Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Introduction

Planetary Clock ("we", "our", or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you use our iOS application and its Apple Watch companion, Planetary Clock — a planetary-hours and astronomical timekeeping app. Since version 1.1 the app uses an account (Sign in with Apple, Google, or e-mail) so your data stays in step across your devices. The app shows no ads. Access is offered through an auto-renewing subscription purchased from the App Store.

Information We Collect

Location Data

• City you choose: The app does not use GPS and never asks for location permission. You search for a city by name and pick it from a list; planetary hours and sunrise/sunset times are computed from that city’s coordinates and time zone. While you are signed in, the chosen city is stored in your account so the same place applies on every device.

Apple Watch

• City sent to your watch: If you install the Apple Watch app, your iPhone sends the city you chose (its name, coordinates and time zone) directly to your watch, and the watch computes the planetary hours on its own. The watch app does not sign in, does not collect analytics, and sends no data to us or to third parties.

Usage and Diagnostic Data

• Analytics: Anonymous usage events (e.g., screen views, button taps) collected via Google Firebase Analytics to help us understand how the app is used and improve it.
• Device Information: Device model, iOS version, and app version, used for compatibility analysis and support.
• Crash Reports: If the app crashes, Google Firebase Crashlytics collects a crash report: the technical state of the app at the time (stack trace), device model, iOS version, app version, and a random installation identifier. It contains no name, e-mail address, or chosen city, and is used only to find and fix bugs.
• Feedback: If you send us feedback from Settings, we store your rating, your message, your app and iOS version and your language, linked to your account. Your message is read only by us, is never used for advertising, and is deleted when you delete your account.

Lock Screen Countdown (Live Activities)

• Schedule and push token: If you turn on the Lock Screen countdown in Settings, the app saves to your account the schedule of the next 7 days of cards (title, start and end time, city name and the planet of the hour) and a push token for this device. Our server uses them only to light up the card at the right time through Apple’s push service (APNs), even with the app closed. The feature is off until you turn it on.

AI Assistant (subscribers)

• Only when you use it: The assistant is used only when you tap “Ask” and accept the consent notice. Tapping “Not now” sends nothing.
• What is sent: When you ask a question or open the daily note, the app sends your message, the earlier messages of today’s conversation, the selected city (name and rounded coordinates), the day’s planetary hours, sun and moon, the titles and times of today’s events, the tab you asked from, and the app language.
• Who receives it: The data goes through our server on Google Cloud (Firebase Functions) and our router hosted at Hostinger to the AI providers Anthropic (Claude) and Google (Gemini), which write the answer.
• On-device daily note: On devices with Apple Intelligence (iOS 26 or later), the daily note can be written by Apple’s model on your device instead: the same data is processed on the device and is not sent to our server or to the AI providers. If the on-device model is unavailable or cannot answer, the daily note goes through our server as described above. Chat questions always go through our server.
• No content kept by us: Our servers do not store or log the text of messages, events or answers. We keep only the daily message count (for the 30-per-day limit) and the result of your subscription check, which uses your App Store subscription identifier verified with Apple.
• No training: The AI providers do not use your data to train models; they may hold it for a limited time, for security and abuse prevention only, under their own policies.
• Conversation on your device only: It is not synced, not included in iCloud backup, and is erased at midnight, when you tap “Clear conversation”, or when you sign out.

Remote Configuration

• Firebase Remote Config: At launch the app fetches configuration and feature settings from Google Firebase Remote Config. This allows us to adjust app behavior without requiring an update. No personal data is sent as part of this request.

When you sign in with Apple or Google, we receive your name and e-mail address from them and store them with your profile; that sign-in is handled entirely by Apple or Google. If you create an account with e-mail and password, Google Firebase Authentication stores your password only in hashed form — we never see it. We do NOT collect payment data: subscriptions are processed by Apple, and we never see your card, billing address, or Apple Account balance. What we do receive is whether a subscription is active. The app shows no advertisements.

How We Use Your Information

Your information is used exclusively for:

• Timekeeping Features: Computing planetary hours, the ruler of the day, sunrise/sunset times, and the Moon phase from the city you choose.
• Analytics: Understanding usage patterns to improve the app experience.
• Crash Reporting: Finding and fixing crashes and stability problems.
• Feedback: Reading what you tell us, to fix problems and improve the app.
• Remote Configuration: Managing features and settings remotely without requiring an app update.

We do not use your data for marketing, advertising, or any purpose beyond operating the features described in this policy.

Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. We share limited data only with the following service providers:

• Google Firebase (Analytics, Crashlytics, Authentication, Firestore, Storage, Remote Config) — analytics, crash reports, sign-in, and storage of your profile and settings so they sync across devices. Firebase Privacy Policy
• Apple Push Notification service (APNs) — delivers the Lock Screen countdown, only if you turn it on.
• Anthropic (Claude) and Google (Gemini) — write the AI assistant’s answers, only when you use it; they do not train models on your data. Anthropic Privacy Policy · Google Privacy Policy
• Hostinger — hosts the router that forwards assistant questions to the AI providers, without storing their content.
• Apple App Store — distributes the app to your device. Apple Privacy Policy

These providers process data only as necessary to deliver their services and are subject to their own privacy policies linked above.

Data Protection and Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:

• Encryption in Transit: All data transmitted between the app and our service providers uses HTTPS/TLS.
• Minimal Collection: We collect only the data required to operate the features described in this policy. The app never reads your device’s location; the city you choose is saved to your account.

We comply with applicable data protection regulations including GDPR, LGPD, and CCPA to the extent required by law.

Your Rights and Choices

Your account data can be reviewed and deleted from inside the app (Settings → Profile). Device-level permissions are controlled through iOS:

Camera, Photos and Notifications

• The app asks for camera and photo library access only when you choose a profile picture, and for notification permission only for the reminders and automatic alerts you turn on. The Lock Screen countdown uses Live Activities, which iOS lets you allow or block per app. Control or revoke each one at any time in iOS Settings → Planetary Clock.

Stop All Collection

• Uninstalling the app stops all further data collection by us. Note that third-party providers (Google Firebase) may retain anonymous analytics and diagnostic data per their own retention policies.

California Residents (CCPA)

California residents have rights to know what personal information we collect, to request deletion, and to opt out of the sale of personal information (which we do not engage in).

European Residents (GDPR)

EU residents have rights to access, rectification, erasure, and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Contact us at the address below to exercise these rights.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: privacy@manaclavis.com

Data Retention

• Analytics Data: Anonymous usage events are retained per Google Firebase's standard retention policies.
• Crash Reports: Retained by Google Firebase Crashlytics for 90 days.
• Feedback: Kept until you delete your account.
• AI assistant: The conversation stays only on your device until midnight. Our server keeps only the daily counters and the subscription check, deleted when you delete your account.
• Lock Screen countdown: The schedule is removed when you turn the feature off, sign out, or delete your account; signing out or deleting the account also removes the push token. Cards that already ended are deleted after 2 days.

Deleting your account from inside the app removes your profile, birth data, saved location and calendar entries from our servers. Uninstalling the app alone does not delete this data — delete the account first.

Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Apple and Google accounts carry their own minimum age requirements. The app serves no advertisements.

• Parental Discovery: If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided personal data, we will take steps to delete it promptly.

If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at: support@manaclavis.com

International Data Transfers

Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. Google Firebase operates servers primarily in the United States. These transfers are covered by Google's standard contractual clauses and other safeguards compliant with GDPR Article 46.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors.

• Review Date: The "Last updated" date at the top indicates the most recent revision.
• Continued Use: Your continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices:

We aim to respond to all inquiries within 48 hours.