Privacy Policy
This policy explains how Cygnus Strategy LLC ("we," "us") handles information in our apps, including Breakover and Pocket Shack (each an "App").
The short version
- We don't collect your personal data. Our Apps have no accounts with us, no advertising, no analytics or tracking SDKs, and no servers of ours that receive your data.
- Your data stays on your device, or in your own iCloud account where an App offers sync.
- We never sell or share your data, and we don't track you across other companies' apps or websites.
- Some features talk to services you choose to use (Apple's App Store and Weather service, and for Pocket Shack the AllStarLink network). Those services handle that data under their own privacy policies.
What each App does with data
Breakover
| Data | Used for | Where it goes |
|---|---|---|
| Location (GPS) | Speed, heading, altitude, coordinates, trip statistics, and, if you turn it on, GPS track recording | Stays on your device |
| Motion and barometer sensors | Pitch, roll, G-force and altitude change | Processed on your device; not stored except as trip maximums and optional track recordings |
| Vehicle profiles, calibration and settings | Making the App work your way | Stored on your device |
| GPS track recordings (off by default) | Trip history and exports you create | Stored on your device until you delete them. Shared only if you export and send them yourself |
| Approximate location for weather (Pro) | Fetching forecasts and weather alerts | Sent to Apple's Weather service (WeatherKit) when the App refreshes the forecast. Apple doesn't share it with us. See Apple's privacy policy |
Spoken alerts use Apple's on-device speech. CarPlay displays the same on-device data on your car's screen.
Pocket Shack
| Data | Used for | Where it goes |
|---|---|---|
| AllStarLink username and password | Signing in to the AllStarLink network | Stored in your device's Keychain (synced by iCloud Keychain if you use it). Sent only to AllStarLink's sign-in service: never to us, and never to the node you connect to |
| Your voice, while you transmit | Talking on the node you connect to | Sent only to that node over AllStarLink's IAX2 protocol, which is not encrypted. Everyone on that node and any linked nodes hears it |
| Your callsign and network address | Connecting to nodes | Visible to the node operator and, as amateur radio practice requires, to other stations |
| Node directory, live status and active nodes | Finding and showing nodes | Downloaded from allstarlink.org; nothing about you is sent beyond a normal web request |
| Favorites and recent nodes | Your lists on all your devices | Synced through your private iCloud database (CloudKit), which we can't access |
| Settings | Keeping your preferences on all your devices | Synced through iCloud key-value storage |
| Location (optional) | Showing nearby nodes on the map | Used on your device only; never sent anywhere |
The microphone is used only while you are transmitting.
Purchases
In-app purchases and subscriptions are processed by Apple. We receive no payment information and no personal information about you. The App receives only a signed record of which products your Apple Account owns, so it can unlock paid features.
Diagnostics
If you choose to share analytics with app developers in your device's settings, Apple may provide us with aggregated, anonymous crash reports and usage statistics. These help us fix bugs and don't identify you.
The Apps also use Apple's MetricKit to receive crash and performance reports on your device. These reports stay on your device unless you choose to send one to us from the App's diagnostics screen. You can turn this off at any time in Settings ▸ Privacy & Security ▸ Analytics & Improvements.
Permissions
The Apps ask for permissions only when a feature needs them, and work without the ones you decline (with those features unavailable):
- Location: Breakover's position, speed, heading and tracks.
- Motion & Fitness: Breakover's inclinometer and G-force meter.
- Microphone: Pocket Shack, only while you are transmitting.
- Location (Pocket Shack, optional): nearby nodes on the map, on your device only.
- Notifications: alerts you choose to receive.
You can change permissions anytime in your device's Settings.
Children
The Apps aren't directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children.
Keeping and deleting your data
Because your data is on your device, you control it. Deleting an App removes its data from that device. Data an App syncs to your iCloud account can be managed or removed in your device's iCloud settings. Exports you have sent elsewhere are under your control.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example, under the GDPR or California law), you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal data a company holds about you. We don't hold personal data about you, but if you have a question or request, contact us and we'll help.
Security
Data stays on your device and in your iCloud account, protected by your device's security and Apple's. Sign-in credentials an App needs are stored in the device Keychain.
Changes
If we change this policy, we'll post the new version with a new effective date and, for material changes, let you know in the App.
Contact
Cygnus Strategy LLC
2505 Rosedale Street, Highland Village, TX 75077, USA
support@cygnusstrategy.com