phone's compass and tilt sensors are used to measure where your mount is pointing.

This information is read live on your device while you use the app. It is never sent off your device.

Information stored on your device

Your settings, such as your mount mode and compass calibration, are saved on your phone so they're ready next time you open the app. They never leave your device and are removed when you delete the app.

What the app doesn't do

• No accounts or sign in
• No analytics or tracking
• No advertising
• No selling or sharing of data with anyone
• No sending of your data to any server

Permissions

You can turn location access off at any time in your phone's Settings, under Privacy & Security, then Location Services. Without location access the app can't work out where the celestial pole is.

Children

Because the app doesn't collect personal information from anyone, it doesn't collect any from children.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent to studio934j@gmail.com.